Saturday, September 24, 2011

What's the Drunkest You've Ever Been?

Got to thinking just now about the drunkest I've ever been in my entire life...maybe because a friend of mine just left about an hour ago after being at my house drinking Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and coke with me, I dunno...anyhow, I was sitting here thinking, "Just what is the drunkest I've ever been in my entire life? And the answers - yes, answers, plural - came to me right away.

Both times took place in Korea, about ten years apart. One of them took place for a really good reason - at least it seemed good to me at the time - and the other was just plain stupid.

The first time was in September of 1979, and I was a 22 year old buck sergeant stationed at Kunsan Air Base in the Republic of South Korea. This was my first overseas assignment and it was a remote assignment, which meant that my wife and children had to stay back home at my previous base in the States while I was gone - for a whole year. I'd been in Korea for about 4 months and was lucky enough to be roomies with a staff sergeant by the name of Dewey Alabaugh, easily one of the coolest guys I'd met in my young life. Anyhow, it was time for Dewey to rotate back to the States, and on his last night in country I threw him the obligatory going-away party. It started out with just the people on our flight, about a dozen or so, but quickly grew to about two dozen people. Somewhere during the festivities - which means a little after midnight when everybody was good and drunk - someone bet me twenty bucks that I wouldn't drink a half-bottle of Ron Rico Light Rum straight.

Well, I was just drunk enough to do it, so after the airman laid his money on the dresser upon which I was sitting, I grabbed the bottle and down it went. Half an hour later he came back wanting a "double or nothing" bet, only this time it was half a bottle of Ron Rico dark.

He lost that one, too. Do I need to tell you what happened next?

I remember turning to Dewey and handing him the sixty bucks, asking him to put it away someplace safe because in about an hour or so I wasn't going to remember who the hell I was, much less where the money was. I may have been young, but I wasn't stupid. Everything else after that is, well, kinda gone. Just, well, gone.

I remember being really, really thirsty, so I stumbled out of our room in a t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops and bouncing from wall to wall headed to the water fountain which was located in the exact center of the hallway of the dormitory. I got my drink and then turned to go back to my room, but my feel wouldn't work. Next thing I knew I was lying face-down on the floor, and had NO desire to get up at all. The floor was moving beneath me like the deck of a ship on rough seas, I was that drunk. And then it hit me.

I'm gonna be sick. REEEEEEEEALLY sick.

I lifted my head and looked at the exit door way at the end of the hall, and it looked like that doorway was about a mile away. I didn't know if I would make it, but I was determined to give it a try. So I staggered to my feet and gave it my best effot - and got to within 5 feet of the door before the inevitable happened. I won't go into details, but I'm sure you know what happened next.

Dewey, God bless his soul, sat up with me the rest of the night feeding me bottles of water with alka-seltzer in them so I wouldn't dehydrate and go into shock. All this took place while I was sitting on the floor in a stall of the bathroom in the dorm, hugging one of the porcelain johns into which I would periodically - well, you know. At that time and place, if you got admitted into the base hospital for an alcohol related incident your career was pretty much over, and I have Dewey to thank that that didn't happen.

All I know is that it was close to six AM before I finally crawled into bed, sick as a dog and hung over like you wouldn't believe, and I had to be at work at one PM that afternoon. I made it, but it was tough, let me tell you.

The second time also took place in Korea, this time at Taegu Air Base when I was a Technical Sergeant. I had just processed into the unit and was looking at my first Friday night in-country with nothing to do when a staff sergeant in the Training Section (to which I was temporarily assigned) by the name of Williams told me he was going down to the 'Ville tonight (the area of bars located right outside of the main gate) and get drunk. I told him that I'd come along, and he told me that I wouldn't be able to keep up with him. I told him I could, and the bet was on. Duty hours ended at 1630 hours (4:30PM for you civilians out there) and at 1700 hours we were in the 'Ville.

And Will - the staff sergeant - wasn't kidding when he said he was hell-bent on getting drunk. That boy was SERIOUS, let me tell you! By nine PM we were standing in the middle of the dance floor at The Lion Club - the cop hangout - forehead to forehead, each of us leaning on the other so we wouldn't fall over, both of us so drunk the room was spinning like there's no tomorrow.

"Cowboy, you did it," he said (my nickname in the service was 'Cowboy'). "I didn't think you could do it, but you did it - you kept up with me!"

"Yeah, I did! I told you I could!" I replied, barely able to keep my feet under me. I was so drunk my face was numb.

"You're a hell of a man, Cowboy! No one's ever been able to keep up with me before, but you did it! And now I'm gonna go home and pass out," he said, at which point his yobo - Korean for 'girlfiend' - who was the bartender at the club came out to the dance floor and got him, then took him off to their hooch.

As for me, I stumbled over to a table and flopped down in the chair, then asked the mamasan of the club to call the Town Patrol so I could get a ride back to the base. I was fried to the gills and needed to get my sorry drunk ass back to the base, and I knew it. Ten minutes later the Town Patrol showed up, and I told them who I was and said that I needed a ride back to the base.

"Oh, yeah, you must be the new Flight Chief," the young black sergeant said. "Sure thing, Sgt Craig, we'll get you back to the base." And with that I went out and got into their Hummer and they drove me back to the base. Ten minutes after that I was passed out in my bed, clothes and all.

I was hung over and sick for three days.

I got drunk on Friday night, and it was Sunday morning before I could put anything on my stomach except water and Alka-Seltzer. Thank God for Alka-Seltzer! And when Monday morning rolled around and I had to get into uniform and show up at the Training Section, I did so but it was a struggle. But I felt better after I got a look at Staff Sergeant Williams, my drinking buddy of the previous Friday night. He looked like he'd been rode hard and put away wet.

I haven't been that drunk or anywhere even close to it since, and I don't plan on it, either.

I may be a lot of things, but stupid ain't one of 'em.

I think.

IHC

Friday, September 23, 2011

Random Thoughts on a Friday Evening

Well, it's been two days since the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and the world hasn't come to an end. The Big Biker hasn't rained death and destruction down on the US, and I bet that just chaps Fred Phelps' and the rest of the Westboro Baptist Church's ass, huh? Sucks to be them...

And speaking of the homosexual community, here's a perfect example of a group of people not being satisfied with what they've gotten. Within 24 hours of the repeal of "DADT," a group called "The Servicemember's Legal Defense Network" announced that it will begin a campaign to have all of the discharge records of those who were discharged for homosexuality prior to the repeal of "DADT" amended to remove any reference to their homsexuality. The group is led by Aubry Sarvis, who in an interview said: "We need to remove the homosexual characterization that is on those discharge papers. That is very important."

'Scuse me, Aubry, but why is that "very important?" Are you and your clients trying to hide your homosexuality after winning a victory that got positive press worldwide? Are you now trying to say that you're ashamed that you're homosexual, when just two days ago you were saying you were proud of it? The point all along is that homosexuals are just as capable of serving as heterosexuals, and by trying to remove the 'homosexual' annotation from past records it seems like you're trying to hide your sexual orientation again. Doesn't make sense to me. Besides, changing the discharge records now just because the reason they were discharged then is not binding now is like setting a bank robber who's in prison free because robbing a bank isn't illegal anymore. Sorry, that doesn't wash. Why can't you just be happy with what you achieved this week and be done with it?

And on the flip side of the coin in an incident which just stinks to high heaven for a number of reasons, a violation of someone's Constitutional rights being #1 on the list, a school in Fort Worth, Texas gave an honor student with a spotless record a one day "in school" suspension and a two day "out of school" supsension for telling a friend of his that he thought homosexuality was wrong. Seems that the honor student is a devout Christian, and while in his German class the conversation which was being led by the teacher turned to the topic of homosexuality in Germany. (What that has to do with learning to SPEAK German I'll never know.) At one point the honor student turned to the kid behind him and said that he was a Christian and thought homosexuality was wrong. Well, the teacher overheard him and went ballistic. He wrote the kid up, sent him to the principal's office, and the principal in what can only be described as the biggest lapse of common sense in the history of the Forth Worth school system, handed out the punishment of a three day suspension.

All this because the honor student voiced his opinion, as he is free to do under the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

Kinda gets you to wondering what got the teacher so riled up, huh? Well, it seems that this teacher - who was teaching a NINTH GRADE class, by the way - has a history of intermingling homosexual topics into his classes. He posted a picture of two men kissing on the "world wall" in his classroom, which naturally offended a lot of students. He also told the students that homosexuality "is happening all over the world and you just have to accept the fact that homosexuality is a part of our culture now."

A part of YOUR culture, maybe, but not mine. And anybody wanna place a bet as to the sexual orientation of the teacher? I'm guessing he's a homosexual, how about you? I've said all along that I really don't care if someone is homosexual or not, but just don't shove it in my face and tell me I have to accept it. I don't have to accept a damned thing, and what this teacher did is wrong, plain and simple. And the asshole needs to have his teaching license yanked and ripped up into little tiny pieces.

I don't know about you, but I was kinda looking forward to hearing the former executives of Solyndra - you know, the now-bankrupt solar energy company tht NObama touted as the wave of the future when he rolled out his big stimulus program last year - testify in front of Congress as to just what they did with all of the millions of dollars they got from Uncle Sam. And to top it all off, they got not one but TWO lumps of cash from NObama and his band of merry idiots! So yeah, I was really looking forward to hearing what they have to say - and then, in the best Mafioso fashion, they get up in front of the panel and plead the fifth. And all that does is make it look like they're trying to hide something, which I'm quite sure they are.

I don't know about you, but I have a feeling this whole Solyndra thing is going to turn into NObama's own personal Watergate. Between this and the ATFE's failed "Fast and Furious" disaster, this could very well spell the end of any chance at all that The Great Pretender has of getting re-elected.

Which would please me to no end.

And no, I didn't watch the debate last night. Why? Well, because none of the present candidates impress me, that's why. Besides, I had a house full of company from out of state and had more important things to do.

And now I hear a pizza and a few bottles of beer calling my name...

IHC

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Random Thoughts on a Tuesday Evening

Well, the day that all of the rampant homophobes in America, both male and female, have been dreading has finally arrived - the US military has finally done away with the Clinton-era policy of "don't ask, don't tell" which prohibited openly homosexual people from serving in the United States armed forces. My opinion on this hasn't changed since the last time I posted on this topic, but for those of you who missed it the first time around, here it is: I see absolutely ZERO reason why homosexuals should be denied the honor and priviledge of serving their country based solely on their sexual preference. As much as I'm in favor of this, my support comes with two warnings: first, the homosexuals in the military who are celebrating this need to realize that there are still tons of folks out there who despise them simply because they are homosexual and who will beat the living crap out of them just for that reason, so they should be careful about where and how much they celebrate; and second, by reaching this milestone you have ceased to be "something special." You're just like everyone else now, so you'll neither deserve nor get any special attention or consideration simply because you're a homosexual. Welcome to Mainstream America.

So when the Great Pretender first started talking about his "new" program to create jobs, he minced no words about who would be to blame if Congress didn't approve his grand plan - he named the Republicans as being the ones to blame, saying that if the bill didn't pass it would be their fault. Well, now it appears that he's backing down on some of the provisions of this plan because of "pressure from the left," which means pressure from the Demoncratic members of congress - members of his own party. And he hasn't said one word in condemnation, instead remaining silent and slinking off into a corner to lick his wounds and come up with a "compromise" that will make his fellow Demoncrats happy. It simply amazes me that a man of his supposed intelligence - after all, he is a college graduate - can be so short-sighted, inept, and foolish as this. Every day this man is in office makes me all the more anxious for November 2012 when we kick his ass out of the White House and back to Illinois.

Now if only the Republicans or the Tea Party would come up with a viable candidate...

Guess this is gonna be short tonight, as I've been sitting here long enough without typing anything for my screen saver to come on...okay, I can take a hint. I need some more Diet Pepsi, anyway...

IHC

Sunday, September 18, 2011

I'm Still Confused, but Not Quite As Much

A few days ago I wrote a blog entry in which I made the plea that someone who was a NObama supporter try and explain to me how The Great Pretender planned to create jobs by using a newer version of the failed "stimulus program" that he used already, but no one took me up on it. I won't be so foolish as to assume that this means no one is up to the task; rather, I'll make the logical conclusion - and there's a big difference between an "assumption" and a "logical conclusion" - that the person of whom I was speaking has not read my blog lately. Too bad, because I truly would love to have that conversation...maybe I'll send him a text and poke him into action, we'll see.

In the mean time, NObama has answered at least one of the questions I posed in that entry, that question being "where is the money coming from?" In true Demoncratic "tax and spend" form, NObama plans on paying for the "new" programs with other people's money - specifically, millionaire's money. He even named this part of his plan the "Buffett Rule," named after multi-millionnaire Warren Buffet, one of the richest men in the world. This plan would call for millionnaires to pay the same taxes as the middle class, and that money would then be wasted on the latest version of a proven failed, futile program.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm all in favor of millionnaires paying the same taxes I do - after all, they can surely afford to whereas I and millions of others sometimes have problems doing so - but I also think that this money could be much better used in other ways rather than to flush it down the toilet on the latest version of a futile, useless "jobs creation" program. Plug it into Social Security or Medicare, plug it into the military budget, use it for the Veteran's Administration - hell, use it almost ANYWHERE ELSE where the money will be spent in THIS COUNTRY. Just don't throw it away on a failed program that is destined to fail again.

So my clouds of confusion have lifted somewhat, although I still don't understand just how NObama thinks a newer, updated verion of a failed program will work; in the mean time, my sense of total disgust at every single politician in Washington, DC is growing daily. And I mean every single mother-lovin' one of them, Republican, Demoncrat, Independent, the whole lot of 'em. And here's why.

As I see it, we have three main issues with the politicians in DC; they are:

1) An inexperienced, incapable, and biased President
2) Members of Congress who are Demoncrats first and members of Congress second
3) Members of Congress who are Republicans first and members of Congress second


Let's start at the top and work our way down, shall we?

1) An inexperienced President

Whether those of you who voted for NObama want to admit it or not, when you elected this man you elected someone who has proven himself to be the least prepared, least experienced, and least capable President in the past 150 years, and the latest polls prove it. Earlier this week a poll was released which stated that 50% of the people polled disapproved of NObama's job performance; well, that was Wednesday, and now on Sunday a new poll has been released by CBS News which shows that this number has plummeted down to 43%. Even members of his own party are now turning against him; on August 20 Representative Maxine Waters, who at one time was a vehement supporter of NObama, gave a speech in Detroit in which she told the black community that she was fed up with NObama and his lack of action, and told the audience that all they had to do was give the word and "unleash" her and the other black members of Congress on him. And they gave the word, by the way, so what does that tell you?

As for being biased, it's like this: it is my opinion that when a man takes office as President of the United States, he should stop being a Demoncrat or a Republican and start being a President. The President needs to do what is right for the nation, not what is right for his party, and NObama has proven that he is either incapable or unwilling to do this. On more than one occasion NObama has made statements in which he has said that if his plan or proposal or whatever he's trying to get through Congress fails, it will be the Republican's fault. Not "Congress'" fault, mind you, but the "Republicans" fault.

Yes, I realize that this refers to the different goals and ideologies of the two parties, but to single out one part of a group that has failed as a group to get anything done is wrong. That's the kind of statement you make in closed meetings with that group, not in front of the news media when you're trying to set the stage for your re-election bid.

2) Members of Congress who are Demoncrats first and members of Congress second
3) Members of Congress who are Republicans first and members of Congress second


I'll cover both of these at the same time because the only difference between them is the party affiliation; the causes are the same.

I realize that Congress is made up of Demoncrats and Republicans, with a few Independents thrown in; I also realize that these people got elected based on the beliefs of their parties and the members of their parties who voted for them, and they're expected to follow those beliefs while serving. But I also believe that these people are under the same expectation that I have for the President: once you get elected your first concern should be what's best for the nation, not what's best for your party. And both Demoncrats and Republicans alike are equally as guilty of not doing this. The approval rating for Congress is now a mere 12%; that means 88% of the people of the United States think that Congress sucks. And I'm one of them. Republicans and Demoncrats alike have become so entrenched in defending their party lines and ideologies that they've lost sight of the real reason for their being in Congress, that reason being to make the nation a better place to live. Both parties are equally guilty of screwing the pooch on this one, and both parties need to pull their collective heads out of their collective asses and do the right thing. The economic problems facing our country are not the fault of the people; after all, the people don't vote on the budget. Congress does, and only Congress. The President signs it, so he's in there too. So it's the members of Congress, every last mother-lovin' one of them, who are to blame for the financial mess the nation is in. And it's up to Congress to fix it - NOW!

We don't have time for all of this petty "Republican vs Demoncrat" bullshit. The nation is going broke, it's going broke quickly, and unless our elected leaders do something to fix it, we're in for a hell of a fall and a very rude awakening.

Hmmmmm, let's see...."elected leaders." WE elected them; they report to US. WE have a say in what goes on in DC, so maybe WE should start having our say?

The President and Congress have proven that they aren't going to do anything to fix the problems facing our nation, so maybe it's time we did two things: maybe it's time we let them know that we disapprove of what they're doing by writing to them and telling them, and maybe it's time we voted them the hell out of office.

I know where my next letter is going, that's for sure.

How about you?

IHC

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Gun Rights vs. State's Rights

If you're a supporter of the 2nd Amendment and have been paying attention to current events, then you've most likely heard that the House is considering a bill which would force all states to recognize the Concealed Weapons or Concealed Carry permits granted by other states no matter what. This is called "reciprocity," and a majority of the states that have CCW laws already recognize most of the permits granted by other states; not all of them do, but most do. For example, my South Carolina permit is recognized and honored by 11 of the 36 states that have CCW laws in effect; this bill would enact a law that would make it recognized in all 50 states.

And of course, the Brady Bunch and all of the other liberal gun-grabbers out there are already crying and moaning about it, and showing just how truly ignorant of this topic they really are. In the "Stupidest Thing I've Heard This Week" category comes a statement from Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, an opponent of the bill. From FOXNEWS.COM:

"Testifying before Congress on Tuesday, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told the story of Marqus Hill, a man whose Pennsylvania gun permit was revoked after he was charged with attempted murder.

'Despite his record, he then used his Florida permit to carry a loaded gun in Philadelphia,' Ramsey said. "'e eventually shot a teenager thirteen times in the chest killing him on the street.'


What Commissioner Ramsey fails to mention, either because he didn't know - which he should have - or because he chose not to mention it (for obvious reasons), was that the moment Mr. Hill's Pennsylvania permit was revoked, his Florida permit was automatically revoked as well. What Mr. Hill had was a Florida non-resident permit, and according to Florida law in order for a non-resident permit to be granted and remain in effect, your home state permit must be valid at the time of application and must remain valid. Once your home state permit is no longer valid for whatever reason, so is your Florida non-resident permit.

So the TRUTH is that Mr. Hill was carrying a weapon illegally. Gee, I wonder why the Commissioner didn't mention that?

The biggest objection from the gun-grabbers also shows just how ignorant they really are. That objection is that the certification requirements in some states are "more lax" than in other. In actuality, nothing could be further from the truth. The TRUTH is that every state that has a Concealed Carry law have the same basic requirements, those requirements being:

1. That the applicant not have a criminal record other than a traffic offense
2. That the applicant be fingerprinted and undergo a background check
3. That the applicant not have been judged mentally incompetant or ever been admitted to a psychiatric hospital for any reason
4. That the applicant undergo a minimum of 8 hours of classroom instruction on gun safety and gun laws of their state and pass a written exam
5. That the applicant demonstrate their ability to safely handle and fire a weapon

Hardly what I'd call "lax." And in ALL cases, when a state offers a non-resident permit, these five topics are REQUIRED in order for the permit to be issued.

So the short story is that the bill seems to be a good idea, given that all of the states that have CCW laws have these minimum requirements and despite what Commissioner Ramsey and the morons at the Brady Bunch say.

Until you look at it from another direction, that being the direction of State's Rights.

The passage of this bill would absolutely crush the autonomy of the individual states and their right to self-government as guaranteed - not "granted," mind you, but "GUARANTEED" - by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. If the Federal government can force the individual states to recognize a FEDERAL law that covers laws originated at STATE level, then they can force the states to do just about anything they want.

And that is NOT a good thing.

My fear is that the NObama administration, headed by a man who's opinion on gun control and the 2nd Amendment is clearly documented by his past statements and voting record in Congress, will use this bill as a "foot in the door" method towards enacting more gun control laws, or towards enacting more laws to further erode the rights of the individual states to govern themselves. But I will say that I'm more concerned about the onslaught of gun control laws that will follow, should this bill become law. After all, if we give the Federal government the right to tell the states what to do in THIS case, then what's to stop them from telling the states what to do about anything?

And if you think that can't - or won't - happen, then I suggest you need a wake-up call.

No, as much as I absolutely LOVE the idea of my South Carolina permit being good across the nation, I am absolutely against this bill. The right of the individual states to govern themselves is guaranteed in the Constitution, and I'm not willing to sacrifice ANY part of the Constitution for ANY reason at ANY time, no matter what.

And I would hope everyone else would feel the same way.

IHC

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Have You Forgotten?




Ten years ago today our nation suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history, with thousands of innocent people being killed by the brutal acts of a group of Islamic radicals.

Time has a way of separating you from the harsh reality of moments such as these, the emotions of the moment gradually fading and softening, the hurt gradually healing, and the effects of the brutal impact of the event slowly easing.

But for the families of those lost, the hurt never heals; the pain never fades, the emotions never ease, and each day on Earth without the ones who were lost is a reminder of that day and what was, and, more importantly, what will never be.

Despite those in our government who tell us we need to be careful about what we say lest we bruise someone's delicate feelings, I say the same thing now that I said then, that I said the year after, and have said every year since that tragic, fateful day:

I'll never forget. And I'll never forgive.

NEVER.

IHC

Monday, September 5, 2011

I'm Confused...and Apparently I'm Not the Only One

I'm not ashamed to admit it, but I'm confused.

I just finished reading a news article on NObama's speech in Detroit today where he gave an outline of the speech about creating jobs and lowering the national unemployment rate that he's going to give to Congress shortly, and after reading the article I'm confused.

When NObama was on the campaign trail one of the many things he promised was to create jobs and lower the national unemployment rate. Well, since he took office almost TWO YEARS ago the national unemployment rate has RISEN, and he's spent millions and millions of dollars in an apparently futile attempt to create more jobs. I mean, if the program hadn't been futile the unemployment rate would have dropped because of all the new jobs created, right? And for the first time in American history, NO NEW JOBS were created in August, and the unemployment rate has remained steady at a whopping 9.5 percent.

Now, I don't know about you, but to me that tells me that the "stimulus program" he fostered has been a whopping FAILURE.

So here's what I don't understand about today's speech: NObama's solution to the unemployment problem is to - hang on to your underwear - spend more money to create more programs to create more jobs.

I'm sorry, did I miss something? Isn't that called "throwing good money after bad?" I mean, really, does it take a rocket scientist to realize that if you throw money away on useless programs that don't work, the solution to them is NOT to throw more money away on more similar, useless programs?

And on top of it all, the other bright idea NObama has is to cut taxes for the middle class. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for less taxes, but if you cut taxes at the same time that you're proposing spending more money, just where in the hell are you going to get the money you're going to spend?

Oh, I got it...just print more! Of course! How silly of me not to realize that! Never mind that the credit rating of our nation was just reduced for the first time in our nation's history, and that the stock market has been tumbling like bowling pins for the past month or two...never mind all that! Just take the word of the clown in charge of the treasury - you know, the guy who said that our credit rating "is in no danger" - and press on!

All sarcasm aside, I'm serious when I say that I simply don't understand how NObama plans to reduce unemployment and create more jobs by doing the exact same thing that he's already done and that statistics have proven has not worked. I truly wish that someone out there who is a NObama supporter would explain this to me because I just don't get it. And if there is someone out there who wants to try and explain this to me, you're gonna have to do it WITHOUT blaming George W. Bush 'cuz he ain't President anymore and hasn't been for nearly two years. Bush didn't suggest the failed programs that NObama implemented; Bush didn't create and implement the failed "stimulus program," and Bush didn't promise to reduce unemployment in November 2008. NObama did, so you're gonna have to explain things to me WITHOUT playing the tired old game of "Let's Blame Bush!"

THIS mess belongs to no one but our current President, and that's a fact.

For the first time in my life, I'm genuinely afraid of what's in store for our nation once this charlatan is finished. But what scares me even more is the fact that there were people in the audience in Detroit today that were actually shouting, "Four more years!" as NObama was speaking.

To those people, I simply say this: are you that fucking stupid? Do you really want four more years of rising unemployment, vanishing jobs, downgraded national credit ratings, unstable stock markets, more government regulations, and more out of control spending? I mean, really?

If so, then I guess that's the answer to my previous question.

I can't wait to see if anybody is gonna take me up on my request. I have a feeling one of my friends may try, but we'll see.

IHC