Iraq...leave or stay??

Not sure if everyone has heard this yet (because the leftist media doesn't care enough about this country to tell us when their anointed candidate messes up)...so apparently Obama met with the Iraqi Foreign Minister back in July, and this is what he was preaching to Americans (mostly democrats)...his policy of Iraq was that we were losing, Bush is an idiot for going to war, and he will "CHANGE" Washington by withdrawing the troops from Iraq, and "bring our boys home." So, when he won his primary, that was his stance...Immediate withdrawal. But, not too long later, it became a "phased withdrawal" done in a 16 month time period. So this brings us to July, when he actually went to Iraq to talk with their leaders. Now, what exactly do you think he talked with them about? You would think "bring[ing] our boys home," right? ERRRRRRRRR...Wrong...he actually told them to DELAY sending troops home. Can you believe that?? So his campaign fights back with this article stating these claims are false. Read it here, then come back.

Ok, you back yet? Did you notice this quote about halfway down the article?
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But Obama's national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi said Taheri's article bore "as much resemblance to the truth as a McCain campaign commercial."

In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a "Strategic Framework Agreement" governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said.

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Can you believe this guy? Preaching out of one side of his mouth bring 'em home, then out of the other side spewing the complete opposite, leave 'em there until I get in office, so I can bring 'em home (in 16 months...or whenever I change my mind again), so long as Bush doesn't get the credit for doing something I WANTED TO DO (at one point or another in my campaign)!! What an idiot...if he really cared about my buddies overseas, he would want them to be out of harms way NO MATTER WHO gives the order...every day I hate this guy more and more. He is a danger to our Country, our Military, and our Freedoms.

Let's here from an "unbiased" individual...

If anything, you might think of Former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) and 2008 Democratic Party Presidential Candidate as being an individual with a bias toward the left. Well, most of his views are pretty far to the left. However, he as since left the Democratic Party and is now abiding with Libertarians, finally seeing the flaws with his former party. When asked to be interviewed on a leftist talkshow, he agreed, but his answers to the questions left the show-hosts quite shocked...listen for yourself at his DEFENSE of Sarah Palin...

Go 4 a swim??

So today has been an interesting day, so far. I'm all by my lonesome, but not bored, simply because there is so much going on that needs to be done. First of all, the pool guys installed the liner yesterday and started running the water around noon or so. And it ran all afternoon...and all evening...and all night...and all this morning...and it is STILL not full. Probably by either this evening, or in the middle of the night it'll be full. I am a little nervous, though, because I can't wait to see just how many gallons it took to fill it up. There is just no telling how high the water bill is gonna be this month!! I'm gonna have to ask the city if they have a payment plan for the water bill! haha! But seriously, that's gonna stink hardcore.

Oh well, because there are happier things in life to focus on...like, wow, look at the cool new pool liner, or look at the cool new POOL!! Yessss...so check it out...I have not been "thankful" for this hot, hot, hot weather here in Lower Alabama, until now...cuz I wanna go SWIMMING!!! =) Hopefully it stays hot (never thought I'd ever say that) just a little bit longer, so we can enjoy the water before we sell the house.

I still can't find the camera charger (grrrrr) so I'll have to take pics with my phone...but I don't enjoy the luxury of having an iPhone (hahaha), so please hold all your comments about the poor quality of my photos until...indefinitely...enjoy!




Come on over!! Well, once we get the pump and filter working (hopefully by Sunday!!)

"We will never forget..."

...Or will we?? Today is the 7th Anniversary of that Tragic day in American history, a day that some have tried to forget, and many HAVE forgotten. But how could they? What were you doing that day?? I'm sure you remember, we all do. What unity our country exhibited from 9/11/2001 for about, what, 6 months?? Maybe one year? It seemed that for once in a very long time, we really were The United States of America, not just some country with a bunch of individual states, doing there own thing, caring not for what happens elsewhere. But we MUST remember what is going on here...

Islamic Terrorist...that's what. You see, we live in a country where it's ok to worship your God in peace, so long as you don't force your views on anyone. Our country was founded on certain principles, such as "Freedom" and having "Rights" to various civil liberties. We are at war with many Islamic organizations...Al Qaeda, The Taliban, Hezbollah, Hamas, as well as different countries who support Terrorism. Liberals who only care about peace and bringing our troops home know NOTHING about what it means to fight for freedom. Sure, they enjoy their right to free speach, their right to protest, their "right" to sue religious organizations or the government when their so called "Separation of Church and State" is violated...well, enjoy it while you can. How long can we live in this Blessed Nation and sit here while it goes down the toilet? But do Liberals fight? Consider this...I'm convinced that on the path we are taking, the Left will eventually convince enough idiots to support their causes...their "noble" causes of fighting for women's rights (by opposing any group who hates abortion), fighting for gay rights (and exposing innocent children to the "alternative" lifestyle), fighting for "affordable" healthcare for every American (by making the successful Americans pay extra taxes, then giving Illegal Aliens green cards and drivers licenses so they can be considered "citizens"), fighting for a politically correct world (by offending or silencing any group who doesn't agree with their outrageous secular lifestyles).

If we let this irrational thinking take hold of our country, we would most certainly end up turning into a 3rd world nation. 9-11 would just be a joke people would tell to their grandchildren, about when the world freaked out because only 2 buildings collapsed in one day...

This is not the world I wanna live in. I remember those innocent lives which were taken. I wanted to defend and honor those who gave their lives for our country: Not only for 9-11, but all throughout history. I was a "fish" (freshman) in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University at the time. I remember an upperclassman walking up and down the hall saying someone had set off a bomb in New York City, and if any of us wanted to, we could watch the news in his room (which was a big deal, because underclassmen were not allowed to have TVs). I was shocked to see that this happened in the USA, because for 18 years I had thought I was safe. Here is how the Aggies responded, by wearing Red White and Blue shirts at the next football game (and you might think they were passed out, but in reality they were purchased, and the money went to helping the victims).

Unless you have superman vision, there's no way you could see it, but I am actually in the "S" on the field...that was a very powerful moment in my life.

I realized then that nobody was safe anymore, unless we did something about it. So, I went down to the recruiting station and signed up. Here it is, 7 years later, and I have never been deployed...but that's not to say that I haven't wanted to. As soon as I get the opportunity, I am volunteering for the next plane outta here...across the lake and into the giant sandbox. Quite often I am thanked by random people who either see me in uniform, or just know somehow, and it's all I can do to keep from blowing up inside. Not because I'm angry, but because I haven't done anything yet. Seems like I've been in training indefinitely, but when I'm finally done, I'm outta here. When people say "thank you," most of the time I reply by thanking them for the support and telling them how much it means to me, but letting them know that I haven't done my part YET. It's coming, Taliban...oh it's coming Mr. Islamic Terror Jihadist...I hope you're ready to look outside your cave window and see this staring back at ya...don't blink, or you might miss the fireworks!!

Burned some fuel today, and boy did it smell good! Gotta love the smell of Jet-A in the mornin'!! If you need some interesting reading about the different views of McCain and Obama against our War on Terror, you can read about it here.

Too much going on to be silent...

I'm sorry, but I realize that maybe I should be limited to 1 post per day...right? Well, if I didn't do so much research and find interesting things that I feel my readers can't live without, then maybe I would limit myself a little more (maybe by wearing gloves...which would really limit my typing ability...)

So, I was reading this article about how Obama slipped up and said he was Muslim today, and one guy (who is obviously conservative) posted this very interesting (and long) comment bashing the liberals of our country for their socialist/marxist philosophies. Check it out...

By: bsmdbt

"The Democrats are in a tizzy over 4000 war dead after 5 years. Their constant call for surrender has been astounding, aided by a complicite media to hide the truth about success and WMD found. What has been more astounding is that almost 2500 US Soldier died at the ONE attack on Pearl Harbor in one morning. Over twenty thousand died in two days at Iwo Jima. If todays DEMOCRATS, aka LIBERALS, had been in charge back then we would have surrendered unconditionally to the Japanese. But rather, because Americans never quit, and are amongst the hardest fighters in the world, driven by our liberty, we delivered crushing blows to the Japanese and the Germans on two different fronts. Do the democrats think we are hopelessly fighting a bunch of rag tag terrorists who hide in caves, and we cant win? Do democrats believe terrorists should be a civil police action? The same critical flawed response we had to terrorists in the do-nothing Madeline Albright/Bill Clinton years that lead to 9-11-01? Todays democrats, have urinated on our war dead (past and present), it is astounding the treasonous acts democrats, who abuse the freedoms our veterans selflessly fought to defend, are allowed to talk down our sons and daughters valiant efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have never lost a single battle, yet the Senator Harry Reid called the war all but lost. And John Murtha falsely declared our US Marines murderors, courts found differently, but who will give these men back their reputations? Democrats MUST pay a heavy price for their treason and swooning anti-american sentiments. We arent in turmoil because of GW Bush. We are in turmoil because terrorists attacked us, and democrats clearly express they think we deserved that attack. Democrats are traitors. The party has been infiltrated by socialists and marxists, the very ideologies my father and maybe your fathers, uncles and grandfathers spilled their blood against during WW2. Only 6 decades later ideologies of our national enemies have been voted into office by ignorance. You heard Obama say "seize the profits of oil companies", since when does the US Government have the authority to seize the profits of any privately owned company? That is marxism by definition, if they can seize their profits , they can seize yours...besides the American dream says you can start with nothing, and build a business to the "skys the limit", limited by your own imagination. Apparently the democrats feel, that becoming a millionaire or billionaire is too much American dream? How marxist of them, considering they are all millionaires or better. The democrat politician are on record as being the largest bunch who put America LAST, and Blame America First for the worlds woes. They have willing support of the main stream media. Free people can never be lead by socialists, marxists, or communists. America should never pursue any UN solution, as the US is the ONLY FREE NATION in the WORLD."

September 7, 2008 at 9:48 p.m.

I dunno if anyone knows who Michael Savage is, but he is a conservative National Radio Talk Show host from San Fransisco, and he had this to say about Barrack Hussein Obama's Slip up...

Sometimes I wonder...

Sometimes I wonder why we are given so many freedoms in our country. We can (thankfully) worship God if we want to, or whatever person/object feels important to us. But take a look at this video and tell me if maybe...just maybe...we are a little TOO free...



As long as I am allowed to worship without fear, I'm happy...but should we be doing something about this? I don't even know!

News Flash...I don't have a Uterus!!

I've been having a really interesting facebook conversation with a girl I was friends with back in the 7th grade...we'll call her "Melanie" for tax purposes. Anyway, I'd like to preface this post by saying that I think facebook is a really awesome application that allows people to reconnect with former classmates, family, and even current coworkers or people having similar hobbies. You can join and create groups who support/oppose different people/things, and you can post pictures. You can also let everyone on your "friends list" know what fun and exciting things you are currently taking on today. This brings me to the status check that I looked at yesterday.

When I clicked on it, I noticed that several people were glad it was Friday, somebody was proud of her child for doing some random-interesting thing, but others were talking about world issues/politics. These posts generally pique my curiosity, and grant me the opportunity to research which side of the equation they are on, what their religious views are, where they work, and what topics interest them. I enjoy these types of status updates because generally I post political updates...such as "Rocky is excited to have Palin on the GOP ticket" and the like. However, we must all get one thing straight: The moment you post something political on a basically "public" site like facebook, you open yourself up for comments/debates/criticism. That's just how it is, and if you don't like it, then you should probably keep opinions to yourself, am I wrong?? So here's the particular update that got my blood racing a little bit warmer than it had been:

"Status: Melanie wonders how people would have reacted if Obama had a 17-year-old, unwed, knocked up daughter...probably not with a standing ovation... 1:26pm"

Hmmm, I thought, you are absolutely right...but because you are absolutely wrong!! Here was my reply:

Rocky at 2:56pm September 4

"That would never happen because Obama said he would never "punish" one of his daughters by allowing them to have a baby...they would just kill it. So, instead he would receive a standing ovation from his Planned Parenthood and MOVEON supporters."

Am I wrong?? Obama has always been Pro-abortion, and he did tell America when defending his position that one of his daughters becoming pregnant would be "punish [ment]." So, in reality, unless abortion was considered Unconstitutional, neither daughter would ever have a baby out of wed-lock, unless they rebelled against their father's will and decided to keep it. And, so, if they DID have an abortion, Planned Parenthood and MOVEON.org would be in an excited uproar, and would most assuredly have given him a standing ovation. So she comes back with this:

Melanie at 7:29am September 5

"i highly doubt the reaction would be the same...instead i am sure the right wingers would be speaking out against poor family values and underage drinking...and then they would probably accuse her of having the baby to try and get free welfare"

...to which I replied...

Rocky at 9:20am September 5

"1. Poor family values is not the same as going against your family values...which every 17 year old does, except in the case that the family had or taught no said values, in which case the kids just do whatever they want with little or no consequences (hence providing condoms and abortions). 2. Who every said anything about underage drinking? I never remember that being part of any equation. 3. I already stated my case for why she wouldn't "have" the baby...Mr. and Mrs. Obama have both stated they would push for an abortion for either of their daughters, so that is a non-issue. 4. Who need welfare when you can have a terrorist help you pay for a $1.65 million house that you can't necessarily afford yet. 5. With the success of his 2 books, and his wife's almost doubled salary at the hospital, doesn't that put them in the top tax bracket, meaning they are paying for free welfare checks instead of receiving them? I would like to know why you think he would be a good president..."

Melanie at 11:30am September 5

"1.) I never said Obama would be a good president. I am just merely commenting on the fact that the Republican party would NOT have the same reaction to an unwed, African-American, underage female being pregnant. I was actually impressed with McCain's candidacy until he picked Palin because I agree with him on some issues. I actually lean toward a more Libertarian viewpoint with a more liberal social view. 2) I am definitely pro-choice, and until you have a uterus I am not even going to discuss that issue with you anymore. 3) The underage drinking refers to to the pictures of Bristol on facebook at parties consuming alcohol. Since she is 17 and not 21, she is underage. I am not saying that underage drinking doesn't happen, cause I know I definitely broke the law on that one many times, I am just saying that if it was Obama's child instead, I am sure the Republicans would have mentioned it. 4) What's wrong with condoms?"

Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it right there...that's where I kinda drew the line. News flash...I don't have a uterus?? Oh, right, I don't. So because you do, and I don't, I don't have a right to voice my opinion on a matter of Human Rights? I'm not really following the logic here...I mean, I guess I can kinda see how technically I don't have a say-so in the issue because my body cannot physically develop a baby...but I don't have a right to be heard "until [I] have a uterus"??? Hmmm...guess that means I also can't be for fighting against breast cancer. But how about this...is it ok for me to be Pro saving babies? Saving Human Lives? You are anti-war because it kills human lives, but you've probably never held a gun in your life...you've never had to see the greater good of protecting your nation and freedom while your best friend bleeds to death...you've never experienced the joy of freeing a nation who has been under the tyranny of a genocidal dictator for years and now knows what it's like to give women an education or a driver's license...yet you think you have the right to voice your opinion on the issue. By your same standards, until you enlist in the service, "I am not even going to discuss that issue with you anymore."

So I started writing...and writing...and writing...

Rocky at 3:39pm September 5

"I hope you are serious about enjoying political conversations, because I am as well...and you kind of open yourself up for debate when you publically post a comment like that, right? I really hope you don't feel that I'm attacking you, because I'm not trying to, I'm just trying to hear your side because you are right, I don't have a uterus, so obviously I don't speak for you. However, I do represent all the important women in my life (who DO happen to have a "uterus") like my wife, my mom, and my precious daughter, who, every time I stare into her eyes and see her smile, makes me wonder how or why someone would abort such a precious life...but obviously this issue is debated greatly in our society, with many different views/interpretations. I don't know what your background is...what experiences you've had in your life, but I strongly believe that every life created deserves a right to live."

Rocky at 3:49pm September 5

"I see that you are an environmentalist. I, too, care about our environment, and see pollution as a big problem, so I respect what your profile says about your job. But like I said, I also believe that every human has rights...no matter how big or small, young or old. Why is it that a mother can kill her son/daughter up to a certain age, then at a certain point it becomes illegal? I understand that some women face challenging circumstances that arise, and that sometimes it isn't their fault that they are pregnant. But I know women who have been in that situation and KEPT the baby, and have been very blessed by this most unfortunate event. I'm not exactly sure what the religion of "karma" believes in, but I'm pretty sure, from what I understand, that if one did abort a baby, that couldn't be good for her "karma"!"

Rocky at 3:54pm September 5

"The reason I brought up your job is because you state that your job is "to protect our state's human and natural resources," and in my opinion, Texas babies are both "human" and "natural" resources. So I don't understand why you don't want to protect them."


Facebook only allows a certain amount of characters for each comment, so I had to use 3 separate posts to say what I wanted to. I decided to stop there, even though I hadn't addressed her 2 or 3 other comments, but I wanted to see what she would come back with first. It is now Saturday, September 6th, 1:00PM, and she still has not replied. Usually she is much faster than that. Maybe she LITERALLY mean she wasn't going to discuss that because I DON'T HAVE A UTERUS!!! That's just sad, because I was really enjoying myself (and I thought you were, too)! Hope this blog finds you in good spirits! And remember, every life is precious in God's sight.