I am beginning to fear greatly what the next four years will bring to this country. While I certainly have my opinions about who should be president, the bottom line is, I love this country and want whoever the president is to lead this country in a direction that will promote long term peace and prosperity. I fear what awaits us in the cloudy mist of our future when our government cannot call men terrorist who openly call for the annihilation of a country and the open killing of as many American civilians as possible. Yet, in that same inanity call our military veterans  “extremist” and “terrorist cells.” 

The people that “cut off a person’s face with piano wire” and an Iranian president that says “To those who doubt, to those who ask is it possible, or those who do not believe, I say accomplishment of a world without America and Israel is both possible and feasible" are not terrorist. Those that really mean us harm are our own military and those right wing radicals.

Have we really lost our ability to understand the greater threat here? Or have we simply lost our courage to see it? Or worse yet courage to face it.

I saw this picture a few weeks ago and it really touched me. I hope whoever this is does not mind me sharing but I think it is important for all of us to remember our service men and women. They sacrifice a lot to fight those that mean to do us harm, while we go on enjoying our every day life.

Maybe your are one of those that don’t believe their service is really needed.

Maybe this video will disabuse you of such a mind set.

I just finished reading the book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” This was a stellar book that is a great read and very educational. I love books about our founding father. Abraham Lincoln was an incredible person. He was driven to leave a mark on the world and I think he left more of a mark on the world than even he expected. While the book does show his incredible political ability (an ability we are sorely in need of again), this is not what impressed me most about the man. What impressed me most about the man was his ability to push through the hard times and stay focus on the goal. To not turn angry, bitter or vengeful but stay focused on what you are trying to accomplish.