Thinking outloud.

I am so glad that the democratic primaries are over. Now perhaps we will be able to get some real news from the news shows. I doubt it though most of the news readers have the brains of a gooseberry bush. They parrot anything that is on the prompter however inaccurate it is! They also distort the truth to fit their political persuasion. Now the duel between Obama and McCain starts. I hope it turns real ugly. The only way to get people to the polls in my opinion is to stir them up and get them all foaming at the mouth! LOL Personally I really don't care which party wins. I will probably be screwed in some way by the party that gets the power.

I think we need term limits on federal positions in the legislature and the judiciary. You have people in the senate that are so old they can hardly give a speech let alone stay awake. The main reason for term limits is that the senators and people in the house of representatives get way too powerful and sell their offices to the highest bidder! The judges should have to be reconfirmed after six years. That way we can cull the herd of the idiots and left wingers that seem to be growing in numbers on the bench. If the president can serve only two terms then the house and senate should have the same rule!

I know some of you will not agree with me on this but here it goes!

Just as we let thousands of soldiers die in Iraq and everywhere else in the world. They being used as mere cannon fodder for the federal government. The United States needs a draft, so people in power feel the pain of their children dying for the nation as the families of those killed in action do. In that way they will think twice before sending our best and brightest into combat. That is why we need a DRAFT!

In Vietnam look who of us was dying in the conflict. I will tell you who, poor Whites, poor Blacks, and poor Hispanics. Don't anyone tell me I am full of shit either. Anyone who could get a deferment got one or ran off to our friendly neighbor in the north, Canada. This time there should be no deferments. If your number comes up it should not matter who you are or what you are doing you will have to show up period! I was there in the Vietnam conflict so I cannot not be bull shitted! I see the same thing in the Iraq conflict. Sure, you will say well they volunteered for the service. Yes, they did mostly due to economic necessity and needing a way to support their families. When they come home, if they get home, they are thrown into a veterans administration that is looking out for the "bottom line" not the welfare of the troops! Is this the caring and looking out for the troops that the Pols in Washington are always spouting off about? I do not think so.

So this is my humble opinion, but what does a silly old vet know! LOL

Well sports fans that's my rant for today. As usual any constructive comments are welcome!