Sparky2
Council Member
Anybody who knows me can always count on me to post the straight-up truth, and to be an independent (non-Party-loyal), objective commentator.
I have taken heat recently though for slagging Barack Obama in particular, and Democrats in general.
In some fellow's opinions, this alone is worth branding me as some sort of right-winger or (and I'll use the pejorative expression that they are fond of) 'con. God forbid I served in the military, and I own guns.
Ironically, on some boards over the years, I have been labeled a tree-hugging liberal because I care about the environment, drive a fuel efficient Subaru, care for a wetland on my property, am a musician and songwriter, help to cloth, feed, and assist the local homeless, and (gasp) I really don't see any point in opposing women getting all the abortions they want. (I just don't want my tax dollars necessarily paying for all of them.)
This is the double-edged sword of being an independent fellow, willing to be himself and to speak his own mind about things. If you don't echo this Party's nonsensical rhetoric, you must be one of the hated 'others'.
If you don't bark that other Party's line, you are obviously one of those other hated 'others'.
There's just no pleasing anybody, I guess that's what I am saying.
Just to save conversation in other threads in the future, I thought that I would offer up a list of my loves and hates, from BOTH your political Parties.
* I love men and women of integrity. Truthful leaders who care more about the good of the nation than they do their Party and their special interest groups and campaign contributors. And I have witnessed damned few of these people in government in the past few decades. Jimmy Carter was one. Harry S. Truman was another. I admired those guys.
* I hate insincere politicians who have no leadership abilities whatsoever, but who presume to tell us how we should live our lives. I hate those same cats, from both of your political Parties, who have steadily spent this nation into $19 TRILLION in federal debt.
* I love cops, firefighters, emergency first-responders, County EMA workers, and most Service members.
They serve a noble cause, and they generally give more than they take. I don't care what Party they follow, they are our heroes and heroines.
* I hate Barack Obama. He is a phony, a self-serving hedonist, a destructive $hit-head, and a pathological liar. I wish for him to pass away at the earliest moment possible. Even if it means that Joe Biden becomes the next US President.
* On that note, I like Joe Biden. True, he's a bull in a china shop, and a serious ding-dong. But I think he means well, and he seems to actually love his country. I just don't think he's bright enough to see exactly what motivates his boss Valerie Jarrett, and her minion Barack Obama.
* I can't stand John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Mitch McConnell. Feckless, useless, corrupt, and thoroughly morally-bankrupt. I wish they were in prison, doing time for crimes against this country. (And, from a professional standpoint, I must point out that Mrs Pelosi is egregiously over-medicated. Really. If somebody in her entourage or family loved her, they would get her into some sort of prescription medication-abuse treatment program. She's a sick lady.)
* I really like Senator Joe Lieberman. He is willing to shuck off the Party narrative, and tell the truth on more occasions than not. And I met him in the Washington-Reagan airport once, and he seemed like a really nice guy. AND he was flying coach.
* I hate Chief Justice John Roberts. He's a compromised individual. Somebody got to him, and he buckled under and re-wrote Law in order to make Obamacare seem like a Constitutional set of regulations and fees (rather than the stinking sack of $hit that it actually is). The guy should be ashamed of himself.
Every time I see his insincere, grinning mug I want to spit on the carpet.
* I love whistle-blowers. Truth-tellers. People who buck convention. Strong-willed honesty-brokers.
Combatants against waste, fraud, and abuse in government. Come forward, you brave men and women, from either Party! Tell your stories, and help to put the crooks in jail.
* I'm not a fan of the modern Unions. There was a time, 'way back in the distant past, when Unions served a useful purpose. Not anymore. Today's Unions simply exist to assist grievance filers in filing frivolous lawsuits, and to take Union dues and funnel them directly into the pockets of (usually) Democrat politicians.
* I love my family. I want a bright future for my kids and grandkids. And that is why I wish that Washington DC were inhabited by truth-telling, noble, honest leaders. (NOT dishonest, shabby, selfish, useless, tax-n-spend politicians, money-men, influence-peddlers, lobbyists, and power brokers.)
* I really don't care for either of your political Parties. There was a time, 'way back in the distant past, when the two Parties served the people and the taxpayers of these United States. Not anymore. Today's Republican Party and Democrat Party exist simply to tax, to spend, to abuse power, to grow government, and to erode the civil liberties of the hard-working taxpayers. And it doesn't matter to them how deep the nation falls into debt, as long as their sweetheart candidates hold onto power.
There is a lot more I could share with you. Perhaps I will revisit this thread, and add to my list of loves and hates.
But right now I need to feed the dogs, get my flight uniform set out for an early mission tomorrow, and I have some recording to do for a friend's Christmas party.
You diehard (R)'s and (D)'s have a wonderful evening!!
All my love.
Sort of.
I have taken heat recently though for slagging Barack Obama in particular, and Democrats in general.
In some fellow's opinions, this alone is worth branding me as some sort of right-winger or (and I'll use the pejorative expression that they are fond of) 'con. God forbid I served in the military, and I own guns.
Ironically, on some boards over the years, I have been labeled a tree-hugging liberal because I care about the environment, drive a fuel efficient Subaru, care for a wetland on my property, am a musician and songwriter, help to cloth, feed, and assist the local homeless, and (gasp) I really don't see any point in opposing women getting all the abortions they want. (I just don't want my tax dollars necessarily paying for all of them.)
This is the double-edged sword of being an independent fellow, willing to be himself and to speak his own mind about things. If you don't echo this Party's nonsensical rhetoric, you must be one of the hated 'others'.
If you don't bark that other Party's line, you are obviously one of those other hated 'others'.
There's just no pleasing anybody, I guess that's what I am saying.
Just to save conversation in other threads in the future, I thought that I would offer up a list of my loves and hates, from BOTH your political Parties.
* I love men and women of integrity. Truthful leaders who care more about the good of the nation than they do their Party and their special interest groups and campaign contributors. And I have witnessed damned few of these people in government in the past few decades. Jimmy Carter was one. Harry S. Truman was another. I admired those guys.
* I hate insincere politicians who have no leadership abilities whatsoever, but who presume to tell us how we should live our lives. I hate those same cats, from both of your political Parties, who have steadily spent this nation into $19 TRILLION in federal debt.
* I love cops, firefighters, emergency first-responders, County EMA workers, and most Service members.
They serve a noble cause, and they generally give more than they take. I don't care what Party they follow, they are our heroes and heroines.
* I hate Barack Obama. He is a phony, a self-serving hedonist, a destructive $hit-head, and a pathological liar. I wish for him to pass away at the earliest moment possible. Even if it means that Joe Biden becomes the next US President.
* On that note, I like Joe Biden. True, he's a bull in a china shop, and a serious ding-dong. But I think he means well, and he seems to actually love his country. I just don't think he's bright enough to see exactly what motivates his boss Valerie Jarrett, and her minion Barack Obama.
* I can't stand John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Mitch McConnell. Feckless, useless, corrupt, and thoroughly morally-bankrupt. I wish they were in prison, doing time for crimes against this country. (And, from a professional standpoint, I must point out that Mrs Pelosi is egregiously over-medicated. Really. If somebody in her entourage or family loved her, they would get her into some sort of prescription medication-abuse treatment program. She's a sick lady.)
* I really like Senator Joe Lieberman. He is willing to shuck off the Party narrative, and tell the truth on more occasions than not. And I met him in the Washington-Reagan airport once, and he seemed like a really nice guy. AND he was flying coach.
* I hate Chief Justice John Roberts. He's a compromised individual. Somebody got to him, and he buckled under and re-wrote Law in order to make Obamacare seem like a Constitutional set of regulations and fees (rather than the stinking sack of $hit that it actually is). The guy should be ashamed of himself.
Every time I see his insincere, grinning mug I want to spit on the carpet.
* I love whistle-blowers. Truth-tellers. People who buck convention. Strong-willed honesty-brokers.
Combatants against waste, fraud, and abuse in government. Come forward, you brave men and women, from either Party! Tell your stories, and help to put the crooks in jail.
* I'm not a fan of the modern Unions. There was a time, 'way back in the distant past, when Unions served a useful purpose. Not anymore. Today's Unions simply exist to assist grievance filers in filing frivolous lawsuits, and to take Union dues and funnel them directly into the pockets of (usually) Democrat politicians.
* I love my family. I want a bright future for my kids and grandkids. And that is why I wish that Washington DC were inhabited by truth-telling, noble, honest leaders. (NOT dishonest, shabby, selfish, useless, tax-n-spend politicians, money-men, influence-peddlers, lobbyists, and power brokers.)
* I really don't care for either of your political Parties. There was a time, 'way back in the distant past, when the two Parties served the people and the taxpayers of these United States. Not anymore. Today's Republican Party and Democrat Party exist simply to tax, to spend, to abuse power, to grow government, and to erode the civil liberties of the hard-working taxpayers. And it doesn't matter to them how deep the nation falls into debt, as long as their sweetheart candidates hold onto power.
There is a lot more I could share with you. Perhaps I will revisit this thread, and add to my list of loves and hates.
But right now I need to feed the dogs, get my flight uniform set out for an early mission tomorrow, and I have some recording to do for a friend's Christmas party.
You diehard (R)'s and (D)'s have a wonderful evening!!
All my love.
Sort of.
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