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Of the 4 wars in my lifetime, none came about because the US was too strong." - Ronald Reagan ************************ George W.'s War By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 4:20 PM PT
No one likes war. War is a horrific affair, bloody and expensive. Sending our men and women into battle to perhaps die or be maimed is an unconscionable thought. Yet some wars need to be waged, and someone needs to lead. The citizenry and Congress are often ambivalent or largely opposed to any given war. It's up to our leader to convince them. That's why we call the leader, "Commander in Chief."George W.'s war was no different. There was lots of resistance to it. Many in Congress were vehemently against the idea. The Commander in Chief had to lobby for legislative approval.Along with supporters, George W. used the force of his convictions, the power of his title and every ounce of moral persuasion he could muster to rally support. He had to assure Congress and the public that the war was morally justified, winnable and affordable. Congress eventually came around and voted overwhelmingly to wage war.George W. then lobbied foreign governments for support. But in the end, only one European nation helped us. The rest of the world sat on its hands and watched.After a few quick victories, things started to go bad. There were many dark days when all the news was discouraging. Casualties began to mount. It became obvious that our forces were too small. Congress began to drag its feet about funding the effort.Many who had voted to support the war just a few years earlier were beginning to speak against it and accuse the Commander in Chief of misleading them. Many critics began to call him incompetent, an idiot and even a liar. Journalists joined the negative chorus with a vengeance.As the war entered its fourth year, the public began to grow weary of the conflict and the casualties. George W.'s popularity plummeted. Yet through it all, he stood firm, supporting the troops and endorsing the struggle.Without his unwavering support, the war would have surely ended, then and there, in overwhelming and total defeat.At this darkest of times, he began to make some changes. More troops were added and trained. Some advisers were shuffled, and new generals installed.Then, unexpectedly and gradually, things began to improve. Now it was the enemy that appeared to be growing weary of the lengthy conflict and losing support. Victories began to come, and hope returned.Many critics in Congress and the press said the improvements were just George W.'s good luck. The progress, they said, would be temporary. He knew, however, that in warfare good fortune counts.Then, in the unlikeliest of circumstances and perhaps the most historic example of military luck, the enemy blundered and was resoundingly defeated. After six long years of war, the Commander in Chief basked in a most hard-fought victory. So on that historic day, Oct. 19, 1781, in a place called Yorktown , a satisfied George Washington sat upon his beautiful white horse and accepted the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.
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Mothers

I loved you enough...to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home.. I loved you enough...to insist that you save your money and buy a bike for yourself even though we could afford to buy one for you. I loved you enough...to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend was a creep. I loved you enough...to make you go pay for the bubble gum you had taken and tell the clerk, "I stole this yesterday and want to pay for it." I loved you enough...to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes. I loved you enough...to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect. I loved you enough...to let you assume the responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart. But most of all, I loved you enough...to say NO when I knew you would hate me for it.

Mean Moms

Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too. And someday when your children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them....Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world!While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast. When others had Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches. and you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too.Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we convicts in a prison. She had to know who our friends were, and what we were doing with them. She insisted that if we said we would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.She always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds. Then, life was really tough! Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come up to the door so she could meet them. While everyone else could date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16. Because of our mother we missed out on a lots of things other kids experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was. I think that is what's wrong with the world today. It just doesn't have enough mean moms.

Angels don't have souls because they have been, and always will be Heavenly beings, without fear of human inperfections!
You can spend your whole life buildin' somethin' from nothin' one storm could come and blow it all away build it anyway you can chase a dream that seems so out of reach and you know it might not ever come your way dream it anywayChorusGod is great but sometimes life ain't good and when I pray it doesn't always turn out like think it should but I do it anyway(I do it anyway) This world's gone crazy and it's hard to believe that tomorrow will be better than today Believe it anyway You can love someone will all your heart for all the right reasons and in a moment they can choose to walk away love em' anyway Repeat ChorusYou can pour your soul out singin' a song you believe that tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang sing it anyway yeah sing it anyway I sing I dream I love anyway
The LandlordNo Joke!!! My husband has worked for The State of Texas HHS for 13+ years, and this was their solution to a partition request for the men's room at his office. The towel was added by his friend / co-worker to liven things up! I hope the towel isn't too heavy for the cheap rod they used! It is hung by metal clothes hangers!And our State Representatives think they deserve a raise!?!