Why start a blog now?

Welcome everyone to my new political blog. I hope this blog will give you an opportunity to better understand the political happenings in our nation and the consequences of those decisions. Likewise, if you feel inspired to get involved in some way then I encourage you to do so. What this world needs now more than ever is good people who will defend the principles they hold dear. Edmund Burke, an ancient conservative English philosopher, is attributed to having said that "all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." I believe that definitely applies to us as citizens of our communities, nations, and the world. Let us do our part, no matter how small it may be, in improving this world and leaving it a better place than when we entered it. I tip my hat in particular to... mothers who actually take time and effort to teach and love our nation's children...fathers who actually father their children and teach them principles of hard work and discipline...individuals who are honest in their dealings and inspire others to do the same...families who struggle with life's many challenges yet continue to fight on...and many others.

We live in a unique time when for better or worse there is change in the air. The U.S. Congress is currently debating overhauling our nation's healthcare. Do we really want government running our healthcare? We have been fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy in Afghanistan for the past 8 years. What do we do now? Our national debt continues to grow to astronomical levels as tax and spend congressional representatives ignore any sense of fiscal responsibility. Is there any way to turn it around? Issues like these are defining our times and, for better or worse, affecting generations yet unborn.

As I blog and analyze different issues by providing my personal reaction to different events, I hope you the readers will provide comments and reactions to my postings whether you agree or disagree. Civil discourse and debate I believe makes us more educated and thus better citizens. Yes, I consider myself a conservative, but my opinions continue to be refined. While I have personally participated in politics thus far many times through the Republican party, I consider the party more a vehicle for social change than a box in which my opinions must conform. So I invite people of all political and social persuasions to join me in discussing the issues and improving this nation we all love.

Francis Scott Key, while aboard a British flagship during the war of 1812 penned the immortal words, "the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave." Are we going to keep it that way? Join me on this journey...