Billions for Bombs. No support for Soldiers

http://www.thepetit ionsite.com/ 2/clemency- for-ratchet

OK I am a sometimes cold hearted person on this Blog but this has moved me to speak out. Unf9ortunately I can beleive that the US military officer in charge can do something like this. Why do anything to make a difference in one of OUR soldiers lives when a simple denial can cause so much pain for no actual cost. We could use the $4k to pay for another 10 minutes of civilian contractors to use here in Iraq. With four or five dogs a week that could add up to the cost of one hour of contractors time. And since it is earned overseas it is not taxable. You know I am totally against the war in Iraq but am totally for the soldiers. The military accepts that in the US citizens, they espouse the same ideas. And then they do something like this? One word comes to mind. BASTARD!!! Why does the scene from Wizard of Oz come to mind right now? Poppies, Poppies pretty smell with poison. I used part of my morning to call the senators listed. If you feel the same way make the call, or send emails. I love my country but it's leaders can piss me off big time
Ottar

I FEAR fiction may become Truth

I have been watching the economy meltdown over the past couple weeks. Banks and insurance companies being bailed out by the US Government (meaning your and my tax dollars). Then last night I saw on the news that the same thing was happening in Europe. I own and treasure a copy of Wolf and Iron by Gordon R. Dickson and the parallels make me shiver in fear. The premise of the book was that the worlds economy collapsed and had to bootstrap itself again. It all started with a small bank failure. With the interconnection of the worlds economy it spread like a virus until the entire worlds economy collapsed. Sound familiar? No government in the world has the resources to bailout everyone. What happens to those companies who don't get the same option when the well is dry? They fail. Their former employees become unemployed. More government monies will be needed to shore up their finances, not that I can say bad things about unemployment right now. So with our beloved government bailing out every large source of campaign funds and screwing the people who pay their taxes I feel all warm and cuddly. Gonna buy me a 12ga and a couple cases of ammo. I already know how to make things that go boom from common household chemicals. The advantage of living in Tim McVeigh country and reading Admiral Bob books. Gotta keep the zombies and copy machine salesmen from coming in the door. (extra points for catching the copy machine reference)
Since I am back home now there will be more posts more often
Ottar