With what I perceive as an increase in attention in news and politicians with shootings, I decided to take a look at the FBI’s statistics to see how bad things really are. The charts tell the story.
Category Archives: Political
Nobel Peace Prize Bomber
I guess the Nobel Peace Prize just doesn’t mean what it used to. The US Military bombed a hospital in Afghanistan that was being run by Doctors Without Borders.
My Response to the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage
I do have mixed feelings on the decision. As a Christian, I don’t like the idea of the homosexual lifestyle. As a freedom loving American, I also don’t like the idea of our government saying what people can and can’t do with their personal lives. Instead of being upset, one of the pastors of our …
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Homeland
It makes me very uncomfortable every time I hear a politician or news reader refer to America as the homeland.
Daylight Savings Time Bill Not Passed in Utah
Well so much for that. I wish we could just leave our clock alone. Politicians, pfffft. Proposal to end Daylight Saving Time in Utah won’t advance in legislature
Hmmmmm…..
Midterm Voting 2014
Begin cynic rant. What I’m going to say is going to make some people angry. Today, Americans get to participate in the illusion of choice. Choice that voting for one person over the other is going to allow their belief of what they want their government to look like be represented by a politician.
Apparently, I’m liberal
My friends who are aware of my political leanings will find this funny. I made a comment today on a conservative Facebook page, The Weekly Standard, about an article referring to Ebola. I guess when you make any comments that are against the Republican talking points, you are to be labeled as the enemy. I was called an “Obama stooge”. I can’t imagine any point in my life when someone would have mistaken me for that role. It’s crazy. When I’m around conservative people, it seems like I’m too liberal. When I’m around liberal people, it seems like I’m too conservative. I guess this is what I get for not cheering on one of the two teams. Some people….
No Boots on the ground against ISIL
There will be no American boots on the ground in the fight against ISIL. Call me a skeptic, but the last time I heard this many reassurances from my government, it was “If you like your doctor and health insurance, you can keep it”.