Hi guys. sorry I was not able to contribute more to this record breaking forum but I have been off island working. Apparantly the new topic is politics and war. Sometimes I am ashamed to call myself an American. I have served in my countrys military and have seen the "horror". Now the reality is, no matter how many billions of dollars we spend, nor how many lives the politicians are willing to sacrifice, nothing good will come of it. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer and the day we pull out of Iraq (if we ever do) another Saddam will step up in power and everything will be for naught. Like most Americans, I have lost friends to this sad political hard-on. Imagine if we had spent our resorces on better things, schools, hospitals, research, jobs. It only takes one bullet to take out someone like Osama or Sadam or Hochi Min, but where is the profit in that? You want to talk about the technology brought about by war? We made it to the moon, big f...... deal, think about it neuclear warheads on rockets that can hit their targets faster.
Who will be our next Presedent? It doesn't matter, Mccain has said that he plans on staying in Iraq as long as it takes to bring PEACE. I don't think so, not only that, he is passed the age of mandatory reteirment according to a bill he supported fifteen years ago. Obama will probably get elected and I will support him as long as I can until some racest individual takes him out. Hillary will be P.M.S.ing and push the button that ends it all.
The truth is I am still proud to be an American, I am just tired of our leadership. By the time a politician reaches the point of presidential candidate, he or she has worn so many mask and made so many deals and promises that they are incapable of accomplishing anything at all. I for one want a third party, one that is strong enough to throw the ballance of power into a spin that will require each party to back up it's words with actions and there by truely representing the american people.
I throw my hat into the ring and officially announce my candadicy for President Of These United States. Richard Shelton (kokopedal)
I have to go off island to work again next week. I can't take my laptop with me so I will have to wait til next weekend to respond to any coments reguarding this post. That is if I don't get arrested for some of the "key" words used un this post.
