My Own Political Party

If you are looking to send gift baskets to friends and family in the United States, Chesapeake Bay Gift Baskets has a nice selection. But, suppose you would like to send a gift basket to a soldier serving in Iraq? Treats for Troops is an organization that was founded by Deborah Crane in 2003. She wanted to make it safe and simple for Americans to send packages and messages of support to our troops. You can even Foster-A-Soldier by selecting ... Read More

Lately, Elizabeth Edwards and not John Edwards has been grabbing the headlines. We haven't heard much from John lately (maybe he is off buying baby bedding), but Elizabeth has been talking about health care. Elizabeth Edwards, who is battling cancer, is pushing for a mandatory universal health care system for every American. Currently 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. Edwards claims that the health care system is tied to the economy: Reform of our health care system ... Read More

An email has been circulating around the internet claiming that an $85 Billion dollar bailout by the government would be better used by giving each adult 18 and older $425,000. Unfortunately, the numbers just don't work out. The population estimate in 2007 was roughly 301,000,000 people. Eighty-five billion dollars would roughly translate into $282 for every man, woman and child. Lets take just the people over 18 years of age. Each person would still receive only ... Read More

I was all ready. I got out my camera and loaded some new compact flash memory for all the pictures I was going to take. I headed on over to John McCain's website to find out when he would be visiting my State. Opps. Guess I got ahead of myself. McCain isn't visiting my State (at least not yet) and neither is Palin. Maybe that is because I live in New Jersey where they vote for ... Read More

I have been reading a lot about the proposed bailout. There are still a lot of analysts out there that believe that this bailout is just a bandaid. It may help for a while, but disaster is still pending. In order to really get things back in order, government spending needs to decrease substantially. Our federal government has trillions of dollars in debt and it just keeps getting worse. I was hoping that George Bush would cut ... Read More

The first Presidential Debate is scheduled for this Friday, September 26th at 8:00pm. Unfortunately, I don't think I will get any answers that I am looking for. While I don't think they will talk about diet pill reviews, train schedules, good books they've read, or other such fluff, I don't think they will really hit the issues that matter to the American people. What would I like to see them discuss? Immigration Policy Details on Tax Plans How they plan to CUT spending in ... Read More

Joe Biden may think he is really smart, but he should think a little before he speaks. Katie Couric interviewed Joe Biden on a train the other day and asked him about the financial crisis. Biden responded by saying: “When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'” Sounds good, right? Slight problem. One, Roosevelt was not President when the ... Read More

L/Cpl. Jason Hanson 21 years old from Forks, Washington 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force July 29, 2006 Lt. Cpl. Jason Hanson died when a gasoline truck near a building he was in exploded, causing the building to collapse in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Three other Marines were also killed in the blast. Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19 yrs. old, of Clovis, California; Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28 yrs. old, of Wolf Creek, Montana; Sgt. Christian B. ... Read More

I was watching Fox News last night on tv and noticed that Palin's Yahoo account had been hacked into, her contact's email addresses posted to the web and photos of her family posted as well. It was amazing to me, as I read comments on the web, about the joy that was associated with the hacking. Some comments included "serves her right" and "she is stupid", etc. I am always in shock when an information received illegally is justified. None ... Read More

SSgt. Andy Pena Staff Sgt. Andy Pena performs in-flight calibrations on a HH-60 Pave Low while flying Sept. 3 over Ellington Field, Texas. He and members of the 55th Rescue Squadron deployed from Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., to Ellington Field in response to Hurricane Gustav with less than 24 hours after notification. Sergeant Pena is an aerial gunner. These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For ... Read More