Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Three great pics
Dad and me at Joe's 40th BD, Uncle Harry and me at his 90th BD party, Pat and Uncle Harry at same.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Gays in the military
As you all know, I just lost my dad last November; he and I spent more time in heated debate than any other activity (and we both loved it). In the 90's when Clinton was President we got in a huge argument about gays in the military (I was probably pro, he was probably against, but who knows?). Finally, I said: Look, Dad. Neither one of us is gay; neither is in the military, neither one of us knows what we're talking about, so let's drop it.
To which my JY, for years a quiet observer of our debates said: Since when does knowing what your talking about make a difference to either one of you?
Fast forward 15 years. I have a son in the military. To the current debate I would say: Leave it up to the military. They know best and only they should have a voice in the decision because they have to live with the consequences. But after the Ft Hood debacle and military's mishandling, I no longer have the confidence that they have the common sense to make the correct decision. Apparently they are as PC and foolish as the average politician.
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