Something to think about . . . . .

 

He was getting old and paunchy And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past.

Of a war that he once fought in And the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one.

And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors His tales became a joke, All his buddies listened quietly For they knew where of he spoke.

But we'll hear his tales no longer, For ol' Bob has passed away, And the world's a little poorer For a Soldier died today.

He won't be mourned by many, Just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, Very quiet sort of life..

He held a job and raised a family, Going quietly on his way; And the world won't note his passing, 'Tho a Soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, Their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing, And proclaim that they were great.

Papers tell of their life stories From the time that they were young But the passing of a Soldier Goes unnoticed, and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution To the welfare of our land, Some jerk who breaks his promise And cons his fellow man?

Or the ordinary fellow Who in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his country And offers up his life?

The politician's stipend And the style in which he lives, Are often disproportionate, To the service that he gives.

While the ordinary Soldier, Who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal And perhaps a pension, small.

It's so easy to forget them, For it is so many times That our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys, Went to battle, but we know,

It is not the politicians With their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom That our country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger, With your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out, With his ever waffling stand?

Or would you want a Soldier-- His home, his country, his kin, Just a common Soldier, Who would fight until the end.

He was just a common Soldier, And his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us We may need his like again.

For when countries are in conflict, We find the Soldier's part Is to clean up all the troubles That the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor While he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give him homage At the ending of his days.

Perhaps just a simple headline In the paper that might say: "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States' for an amount "up to and including my life." That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.

America Needs Sheriff Joe Arpaio!

 

They call him “Americas Sheriff”, yet politicians all over the country – from federal judges to the former governor of Arizona – are doing everything they can to discredit him and his department and prevent them from doing their sworn duty.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona has to fight tooth and nail each and every day just to do the job he was elected to do. He is under investigation by the United States Department of (no) Justice, because a few people of Hispanic descent (which, by the way, make up the vast majority of illegal aliens within the borders of the United States) think that his deputies are profiling when they stop Hispanics and ask them about their status of citizenship.

Maybe that is why Janet (from another planet) Napolitano’s Department of Homeland (in)Security demands that no one of Arabic descent be checked at our nations airport terminals even though young men of Arabic descent make up the vast majority of terrorists throughout the world.

So, what’s wrong with this picture? Just what the heck is going on in this country? What kind of a country have we turned into that discredits a law enforcement agency for doing what they are supposed to and welcomes terrorists and illegal aliens with open arms? Is this what was meant by Obama when he said he wanted to fundamentally change the United States of America?

I honestly believe that we need more Joe Arpaio’s and less Janet Napolitano’s in this country.

I vote that we put Sheriff Joe at the head of the Department of Justice and let him enforce the law of the land, you know that often heard of and much ignored document called The Constitution of The United States of America!