We Must NEVER Forget

... despite the idiots and evil Left in our nation's government:

 

Have You Forgotten?

If this doesn't make you angry, or at least fill you with a determined resolve,
then you're forgetting already.

9/11 Bikers in D.C.

This Day, Another Date in Infamy

9/11/01 isn't something we can easily forget - nor should it be.

Don't let the politicians forget the defense of our shores, one of their few & actual Constitutional duties. National defense isn't supposed to be a political football.

May God comfort the families of those murdered on that day, and may He protect us all from our folly.

Something Else To Remember

While much attention is paid to the events of 9/11/01, there's one more thing you should consider. As you think about those who committed the atrocities, ask why the U.S. government is rushing to "normalize" relations with them.

Ask yourself why we're selling tanks and other weapons to them. Ask yourself how it is that they still exist, eleven years after incurring the wrath of the mightiest nation on earth. Ask why we're welcoming them and their sharia law into this country. Why is is suddenly "rascist" to protest all this?

If you forget all this in November, then shame on you.

Better And Better: Just stop it.

Better And Better: Just stop it.

"I'm disgusted, and I'm not participating.

"You want to wave our flag? Push to bring back most of our troops from the errands we've sent them on. Push to sunset the Patriot Act for good. Push to fire the TSA. Push to strengthen our borders (still as porous as they were 10 years ago, from what I see.)."

I couldn't agree more. He's very neatly summarized the thoughts I've had for quite awhile, but never so succinctly expressed.  Well done, sir.

Saturday 9/11/10

Nine years ago today, I was working quietly at my desk at EdwardJones' HQ in St. Louis. I saw a newsflash crawling across the top of my monitor ... something about the stock market closing due to "an explosion on Wall Street" (initial news reports were sketchy).

"That's weird," I thought, but kept on working. A few minutes later, a co-worker walked by my office with tears streaming down her face. I turned to ask her what was wrong, and saw the TV in the corner with live pictures of the first tower. We all started drifting toward the TV, without anything being said. That was few minutes before the 2nd plane struck the other tower.

Today, that memory still makes me angry. The inability of all the bureaucracies & other special interests to agree on what should be built on that hole in the ground is insulting, disheartening, and more than a little aggravating.

If Honolulu had responded that way to Pearl Harbor, most of the Pacific, the western U.S. and Alaska would be speaking Japanese today.

In honor of those who lost their lives that day, I'm meeting a new friend at the range. I can think of few better ways to respond to the threat of terror than to exercise my Constitutional right to keep and bear arms ... and send great quantities of lead downrange.

Eight Years, and Counting

As we all struggle with our memories and feelings about the attack on America, and the thousands of innocent lives taken that day, let us also remember this:

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." (apocryphal, attributed to Winston Churchill)

Let us remember those who stand guard with firm resolve to prevent such an attack from happening again. Some of them wear a uniform, others a business suit, or work clothes. But all are on the front lines: the Middle East, intelligence-gathering, operating a missile defense system, flying a fighter, or simply serving to the best of their ability at whatever it is they do for us.

Let us all pray for them, that they may do their jobs with confidence, efficiency, and safety. And may they all be returned safely to those who love them.