Some Truly Random Thoughts

• Why is it that when a man know what he wants and is not afraid to tell anyone, he is "assertive"? When a woman knows what she wants and is not afraid to tell anyone, she is "a bitch"?
• ATTN: LAWMAKERS - I don't care what plan you have, YOU CANNOT DEFEAT AN ENEMY WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO DIE!!!
• Does anybody else find it funny that Kid Rock never saw "the video" and now wants a divorce from Pam? Is he the only person on the planet who has NOT seen "the video"?
• All anti-depressant medication sucks

Chrissie & Me

I'm glad I'm back at work after this weekend, I need the rest. Thursday through Sunday are covered here. Last night was The Pretenders and The Who live at The Giant Center in Hershey, PA. All started normally, Chrissie and pals took to the stage and started rockin'.

Between songs, under the heat of the lights, Chrissie removes her white jacket, much like the one in the photo. I yell "take it all off" during a brief moment of silence. Chrissie replies, to me and me alone, "back at cha'". In the words of the late Chris Farley: "that was AWESOME!"

The rest of the The Pretenders show and the entire Who set were a nearly religious experience.

Happy Veteran's Day

Tomorrow is Veterans' Day, as all the sales ads will tell you. Please take a few minutes to reflect upon the sacrifices a few Americans are willing to take for the benefit of all of us.

More importantly, remember those who have paid the ultimate price for our country. Please put politics aside and just remember them as the patriots they truly are.















Speaking of politics, my displeasure with Sen. Kerry's "joke" generated a lot of discussion about my political views and what I think of the war in Iraq. Politically, I am a registered, card carrying Libertarian. I have been a Libertarian for well over 5 years now. When I was in college, I took a sociology class and the one day we were discussing politics. I made the comment that I was not sure if I was a conservative Democrat or a liberal Republican. My personal views do not fit neatly into either major party. One of the other students in the class mentioned I might want to look into the Libertarian party. Like most people, I was skeptical at first, but after researching, I found the Libertarian view to be nearly indentical to mine.

On to Iraq... I have always had the opinion that we should have not invaded in 2003. Hussein did not seem to pose any immediate threat to the US. The Saudis, maybe, after all 19 of the 21 9/11 hijackers were Saudi citizens. The has been much discussion in the news about us "losing" the war in Iraq. How can we say if we are winning or losing if we do not have clear goals?

I feel we should be formulating a plan to help the Iraqis help themselves. "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat forever." All people want to be free, no matter what their religion. They may not choose to live under an American style government, but freedom is freedom, regardless of it's form. Although I feel we should have not started the war when we did, I feel we should finish it in some way other than just leaving.

That's my $.02.

Apology Accepted

It seems Sen. Kerry has come out of hiding and has apologized for his "joke" at the expense of some of America's best, brightest and certainly bravest young people. Since he was willing to do something rare for a politician and do the right thing by apologizing, I sent the following message to him, accepting his apology:

Dear Sen. Kerry,
I accept your apology. In the future, I request that if you have a problem with the Bush administration's policies, that you make joke at their expense, not at the expense of hard working young American men and women.

Over the years, I have had to educate several people about how tough it is to be a soldier, not only physically, but also mentally. The United States Armed Forces of today are not the same Armed Forces of 30 years ago. The old "go to war or go to jail" idea does not exist anymore.

Thank you for your time.

Respectfully,
SFC Brian A Linton


I really do not care if his apology is sincere or not. He made it public, that is all that counts. Let the Republicans and Democrats play their partisan games.

Senator Douchebag

I'm sure by now you have heard about Sen. Kerry's comment about students who don't do well in school getting "stuck in Iraq".

Here is the message I sent to him:

Dear Sen Kerry,Regarding your comments earlier this week about "being stuck in Iraq". I find your comments to be extremely offensive. I have served in the US Army and Army Reserve for over 18 years, with honor. I spent last year in Kuwait, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I also have a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology from Penn State and have completed 6 credit towards a Master's degree in Engineering Science. Does this mean I am not intelligent because I am in the military?

I ask you to please write to Sen. Kerry and let him know how REAL Americans, who are not married to billionaires, feel about our young men and women who have volunteered to do a job that may place them in dangerous situations.

Here is a link to sign a petition asking Sen. Kerry to apologize for his comments.

By the way, I am not a Republican, I just subscribe to their newsletter to keep myself informed.

For real change in government, on November 7th:
VOTE LIBERTARIAN!!!