Thomas Jefferson Quote on Lawyers

"I should apologize, perhaps, for the style of this bill. I dislike the verbose and intricate style of the English statutes... You, however, can easily correct the bill to the taste of my brother lawyers by making every other word a "said" or "aforesaid",and saying everything over two or three times, so that nobody but we of the craft can untwist the diction and find out what it means; and that, too, not so plainly but that we may conscientiously devide, one half on each side."

-Thomas Jefferson, The Real Thomas Jefferson

This quote makes me think of the 2,000 + page health care bill, and the fact that no one but a lawyer could understand it.

Pearl Harbor

Today is the 68th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Empire. Some were in Idaho during that time there was a young man who's life changed as did many others throughout the United States. Because of this attack, my grandpa fought in the biggest war in world history. This attack effected everything about the United States. War was declared on the Empire of Japan and in turn Germany declared war on the U.S. America had to stretch its military forces on both sides for protection. Millions died in this war where young men were sent to fight for their country. The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 changed the lives of many including that of my grandpa's.

Obama's Afghan Decision

Wyoming Aunt and I had a conversation this evening about the way the United States is fighting the war in Afghanistan. Because Wyoming Aunt isn't going to blog about political type things, I will blog about some of the things we talked about.

President Obama finally made a decision on Afghanistan, but it wasn't a good one. Our president choose to make America's presence in Afghanistan similar to that of the Vietnam War. He will send more troops to fight, but in eighteen months they will be slowly pulled out. Neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives of this country should be happy with this decision. Soldiers in Afghanistan now have no real reason to be there. They will sacrifice their lives and die just to be pulled out in less than a year and only to allow Afghanistan to return to its previous chaos. President Obama would have made a better decision by either completely pulling American soldiers out or leaving them their to go and finish what was started. Instead Obama choose to allow soldiers to die for no real purpose. If I were a soldier at this time I would feel very resentful of the way politicians choose to use my patriotism.