Secretary of State Clinton

That title alone makes my skin crawl. The thought of a Clinton in a major public office makes me sick. She got what she wanted...another position of power. I don't trust that woman as far as I can throw her. I do NOT think she will be a good Sec. of State. She is polarizing...only in it for the power. I can easily see her following her own agenda and ideas and not that of the President. There are so many conflicts of interest in her and Bill's past that she should not have been confirmed. There is not way you can tell me that she will not favor particular countries. I think he made a huge mistake picking her...but at least she is not the VP. We shall see.

First Day in Office

So President Obama wasted no time getting to work on day one. He is already looking to get our troops out of Iraq in 16 months and he is trying to get Guantanamo closed ASAP. Now, I would love to see us get out of Iraq soon, but let's make sure we do it right. I would hate to see us waste 7 years and have Iraq fall apart.

As far as Gitmo goes...I have no problem with us closing that place down. The only thing I don't like is that we are treating those people according to OUR Constitution. They aren't protected by that document, nor should they be. They are prisoners of war. I think we should leave them all in Iraq in a prison there. They don't believe in the Constitution or the rights it protects, so they should not be able to hide behind it.

President Obama

Today we made history as a country! Though I personally did not vote for Obama, I thought his speech was very good, he said some good things, but don't they all at their inauguration. I really liked his comments on everyone taking responsibility...he spoke in the past about fathers taking responsibility for the children they help create, and I like that he says we all need to step up to the plate and do our part. I think it is interesting how his views on certain things changed after he found out what he was truly up against. Funny how receiving that intelligence brief can make you look at the world differently. I hope he does a good job. After all, he is OUR president now, whether you voted for him or not. His success is our success and his failures are our failures...as a nation. We now need to get past our politics and get behind our president. I offer my best wishes for President Obama.

Airplane Crash in the Hudson

Was that an unbelievable story or what? Can you believe how great a job that pilot did to land that plane in the middle of the Hudson River? I believe that was another example of America at its best. A plane full of strangers came together and helped each other out when in danger. The fact that everyone did what they were supposed to and in a fairly orderly manner. My hat's off to the crew of that airplane for handling the situation so professionally. I have heard conflicting stories on the back doors. One story said they are trained to leave them closed so the water wouldn't enter the plane. A story today said they were unable to get them open, so maybe they hadn't made a great call as initially suggested, instead their inability to open a door they wanted open had turned out to be a very good thing. My congratulations to the crew for a job well done and my warmest thoughts to the people who walked out of the airplane alive.

NFL Playoffs

Well, now that my Vikings have been knocked out of the playoffs, I need to find a new team to cheer for. Obviously will not be the Eagles, so maybe the Giants. I really don't care about anyone else out there. I always cheer for the NFC team (unless it is Dallas) and I don't care for any of the others. Wouldn't mind seeing the Cardinals do well though. AFC team is always Pittsburgh. They have been my favorite AFC team since Bradshaw and those guys played for them. So, guess I would like to see the NY Giants and Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl with the Giants winning again.

Israel & Palestine

Why can't they just get along? What is the problem with those Palestinians? What is the big deal with the existence of Israel? Israel, if I'm not mistaken, has accepted a peaceful Palestine, but the Palestinians and some of their fellow Arabs, seem unable to live in peace. Don't they get tired of the Israelis coming in an beating them up for awhile and then go home? If they would just recognize Israels right to exist and then stop launching missiles into Israel, there would be peace and that are could become something more than just a drain on the world.

Bosses

Why must some bosses be such jerks? I have a lot of problems with my current boss. We are on such different levels it isn't even funny. Seems like everything I do is wrong, so I am challenged everyday. I am about to go home after a long business trip over the New Year and go on vacation the next day. I travel all morning tomorrow but I need to go in to the office when I return. I am sure it is for some reason that is absolutely pointless. I firmly believe that the reason we have so many problems is due to racial and sexual differences. She is on a total power trip and I pay for it.