Starting a Brand New Year !
Happy New Year ! Where do I start? In all my years on this planet, I have never seen the absolute insanity that we are witnessing on a daily basis at this point in our country's history. I am speaking in particular about our elected officials; those that we have put there through our own ignorance and blind trust in the government. When I was a young man, we didn't see members of Congress and other elected officials behave the way they do now. There is very little dignity present in Washington these days. We have allowed ourselves to become too comfortable and too trusting. We are living in perilous times; witnessing events that we never in our wildest dreams thought we would have to have to deal with. The world is in turmoil,as well. The middle east, Europe, the Pacific Basin and the Far East..... no region has been spared. We used to be the most admired and respected nation on the planet, but not anymore. We see corruption in all branches of our government, so now the trust w