My take on the difference of Rep/Dem

[theGinsue]

Anyways, I saw a film once many, many moons ago that stated our society of entitlement started with frozen peas-since then everybody expects everything NOW.

I call this the Microwave Syndrome. When microwaves first came out, everybody hailed them because they could cook so fast. Instead of 45 minutes - 2 hours to bake a potato, you could microwave it in 8 minutes. Nowdays, we tend to feel that those 8 minutes are just too damned long.

Yup. I'm glad and proud my dad took me behind the barn a few times. Saved my ass more than once. I've never had to raise a hand to my children-ever. Maybe because they know I would. And still will. I remember 8 years ago when the neighbor girl told her step mom "go ahead and hit me bitch! I'll call the cops on you and then you'll go to jail and me and dad can finally live in peace". Dad was a puss and never disciplined her for anything.
I'll never forget that, either.

Back in '99 I was arrested (and eventually convicted) of 2 misdemeanor counts of child abuse. What did I do that was so heinous? I spanked my children on their clothed buttocks with an open hand. I was turned in by my wifes best friend - at the time she was a paralegal for the DA's office. Because of this, I was nearly courts-martialed. I was a week away from a courts-martial when I got a new commander that put a stop to it. The charges went back to the civilian courts and I was convicted. By abiding by the terms of the civilian conviction, the charges are now officially "dismissed". Last I had heard, I was to be placed on the Colorado list of Cild Abusers FOR LIFE. So I can never be a teacher or a child care provider - so what?! The DHS rep I spoke with had informed me that she was going to make it her mission to keep me from EVER seeing my kids again. She tried, she failed. What I did was probably wrong in that I was angry when I spanked them but I never realized an open-handed spanking on a clothed bottom would be considered illegal. I'm sure that it can go without saying that I have not since laid a hand on either of my children.

True religion, be it personal or public, can and never will be separate from politics anyways.

Politics, perhaps no, but (sadly) I believe that it will, someday, be totally separated from our government.