I just can’t help ask myself some questions as we come to the end of 2005.

Why is it that many Americans think that they have a right to know everything that happens in international relations and in our efforts to win a war?  Even a bigger question:  Why is it that so many Americans think they have this right when a Republican is in office but couldn’t care less what happens when a Democrat is President? Remember, we live in a Republic…a representative democracy…not a strict democracy.  Everyone does NOT have a right to know everything…especially when national security is at stake.  We have a right to elect representatives.  If we don’t like what they do, we can vote them out of office.  In some cases we can impeach them and possibly run them out of office.  We do not have a right to control their every move and we do not have a right to know what every one of those moves is when they are trying to preserve our security and our lives.

We elect…They do!  Many Americans need to take a civics course.

Does America need a new form of government?  More specifically, do we need a government that separates political and military leadership so that the military can carry out its task of preserving our national security free of the influence of politicians motivated by the desire to preserve their jobs…or by even darker desires?  Is our Republic crumbling as we watch under the constant onslaught of leftist politicians who want to see America (as we know it) destroyed?

The military understands the job of defending our nation.  Once war is declared, politicians need to back off and let the soldiers do their job.  This is a lesson learned by many of us during the Vietnam War.

Why is it that it is those who are most interested in taking away the civil liberties of American citizens the most vociferous about the impact of the Patriot Act on the “civil liberties” of our enemies?

Our enemies have no civil liberties.  On the other hand, as an American citizen, I have the right to be left alone unless I am committing a crime, giving aid or comfort to the enemy, or trying to overthrow the nation myself.

Why is it that the MORAL ISSUE of abortion became a LEGAL ISSUE?  Since when does the Constitution of the United States mention the word “abortion”?  Why is this still an issue? 

The “right” to carry out an abortion is a moral decision.  It is not an issue for government.  It is not a legal decision unless the courts find that abortion is murder.  Then it is a matter for the criminal courts.  So far, that has not happened.

Why does anyone care what Brad Pitt, Jennifer Anniston, or Paris Hilton do during their summer vacations?  Don’t we have more important things to worry about? 

Why does my head feel like it is going to explode????

Where are our common sense, our integrity, our self-respect, and our desire to preserve ourselves and our nation?