I have seen a lot of sites with videos with different key Republican speakers mentioning September 11th in their remarks. The videos emphasize how much they use September 11 in their speeches. Ok, will someone explain to me what the Democrats actually want?!

You make fun of Bush and the Republican party by showing these videos but then you support Kerry for attacking Bush for “not doing enough”. I hate to break it to you all but Bush isn’t just talk (I guess you don’t pay much attention to current events). Bush actually took the initiative that others wouldn’t. So what if he mentions it in his speeches, it was a turning point in American history. I would love to know how many times Kerry used the words “security” and “September 11” as well. But then it wouldn’t be funny anymore, the Democrats would raise a fuss about Kerry trying to make changes and his words are showing that.

Just keep your mouth shut for a second… Since September 11 this country has not had a terrorist attack. No embassies have been bombed, no U.S. ships have had suicide bombers drive boats into them. Why? Because Bush took a stand. He didn’t turn around and expect the American public to forget the towers and the Pentagon and the people who died inside.

Don’t give me crap about Iraq. I know a lot of you would like to tell me that there are terrorists over there killing Americans and I’d agree, except for the fact that a majority of those over there either chose to be there or they chose to join the armed forces (and if you join the armed forces there’s a chance you are going to see combat, go figure). Am I saying those people’s deaths are acceptable? No, not by any means. I am saying that people need to understand the fighting and the fact that as of right now there is no easy solution to the problem except to fight it out. Kerry wants the American public to think that he has some super plan to take care of Iraq, I would really enjoy him trying to explain it. I think it would be something like “Well…. We’re going to be doing the same thing we’ve been doing, but better”.

Alright, I’ll step off of the stool for a while.

Very few things really get under my skin but one that digs deep is telling me someone sings something/wrote something and acting like that is the final answer when in all actuality it isn’t.

Take for example this evening… The radio was on and “Pinball Wizard” came on. It was the “The Who” version but the first thing my friend said was “Elton John sings this”. I rolled my eyes and said “No, this isn’t Elton John it’s ‘The Who'”. Before I had a chance to finish my statement she snaps back saying she knows it’s Elton John and she wants to bet me. Well, I know what she is thinking, she’s thinking about Tommy and it’s Broadway version. I know that Elton John made an appearance in the movie and had a single that was released on the album and in the U.K. but it is not the version that they play (for the most part) in the U.S. Most people don’t like Elton John’s version (myself included) and prefer the Pete Townshend version.

So my friend continues to argue with me even though the people we were with knew that she was wrong and were trying to tell her. It frustrates me that people take their one source as fact and don’t take the time to learn things for themselves (she was told it was Elton John by her dad so therefore it was set in stone fact).

After their 3-0 win over the Cardinals tonight the Houston Astros are one win away from going to the World Series. It’s an exciting time to be a Houston native and if the Astros make it all the way I may just have to make another trip home to catch a game.

What are our odds of winning the next game? I personally think they are pretty high. We demoralized the Cardinals tonight with the 9th inning homer and I think that will work to our advantage in game 6 of the NLCS.

Two friends and I decided to take a trip home to Sugar Land this weekend just for the heck of it. We left Friday morning around 5:30am and arrived in Sugar Land around 2:40pm. It was a long trip but was completely worth it. All of us had a great time seeing our families.

My dad bought a truck while I was in town and my grandparents came to town as well so it was a good trip for me.

We got a late start coming back to Lubbock today because I am not too bright and locked my keys in my truck and had to call AAA to come unlock it. But other than that little incident the trip back was rather uneventful. We did see a truck almost hit an 18 wheeler head on while driving back. The driver of the truck decided that he would try and pass in a no pass area and he didn’t see the semi coming around the bend. He was lucky and the guy he was trying to pass moved out of the way.

So that’s where I’ve been all weekend. Now it’s time to get back to school…

The Google Desktop was released earlier today. It allows you to search items on your harddrive using the Google interface. It is faster than the old-fashioned ‘F3’ version and it allows you to search through e-mails and files. Pretty nifty.

via redemption.

I watched part of the Presidential debate last night and was pleasantly surprised to hear Bush doing such a good job of holding his own. Kerry did not offer much and once again he skirted around multiple questions, not even answering a few. The one question that stood out the most was when he was asked where the money for his healthcare plan would come from. He never actually said where the money would come from, he just told people what his healthcare plan would allow them to do. Bush’s reaction to this was priceless, he looked at Kerry and laughed. The healthcare system that Kerry envisions is a pipedream. It is monetarily impossible (of course he’s not going to tell you that, he wants your vote).

Another thing that got me was that Kerry kept going back to the war. This wasn’t a foreign policy debate! People care about the war but they also care about what’s going on right here at home with their retirement, their taxes, etc.

If Kerry gets elected then I am basically saying goodbye to Social Security. I’m not comfortable with that. I do not want to work till I’m 80 to survive. And that (though it may be exaggerated a little) is exactly why I wouldn’t want Kerry in office.

There are two groups of democrats, the ones who support their candidate and those who are completely blind to a candidates policies. If you are going to vote, vote for the person that has the record of doing something you like or you feel is right. Don’t take the media’s word for it, watch for yourself, make your own decision. Don’t be sucked in to vote for someone because your friend told you to. There are rights and wrongs in both camps and you need to decide which camp you want to be in.

The temperature has been dropping all day and with some snow to the west of us in New Mexico if the temperature gets any lower tonight we just might see a little snow. In October!!

We have a group project in my database class that isn’t due until the end of the semester but we had to get started on it today and decide what business we wanted to model/problem solve. It’s one of those projects that could actually be enjoyable because it forces you to find a problem (preferably one that annoys you) in a business and try figure out what is causing the problem and fix it.

I didn’t do as well on my Poli-Sci test as I had originally thought which makes no sense because I studied for it for two days straight. I think I will have a talk with the teacher and make sure she didn’t get my paper mixed in with someone elses. The whole test was definitions, which is what I am awesome at. I can memorize things all day long and not have a problem, so I don’t know what happened on this test. Next time though.

One thing that annoys me is when people post something like this. It’s not the whole post that gets me, it’s the part about Bush. Why is it that people actually write something that they’ve heard without doing a little research.

How in any way did Bush let Bin-Laden get away? Did the people at Tora Bora not move fast enough? No.

Bush didn’t say “hey soldiers, let him get a head start”… If anyone did it was Clinton and no one (read, Democrats) seems to want to believe that either. It is public record that the Sudanese government wanted Bin-Laden out of their country and offered to turn him over to the U.S. Clinton refused. Then the embassy bombings occurred and the Sudanese government offered Bin-Laden up again and again, Clinton refused. Then the there was the USS Cole disaster and the Sudanese government offered him up one last time stating that they were worried he was going to flee the country. What did Clinton do? He refused. Then he tried to make up for his mistake by using cruise missiles to kill Bin-Laden in Afghanistan. That failed.

Clinton had the information and refused to use it. His administration felt that saving the trees and supporting Green Peace was more important.

What I think is going to happen is that the people of this country will look back on Bush’s presidency and realize how much he really has done. But for now the best that most people can do is make statements that they can’t back up.

I didn’t have time to post this earlier but I am proud to say my Houston Astros are headed to the NLCS to take on the St. Louis Cardinals after beating the pants off of the Braves.

Go ‘stros!!

Thanks to Patrick I stumbled across this article about Wes Welker’s true football ability being shown off during the Miami stomping. Wes kicked the opening kickoff, returned punts, kicked an extra point, and kicked a field goal. Add to that the fact that he played receiver and I think you could say Wes played extremely well.