I've watched this thread and it underscores my belief that CHR has a lot of well read and articulate members in areas that go far beyond the fender-wells of a hot rod. I too am sick of the political circus and if it were at all possible to have a handle in the voting booth that said "pull this to remove them all" I'd be sorely tempted to give it a good yank. The career politicians in this country are so out of touch with reality. (Loved the monkey analogy, Richard - it's right on!)

Do you think Nancy Pelosi knows (or cares) what a week of groceries costs for a family of four? Think John McCain has to decide between paying the rent or buying shoes for his kids to go back to school? We've created a culture of "rich-only-need-run" that has truly destroyed the concept of "representing" ones constituent. My representative(s) and senator are not in the same universe as I am - much less planet or heaven forbid, in touch with those they're supposed to represent.

We sorely lack leadership in America. I don't blame all the problems on the current administration, but the buck has to stop somewhere and the current occupant of my White House is a master at blaming everyone else for all that's bad, taking credit where none is due and using the "I" word far to often if reference to grandiose schemes that have no chance of ever being funded without continuing to turn the crank on the federal printing press further devaluing our once proud dollar. His most recent trip to Afghanistan was a political stunt - pure and simple. The troops do not respect him as CIC as they see through the charade. Over Christmas, we had family here and my wife's nephew brought his son - Air Force E-3. I asked him what he thought of Mr. Obama as CIC - he smiled. I probed further and said, "I've not yet met a soldier who respects him." He smiled again and said, "You still haven't". He was professional enough not to bad mouth his CIC, but the message came through loud-and-clear.

While I rarely agree with the New York Times, an article this morning had a great quote from Andrea Saul (a spokeswoman for the Romney campaign) - “President Obama’s policies have brought us fewer jobs, stagnant incomes and higher energy prices.”

Remember that when you vote this fall.....

Bit of a ramble, but hey, I'm among friends.

Regards All,
Glenn