Honestly, I needed a break.  Not from blogging, I'd done little enough of that, but from the whole blogosphere/politics world.  I felt it and myself getting too small, too petty over things that are large, very large (we are at war).

So I took a break.  I got married, I went to Europe.  I had a grand old time, and now I've returned to find it as small and annoying as it was when I left.

What's changed?  When I walked away last summer, only us crazy right-wingers believed that "The Surge" was working or could possibly work.  Now everyone admits it's working and Hillary! is taking credit for it.

Last summer, a huge public outcry killed a ridiculous immigration bill and made it clear that amnesty without security first was a non-starter for all Americans.  Now, everyone is still talking tough, but the Straight Talk Express and all the candidates on the left are still trying to legalize all the people here without truly stopping more from coming across.

It's funny.  No one can doubt that Americans want the border secured.  They've made that perfectly clear to the politicos.  Will the elected secure the border?  Or will they hold the status quo until people aren't looking anymore and then backdoor all the illegals?  An interesting test for "democracy".

The economy continues to chug along despite the mortgage bomb, but the media plays it like we're in the second Great Depression in an attempt to help the Democratic electoral chances.  Just keep talking about that recession and we'll have one soon.

Me, I've done my part for the economy, a wedding, a honeymoon and then Christmas; I've spent my share and then some.

So, I'm back and I'll try to do what I can to raise the level of discourse in my own little corner of the blog-world, but it is an election year and stupidity is flying from all corners.

When three candidates are playing fast and loose with Race (or being played by it), it's mud wrestling and no mistake.

Posted by: l4n3 at 06:24 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
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