Lovin’ the Journey

I consider myself a Republican.  I am a conservative.  My family has a long history with the Republican party.   However, I’m very disgusted with the Republican Party right now and it mainly stems from my dissatisfaction with President Bush and the war in Iraq.

I was lied to and I don’t take that lightly.  I remember President Bush’s address to Congress and the Nation when he said that an attack on our country was imminent if we didn’t do something about Iraq.  He said that there was ‘undisputed’ evidence that Iraqi had possession of ‘weapons of mass destruction’. 

 Well, guess what….the WMDs either didn’t exist, or the U.S. Military let them get out of the country (which is worse).  Either way, there was a blatant lie or a blatant failure.  No way around that.

Is the world better off without Saddam?  Absolutely.  He was a bad guy.  However, I’m not so sure Iraq is a better place.  The argument can certainly be made that Iraq is a more dangerous place now than when Saddam had it.

Bottom line… Botched reason to go to war.  Botched war.  The troops have been great and I salute them.  Their leadership has been the flaw….

I attended a professionalism seminar today that was sponsored by the Alabama State Bar.  Retired circuit judge, Arthur Hanes, gave a talk and presented 5 “freebies” for which all should take advantage for a successful law practice.  His contention is that these things cost nothing and require no certain level of intelligence to obtain.  I not only think these “freebies” are key to a successful law practice, but, in fact are key to success at anything in life.  The five “freebies” are:

1) Be on Time

2) Prepare

3) Make Friends

4) Ask Questions

5) Exhibit Honesty and Candor

The Iraqi Parliament has decided to take the whole month of August off for vacation.  How absurd!  Our troops are dying every day to provide security in this country while a political framework is built.  And the Iraqi’s decide to take a month-long vacation during this crucial time in their history.  I think they’re telling us just how much they appreciate our efforts…