Bless Your Heart

I’ve never been too political in my blog, nor has it really been a place where I’ve discussed what’s going on in the news. This is my personal journal, just in electronic form. So I don’t want to start a political debate here or anything, but I would like to say a few things as it seems silly on a day like today to talk about the trivial things that are occurring in my life. It’s just such a strange time. We’re at war overseas and at home we’re awaiting the birth of a child.

I heard Senator John McCain on the radio this morning and he said something that made a lot of sense to me. I’m paraphrasing here, but what he said went something like this: “The time for debate is over. Now we must support our troops..” I wholeheartedly agree. I come from a family with many military veterans (both grandfathers, my father -yes, Disco Stew wore a uniform!-, uncles, etc.). My grandmother is an Irish immigrant who just recently became a citizen and who has instilled in me a sense of patriotism that runs extremely deep. Still, I’m saddened that it’s come to this. That we’re likely killing many innocent people for the crimes of their leader. I can’t imagine if my city was bombed and friends and family killed because of the actions of my president. But like Sen. McCain said, there’s no sense in debating this issue now. Now I’ll just be saying a prayer each day for the Iraqi people, especially the children, and for our troops to come home safely. And hopefully, if we’re ever blessed with children, they won’t have to see war in their lifetime.