I was raised in a conservative household. I learned firsthand the actions of Democrat's and labor unions during summer jobs in western North Carolina furniture factories during high school. That REALLY cured me of ever traveling down that road!

Former Submarine Electronics Technician. Being deployed for long stretches of time gave me a chance to study historical documents, such as the Federalist Papers and Common Sense to really learn what our countries founders intended.

Books I've read recently

Islam And Dhimmintude - Bat Y'or	Liberal Fascism - Jonah Goldberg
The Forgotten Man - Amity Shlaes	The Terror Presidency - Jack Goldsmith
The Death of the Grown-Up - Diana West	Accelerando - Charles Stross
War Made New - Max Boot	America's Victories - Larry Schweikart
A Conflict Of Visions - Thomas Sowell	Intelligence In War - John Keegan

"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." --George Bernard Shaw

"For in a Republic, who is "the country"? Is it the Government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the Government is merely a servant--merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them." --Mark Twain

"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." -- Winston Churchill

USS Pogy in Darwin Austraila (1985).

Evening colors on USS Pogy, Darwin Harbor.

USS Pogy crew patch circa 1983-87.

USS Billfish crew patch circa 1990.

My son (r) with IA troops in Haditha, Iraq (2005-2006).

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