Politically INcorrect

I have been doing a lot of deep thinking and soul searching lately, and I have come to realize that I prefer to be Politically INcorrect!! I come from a long line of Liberal Democrats. My Mom, Stepdad, Dad and Stepmom. We would joke about my Stepdad getting on a Political RANT, hating and cussing Republicans!! Brent's Mom, Dad, Brothers, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins are all HARD CORE Democrats. Brent said that he remembers when he was little, everyone in his Family sitting around the table during the Holidays SCREAMING at the top of their lungs about Republicans. Brent nor I have ever been interested in Politics until Last year. We never really knew why we were so disenchanted with Politics. Then last year we decided to step out side of the box and look at both sides. There are plenty of things that we disagree with on the Republican side but we could not believe how many things that we disagree with on the Democrats side. Then I realized, that my Parents don't really believe in some of the things that so many of todays Democrats stand for. But in the 60's it was COOL to be a Liberal, to protest the War, burn your bra, women's rights, equal rights, no guns, just love, sex and drugs! I can see why nearly all College students say that they are Liberal! Peace, Love, Sex and Drugs sound good when you are 18 years old. But there is no peace. Our experiences show that Democrats HATE Republicans, and I am sure that there is no love lost on the other side either. It would be wonderful if there was no war, and all of the Countries could live in harmony. But that is not realistic thinking. I don't care who our President is, they will still hate us and want to blow us off of the face of the earth. That is just how they are. How can you reason with someone that is willing to blow himself up just to kill a few Americans? And as far as Love, it seems that there is so little love in the world today, (plenty of sex, but little love). Years ago people took care of each other and watched out for one another. Now People don't even know their neighbors or take time to speak to each other. To me GOD is love. We started the day with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer when I was in school. Brent said when he was in High School there was a girl that brought her Bible to school everyday. (And we had never heard of a school shooting). I can't imagine if a kid brought a Bible or said a prayer in school today. They even want to remove "in God we trust" from money. I think that we should ALL have the right to worship. The ACLU will fight AGAINST a prayer at a High School Graduation (as it did a local school here, a few years ago). But they will fight FOR the rights of other Religions. There are so many that want to legalize marijuana for extra tax revenue. I remember the woman here a few years ago that ran over several prominent Bowling Green business Men that were all out for a ride on their motorcycles. And recently the woman going the wrong way on a highway that killed her, her son two nieces and a father and son in the other vehicle. Both of these women were said to have been high. I have two kids out there on the road. And the "cool" thing now is to serve alcohol at every family event in Bowling Green. We stopped going to the concerts in the park because what was supposed to be a family event was nothing but a bunch of drunks thanks to the beer tent! People on the "left" tell me that I need to be more open minded. I know that is the cool Liberal way of thinking. They don't want us to own a gun, however they are all protected by armed guards, They want us on Government run Health Care, yet they want to keep their "Cadillac" plans, how hypocritical! But when I realized that Brent and I were basically "puppets" to appease our parents and the Democrat party, we realized THEY are the ones with the closed minds. They (some in our family) don't even think for themselves. A Democrat is in the White House that is all that matters, no matter what he does. My Mother cussed Bush everyday for 8 years for putting us so deep in debt because of the war. Just the "interest" (500 million a day) on what Obama has spent is more than both wars put together, and she does not say a word about that. And if I say anything about it she just says "well he is just doing what he has to do to get us out of this mess Bush got us in". OK, that would be like if I maxed out a charge card, then maxed out three more to try and fix it. I don't want my children to be a slave to the Government, to pay back all of this spending! And I hate it when I hear "Politically Correct". What does that mean? That I have to go along with THEM, because THEY are correct. This is what makes them "puppets" to the Democrat party. I think everyone has the right to love whom ever they wish, regardless of their sex or color. I think a woman should have the right to an abortion under certain circumstances, but not just because she made a mistake and is not willing to face the consequences. I do not agree with the programs that want to give people a "free" ride at the expense of those that work! I believe in GOD and don't want anyone to look down on me or belittle me for it, or take it away from me. I want to have the right to own a gun, and to use it if someone breaks into my home. I don't want to legalize marijuana or have beer tents at family events. I believe in the Death Penalty, if they can prove that the person commented the crime beyond a show of a doubt. If it was a horrific crime then I don't care about their "Human Rights," string them up!! As far as equal rights, I do not believe anyone should be discriminated against, but I also do not believe in the "entitlement" attitude that so many have today. And if a woman can do a job equally as well as a man, then pay them equally. If a woman can't do the job as well as a man then pay him more!! I am proud to be an Independent. To be able to "think" for myself, to see what is good and what is bad on both sides. I will not apologize to my or Brent's family for refusing to become their programed Democrat robots.