Freedom of Speech Only Applies...

Well, posting once a month is unacceptable and I deeply apologize. I will try to be more proactive with this blog--but I simply can't help but let the smell of fall and football just around the corner distract me from my obligations. Because, in case you haven't noticed...I love football. But enough about that. I do my daily reading of news stories (if you can call it that--"news"), and I check on my favorite blogs for updates and I find myself AMAZED at what some people will let this current administration and its goonies get away with.

Flag@whitehouse.gov? Seriously? Hey little ones, if you hear your mommy and daddy talking bad about our President or his policies, please let your good White House know. Remind you of anything else? Please note when that link was published. Yes--I saw (like many of you) the potential of similarities long before we elected this man into office. I say "we" in the most general sense of the word.

It's only proper to dissent when you disagree with W? But don't you dare oppose Obama and his goons. Never mind that they're trying to ram through legislation that our representatives have admitted to not reading (I don't think a link is necessary--as we've all seen the reports). I think one of my favorite quotes thus far comes from Dan Jeror (h/t John Hawkins at Townhall.com), "Why would you guys try to stuff a health care bill down our throats in three to four weeks when the President took six months to pick out a dog for his kids?" Ummm. Good question.

As I sit hear and ponder today's politics, I honestly get sick to my stomach that there are actually people that are accepting this type of behavior. Organizing for America is grassroots? Please. I pray daily that more and more Americans wake up to what is happening and let these fools know in D.C. that we are ON TO THEM. We are not a monarchy--and just because you're a Washington bureaucrat does NOT mean that you are better than me--so get over this Marie Antoinette attitude. My friends--I can only pray that we show up at the polls with fury and rage come November 2010 and let these bureaucrats know just who IS the boss in this good ol' USA.

I wish more than anything I could head to Washington on September 12th...but with stuff going on in my personal life and you know, my JOB (that apparently I am simply working to pay for Joe Blow the LOSER), I am unable to get away. I hope that some of you are able to make it. We need a STRONG showing to let D.C. know. We're not messing around anymore.

So--my hiatus has resulted in a long rant. I will try my very best to do some research and post more than once a month from here on out. Maybe The General will contribute, too? (hint, hint)

Proudly Introducing...

Bless Our Heart's newest contributor...The General.

The General is no stranger to Bless Our Hearts, as he has been mentioned in quite a few of my previous posts. I'm thrilled to write that he has agreed to help take ownership of Bless Our Hearts.

I'm quite proud of the General and would like to share some of his accomplishments with you, Bless Our Heart's readers.

The General is currently serving as a labor relations professional for a company with multiple contracts and international unions. In this role, he links business strategy from Senior Management to the Labor and HR strategy, including benefits, wages, operating flexibility, etc. In prior assignment, headed labor and employment law department, assigned and monitored or handled all employment and labor matters for company, advising senior management on strategy and policy. He has advised senior management on antitrust compliance and merger-related trade law issues. He has also given assistance and advice to clients on labor, trade and finance matters. In this role, he has practiced extensively in labor and employment litigation.

In a former life, the General owned and operated a marketing company and a separate company that advised international clients on trade and finance.

The General is also a principal in an oil and gas development company that has extensive holdings in the Western United States.

The General is a member of various Bar Associations, a former President of the Labor and Employment Law Section of his state bar association and is a founding member of its Hospital Law Committee. He has served as chairman of numerous civic and non-profit boards at state and national level.

Prior to internal counsel position, The General was a partner and attorney within a large law firm, where he represented several corporate clients and maintained an active federal and state trial practice with an exceptional success rate.

He graduated with a B.A. in English, and has extensive post-graduate work. He received his commission through ROTC and entered active duty. After leaving active duty, he attended law school, where he graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. degree. Retired as a Major General in the Army National Guard, with extensive command experience at battalion, brigade and higher levels.

Please join me in welcoming The General to Bless Our Hearts. I know you will enjoy what he has to say as much as I do.