Hello world!

So, I decided to start a Blog today to address my concerns, opinions, rants, raves and everything else related to our country, our government, the politics thereof and hopefully shed light on how the "schmoes" in Washington are wreaking havoc on our Constitution.

I am not a Republican or a Democrat, I am an American. I think it's time we all shed our "R's" and "D's" and start talking about the substance behind what's screwing up this country and how we're steering the Land of the Free to the Land of the Freaks.

Let's start out with some common issues in which I will share my opinion. Today, I'll mention two:

Marriage: The government shouldn't be involved in defining marriage. Gay, straight , or other wise, if you want to get married, then get married and the government should stay out of your business! Now let's move on to some more important issues in which the government's tentacles are reaching every aspect of our lives, like Health Care for instance.

Health care: Obama care is a HUGE mistake and I think it's defining his Presidency. I believe in the free market and strongly support the de-regulation of the Health care industry. First of all, quit forcing us to buy insurance through our employers and let us shop as individuals for insurance plans that meet our individual needs. Quit enabling the Insurance companies to essentially run Monopolies in their given states. Open up the market and let insurance companies compete for your business whether you live in Ohio or Hawaii. Here's a great article about Healthcare: http://www.reason.com/news/show/135081.html

So I only mentioned two issues partly because I need more material to write about in future blogs, but more importantly, I picked two very partisan issues that typically would provoke people to show their "D" card or their "R" card. How about we strip away the labels of Republican and Democrat and just talk about the issues in a straight forward approach focusing on the substance, not the party affiliation?

Do you think you can view current events and politics through the lens of substance? I used to think it was impossible, but it gets easier over time. You see, I used to be a Republican who followed that party no matter what. However, I changed my mind after seeing how much Bush loved to spend our hard earned money, and the fact that some issues, like "No Child left behind", have done nothing but add more cost and bureaucracy to our education system. What a waste! As I get older, I get more skeptical. I think more people should become skeptics.

My two cents...... keep the "change".