Did you?? I know I did!

there is only one day that people around the world celebrate the sacrifices the armed forces have made in keeping this world free. Today is that day .... November 11th, Today is Remembrance Day.

My age group was lucky enough to miss the fight for freedom. Something I could never do was kill somebody, but to all the people, all the veterans, that have layed down their lives for our freedom and all those who still serve, I want to say

THANK YOU!

I got a tear in my eye reading this. Remember, it's the little things.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1163199012243

Now the real question, did any of you stand for 2 minutes to respect the fallen? I have for as long as I can remember! If you did, was it a forced thing( you were in a grocery store and they made an announcement) or did you simply stop what you were doing?

LEST WE FORGET

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Politics ....ME ..... Really?

It wasn't long ago that I thought about my Dad and his attempt to get into politics, and how the stress got to him and he decided to pull out to save his sanity. Maybe my Dad wasn't made for politics, maybe he couldn't lie or cheat to get himself ahead, or maybe he saw what politics had become and became disillusioned with all of it.

I guess I'll never know.

What I do know however is that I've seen more political suicides in the last 5 years than ever before. The blatant spending with no thought towards the welfare of the country, the party jumping and the cry baby attitude when politicians get caught going against there mandate.

WAIT, I'm wrong, these aren't suicides, nobody ends up paying for their mistakes. All these politicians do is laugh things off, or come up with some lame reason for what happened, and how it was all an attempt to help his/her constituents. Shoot, look at MP's at there office budgets, money for entertaining(including alcohol), free trips aboard government jets ....yep,you can take your wife! Whatever happened to fiscal responsibility?

look at David Tsubouchi he suggested people try to haggle at grocery stores for better prices JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET! He also made a sample menu that ended up having a lower nutritional value than the diet served to prisoners in Ontario jails. All this while being able to write off a bottle of wine as an entertainment expense.

Also don't forget Joe Volpe and the 11 year old twins of a former vice-president of a generic drug company, and the "donation" they made (of $5400 each) towards his campaign. I'd call that strange behavior. OH, and what about the fact that he put a $138 "dinner for 2" at an Italian Restaurant as an expense ...... yep, a write off!

Don't forget Belinda Stronach and her quick jump to the opposition when she won her riding in Newmarket. How would you feel if you voted for a party and there particular stand only to see the person you voted for jump to the other side?

politicians should be held accountable for everything they do in office. It just seems their fellows cronies always cover there ass for them. I won't get into the discussion about legislation regarding access of information and how a certain political party that pushes for 'transparency" in government is trying to to make it harder to "get the facts" through a freedom of information request. Transparency my ASS!

Later
Brent