Seriously...Monday...Again????

These weekends are entirely too short. Plus, I spent most of the weekend working on the house. While it's actually enjoyable and somewhat relaxing to do this, it's still work which prevents me from doing my normal weekend activity of doing absolutely nothing (and drinking...No, I don't have a problem!). Of course, we're still a couple months away from football season, so it's not like there's anything on television anyway.

I'm trying to avoid as many political posts, but every now and then I hear something from someone in politics that reassures my faith in the democratic system; and I think it's worthy of passing on. Last week, Obama changed the Presidential Seal as a marketing gimmick, and he also did a preemptive "Republicans are being racist" attack.

In response, Lt. Colonel Alan West - who is running for Florida's 22nd district Congressional seat - had this to say about Obama's preemptive strike:

"My advice to Senator Obama is to run as a Man and Leader, and the American people will evaluate you as such, not as a victim. This is a Presidential race, based solely on a capacity to lead the United States of America. It is not about skin tone...however, perhaps we should come to expect these immature statements.

It also seems rather humorous that the Presidential candidate who was supposed to be such a "uniter" and transcend race is the one talking about it the most. If Senator Obama was confident in his abilities and character, he would not need to create a crutch for failure. Senator Obama has just tipped his hand, any criticism of him and his policies will be directly attributed to racism. I congratulate Senator Obama for taking race relations in America back some 30 years."

Lt. Col West - First off, thank you for your service. Second, I don't know anything about you or your campaign, but your statement indicates an intelligence and honesty in politics that is extremely rare. I hope your campaign follows suit. Good luck in the election.

Check out Lt. Colonel West's campaign website: Allen West for Congress.

I seriously hope to see more of this gentleman in the future of our country.