I want to go on record at saying a few things. I love this site and enjoy it very much. I think we are a bit to touchy sometimes on here about what is allowed and not allowed, but that is the rules and I'll abide by them or leave, no grey area. I for one will admit and anyone that knows me will attest that I will speak my mind to a fault, I can't help it. By that same token I would give you the shirt off of my back if you needed it. I'm old fashioned and I see things the way that I think they should be, which is old school. Fundamental stuff like honesty, integrity, being faithful to family and friends, and a hand shake is a bond and trust and no paper can break it. My Dad and Mom raised us old school to respect authority and our elders. I'll be 47 years old this year and I still Yes Mam and No Sir to my elders in many situations in everyday life which blows some peoples minds, can't help it old habits are hard to break. I say all these things to get to my point which is not a back patting campaign for myself.

When I see the country get in the shape it is now I vent verbally sometimes on this site. In this forum it's more than likely wrong and I shouldn't do it so I'm going to attempt to not do it in the future. If you read and understand what I wrote above maybe you can slightly understand why I get a little keyed up sometimes, still no excuse. This is a family site and without question I get carried away sometimes.

For the record I do not hate all liberals. Maybe we have some fundamental differences but that doesn't make me a better person than them or them better than me, just different. I have freinds that are liberals and they are fine people. Andrew for one on this site is a self proclaimed liberal but we see eye to eye on almost everything and he is one of the nicest individuals that I have ever met in my entire life and I truely mean that. I would like to see this country get back some good ole common sense values though. You know just cut and dry, right and wrong stuff.

In closing I wrote this because I feel that I have offended some on here and that is not my intention and as I've gotten older I have tried to realise that I'm not always right. Also that I need to accept that not everybody looks at things the way that I do and that's o.k. If I get jacked up now and again you have a little insight as to why and I'll try in the future to keep it toned down a bit.

Happy first day of Spring to all and thanks for letting me vent a bit, Mark.