The Ammo Box – Updated

With great humility and respect to all those who have ever lost life or limb, heart or soul, or any god given element of existence I humbly kneel before you and ask you to accept my gratitude to the sacrifices you made for us. I say this not just to our friends and family in the military. It is, today; time to remember our civilian heroes who are as much responsible for our safety as those who served with arms.

Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you firefighters, police, paramedics and volunteers. If you could see us now you would see our arms crossed with hands cupped upon our shoulders and head bowed to you. Bless you. God bless you all.

Why are we sitting on the ammo box?

Folks keep asking about the whitey tape. Why has there only been one 527 Ayers ad, some ask. Where is the RezkoEstate ad and why are we not hearing GD, along with I’ve never been proud of America?

Chill.

Do not one of the doubters here read the excellent articles by Larry Johnson on when and if anything will be used on Obama. If the dirt is not needed, then it won’t be used.

UPDATE:
I feel a need to step in here and clarify one important issue. Nobody I have talked to in any level of the GOP ranks believes that either of the 100/80/50 scenarios will happen. It is just comforting to know that there is a discussion going on there that considers honor and civility.

And, in advance I will warn those reading this now, you will find some who very much disagree. I stand by my belief that we – citizens – all loose if we end up hating each other when this election is done.

I have it on good and direct authority that, if McCain’s internals show a 100 ECV (Electoral College Vote) lead, that is solid, then nothing will be used. 80 EC votes and some will surface. 50 and a little more will be used. If the mid to late October polls are close then they most likely pull out the stopper and, by the nature of modern American politics, all decorum will go down the drain. When I say good authority I mean it. I worked almost as many GOP campaigns as I have Democrat. Many of the operatives are my friends. Some are not. I met last month with one who was involved with something in 2004 that it has taken me until recently to forgive. I will never forget what the SBVFT did but, considering what I have seen from Kerry lately, I am ready to forgive them for acting upon their beliefs.

I am an independent, so take this at my word, or accept it as my opinion. I think that most of our national leaders are true Americans – Republican and Democrat alike. If victory can be achieved without destroying the public perception of the valuable institute of the presidency then they have no desire to engage in actions that may inflict lasting wounds upon the American spirit by throwing firebombs into the other camp after all the tents have burned. As a matter of fact they all are very practical and know that the less scorched earth they create the less retribution they, as the victor, have to offer to the slain, after all the battles are fought, in order to bring the leaders of the other camp into a coalition conference for bettering our nation. Country first is a deeply felt concept that does not belong to one side or the other.

That’s what this is all about. Bettering our nation. I, for one, do not think we are living in such a bad country. Every four years campaigns concentrate on how awful a state the existing administration or congress has put us in. Can we do better as a nation? Yes. Are we as horrible as the campaigns tell us we are? Are we uncaring for the poor? Are we killers of corporations? Are we as dysfunctional as the ad-ministers make us out to be? My answer to that is a resounding no.

I am perhaps more than slightly upset about the treatment Sarah Palin is getting today. I think the attacks are even more despicable than those we observed during the mistreatment rituals that sacrificed the spirit of Hillary Clinton earlier this year. Four months ago I would not have thought that there could ever be behavior more vile than that seen by the Hillary detractors. I was wrong. Anyone who has read my snippets before knows that I have a bunch of sisters. I become upset when any woman is treated with disrespect. It’s a brother thing. I know the treatment of Sarah Palin is disrespectful only for political gamming. But that does not excuse the actions of those participating in the mud throwing and the virtual tossing of her into the pit of sinners to be stoned.

But. My anger does not give me any more right to stone them than their fear gave them the right to hurt her. As a matter of fact, we are all above “throwing stones.”

We have a good country here because we are the ones who own this country, and we are good people. Sarah Palin played basketball in high school. I played football. I remember that during the traditional handshakes after each game I would look for the guy I spent the game facing and shake his hand and, many times, share a quick hug. Our battle on the field was over. I carry the memory of those Friday nights with me when I win or loose a contract or even when my candidate wins or looses. But there is one example, that I learned from this campaign, that will be my model for forgiveness.

John McCain went to North Vietnam, shook the hands of the people who represented his worst nightmares and his family found the strength to forgive and even to love.

We are in a battle for what we all believe to be the best course for our country. I hope that, no matter what is said, we all can, by January 2009, be this (see Cindy above) magnanimous toward our “enemies.”

Our battle today, on the political field, using our right to insert our political and philosophical beliefs into the functional operations of our democratically elected government, was won by those who did not ask the one beside them about their political beliefs. Let us honor them and live today in..

Peace.