I answered the Highway Man's anti-war song in my latest American Daily column. It's been my most popular column since they began counting hits with 340 readers so far.

I have to raise a serious concern. Reading on Free Republic. Ralph Nader is trying to decide whether to run for President and is asking for advice from his supporters. Some Freepers are proposing that conservatives lie and deceive Mr. Nader into believing that he has thousands of supporters willing to vote for him no matter what, when the fact is that they would rather eat glass than vote Mr. Nader.

I seriously think that this dishonesty is wrong. We don't have to take the low road of American politics to win. What's being proposed by many Conservatives in this as well as in turning out to boost the campaigns of Al Sharpton and Howard Dean is bad for our Republic. The integrity of the two party system is vital and members of both parties are behaving in such a disreputable way as to destroy it's integrity.

I also question the wisdom of voting for people based on some strategic motives, because we don't know what tomorrow holds. The New Hampshire Republicans who for a few weeks has joined the Democratic Party to vote for Dean may find himself regretting it, when/if his "choice" wins the General election. How would a German feel if he voted for the "Nazi's" as a strategic move?

This is all quite silly too as you really only have one vote and one vote will not make the difference between winning and losing for anybody in 99% of elections. So go out vote honestly and vote your conscience.

I've been daydreaming a lot after reading this article. If American Candidate happens, I'd very much like to be a candidate, it'd be my "big break" potentially. If I could make it onto the show, it would give me a forum to share my views as well as an opportunity to educate the American public on issues of great concern.

If I could win or finish in the top three, it'd provide enough exposure to help strengthen my writing and political careers. Is the idea too fantastic? I might just be disqualified because of age, but as they may not be concerned with having a candidate who is ready to serve in 2005 and may open it up for more people. It may be silly, but let me dream.

I receive the most ironic e-mail ever from We the People reminding us that gifts to We the People are tax deductible. One of the big premises of We the People is that the income tax itself is illegal and that we don't have to file our taxes or do withholding. It's sort of like Green Peace telling everyone to drive their SUVs to the next meeting.

Being at AmericanDaily.com, I'm honored to write on same board as Ryan Thompson, a 17 year old Conservative writer in Pennsylvania. I'm not that much older than he (6 years), but I take issue slightly with his latest column. In his column, he writes,

I am willing to ignore the increase in governmental spending because of the Global War on Terrorism because I know freedom is not free and that fighting for it is very expensive.

Now, I take issue with Thompson on this point. We can tolerate the President's increase, but we cannot ignore it. Conservatives are not going to except uninterrupted out of control growth of the government anymore they'll except unlimited abortion.

We can't let this lead us to destructive actions, but we have to plan to elect more Conservative members of Congress and a President in 2008 who will stand for less government and more freedom.

I have to say that FreeRepublic.com is getting a little a picky. I tried to post my article from AmericanDaily.com and was informed that the site did not welcome comment from AmericanDaily.com. I instead posted an excerpt from the Blog and was informed that items from blogspot.com belong in General Interest and wouldn't do an override. I'll have to wait until I get home to upload the file as HTML to adamsweb.mysitespace.com

I don't get how they can on one hand not WELCOME the work of myself, Jonathan David Morris, and others on FreeRepublic.net but not allow it when it's on Americandaily.com. It makes no sense to me.

It's been a long time, too long since my last post. I've made innumerable updates to The Screwtape Report and my politics page, as well as a number of Baseball columns. The Baseball isn't fully update, should be soon. I also updated my work biography .

One of my political columns was quoted extensively by one of the top blogs on the net. The Publisher of Solport says my column on Howard Dean's southern comments echo the views of his wife, who is a Southerner.

I wrote this from the perspective of not being a Southerner. There used to be a time when I was bothered whenever I saw the Confederate Flag. It still bugs me in some contexts. It probably doesn't belong over the South Carolina Capitol, but the Southern bashing is getting out of hand. It's become an obsession of liberals to attack this region of our Country with a ferocious vengeance and it's wrong. The Democrats are the true bigots today.

Random thought:

I saw a diversity and inclusion class at work today. I wonder if anyone's been thrown out of an inclusion class and if so does that make them non-inclusive?

I'd like you to see the entire Rush Limbaugh case in a different light. Rush Limbaugh is many things. If it is true, it's not on the same level as something done by a political leader. Rush is an entertainer much like Johnny Cash. Cash was a beloved and respected American entertainer whose greatest struggle was with booze and pills.

Rush is not a preacher, he's a talk show host. If he did do it, all he needs to do is admit and he'll be forgiven by everyone but the mainstream press.

I do not believe for one moment the allegations raised against Rush Limbaugh. The sad state of American politics is becoming apparent. Today, people who run on the Republican side are subjected to a complete investigation of the entirety of their personal lives. The Democrats are the greatest practitioners of this politics of personal destruction.

Looking at General Clark's entry into the presidential race and the statements of General Shelton, Conservatves did not seek to find out what issues of character led Shelton to declare he would not vote for Clark. Most issues that have been raised have been on the General's record.

I fear for our Republic when as conservatives, we allow the media to require that our leaders have angelic past. As Madison said, "If men were angels, we would not need government.

Well I kept to the Tae Bo result three days in a row. That's something for me. I've got to keep it up. I've got to say focused. I've got to keep at it, for my health's sake.

I've started training for my new job in Boise. It's a fun work environment with great benefits. I'll write (a little) bit more about it when I update my work bio. I certainly won't write everything. Again, my opinion is that it's unprofessional to gripe about your current job and being a kiss-up doesn't do any good.

Your prayers are appreciated. The city of Boise is full of opportunities, but I haven't found the place I fit in, in the local body of believers. I don't know where I should go or what I should do. I'm also desperate for a chance to preach.

I miss Montana. I miss knowing people who would be there consistently, of knowing my place, even though it was limited. Everything is so wide open here, I don't know what to do.

Also put in the Tae Bo 8 minute workout. Boy, it really did the trick. I felt better afterwards. At the end of the tape Blanks said that even though you may not have 20 minutes, you surely do have 8 minutes to take care of your health. He's write. I'll try and Tae Bo every day.

Watched the Time Machine with my wife (the new one starting Jeremy Irons). It was okay. My big problem with it was how the Earth was destroyed. Ready? It was blasting on the moon to create moon colonies. Supposedly, it blew apart the moon and destabilized the Earth's orbit. I'm not a scientist, but I'm pretty darn sure that's pretty close to impossible.

Stand Up For The Flathead

This is my challenge to citizens of the Flathead Valley: Stand up for the Flathead. No, not the Flathead as idealized by leftist anti-development beatniks but as place where people can make a living and young families can survive. All over people have told me that they're sad about my departure. But I wasn't the first and I certainly won't be the last.

Of my 2002 graduating class at FVCC, most had already. The only one I saw after graduation was Heidi Rhodes, who received her A.S. in Criminal Justice and landed the dream job of Stream International Security Guard before leaving for New York where she could get work.

There can be economic opportunity but citizens need to stand up against the extreme anti-development crowd. FVCC is a great college, but to be honest, it's not really helping the Flathead. You're training other communities police officers, businessman, and network administrators. You're not training people to work and pay for the education that was financed through property taxes, because there was no way they can make a reasonable living there.

Wake up and stop Citizens for a Better Flathead or it's young people will continue to be the Flathead's greatest export.

Saying goodbye is a hard thing for me. Some people say they don't like goodbyes. Even though they hurt, I do. I think they're important, especially when you've known people for a while. Some good friends of mine left Montana to go to California, and we didn't get to say goodbye. It feels like there wasn't closure.

At the church I was attending in addition to Living Water Christian Fellowship, they prayed over us and had cake. People who I'd said barely a word to in the year and a half I'd gone there, let me know that I'd blessed them. It was very humbling and I felt very loved.

My mom cried when I hugged her goodbye. My brother didn't. To be an honest, I don't think he cries at all. My dad drove the Ryder truck down to Boise, which was a good thing, cause I could not have driven that truck, towing my Mazda behind me on that tow bar, or even without the Mazda. After we unloaded and returned the truck, I drove my dad to the airport.

He had this silly little rhyme he always tried to coax me into reciting. It got embarrassing after I turned eight (thus why I'm not posting it), so I stopped doing it. Without coaxing, I hugged him and said it at the airport as we both were crying.

I miss my family, but I think I've got a good perspective on it. Even though it's sad, it's part of growing up, of coming into my own. Of finding God's perfect will for my life. I often felt like a Prophet without Honor in Kalispell. I was too well known, I'd been there too long (since I was 12) and been a political agitator for far too long. People there had seen me grow up which was part of the problem.

Kalispell is a town where people come to relax. I've poured my heart out more times than I could count trying to get an event organized and got little to no response. Anyone organizing anything other than the Liberal busybodies "Citizens for a Better Flathead" will tell you that getting anything organized is like pulling teeth.

If you go down to Western Montana in the Summer tp see Glacier National Park, visit the Miracle of America Museum. It's $3.00 to get in and well worth the price of admission (especially given what tourist traps around Glacier charge).

You enter the museum and it takes a full hour or more to get through all the stuff in there. Let me tell you it's a great collection of historical items, including plenty of World War II posters and memrobillia. They even have a tank and an old car in there. Also, they have several old machines that work including an early video game from the 1960s, as well as several music playing machines from the early 20th Century.

Once you get into the cafe portion of the museum, you may think it's over. You could be more wrong. Because through the back door is the yard, full of historical stuff. They have made historical buildings with schools (the school had a NEA newsletter from teh 1940s talking about the importance of religion in school). Also had a lot of stuff out there. The only negative about the museum is that the yard is very eclectic. It has the stereotypical design of a redneck's back yard, but few rednecks have Fighter Jets, Tanks, and Helicopters on their front yard.

You can't sit on a lot of the cool equipment, the tanks and fighter jets are sealed, but you can sit in the helicopter and there's a huge tug boat you can climb on.

More than that, the museum is very conservative and it will remind you why you should be proud to be an American.

I've moved to Boise and there's a lot to write about. Boise is quite a city. I went downtown to visit the Job Service. The Skyline of the City really impressed me. You would never know how big Boise as you drive into it. It's all hilly and rustic. Inside though, it's a thriving and growing city. I know it's also probably big, cold, and cruel. But, right now I'm just impressed

What you're seeing in Alabama is remarkable. Don't miss this. Despite all of the whining about the rule of law and how Judge Moore isn't following it., what 's more remarkable is how peaceful everything is staying in the state. No riots, just prayerful protests. Compare to that to what happens when the left doesn't get its way.

zIs reading comprehension a lost art? I mean it. I recently posted a column analyzing America's situation and suggested that were headed for a Civil War and people suggest I'm advocate a Civil War. I'm not. I think that if we can't resolve our pproblems peacefully, future generations will curse us. No one wants a Civil War but it may be coming if we don't address in a serious way the issues of judicial supremacy.
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Recently, I also wrote a Short Story about a man who killed an abortion doctor and I was assailed as if I supported the conduct when the article condemned it. My friends, people need to be able to grasp and understand the meaning of what people are saying. I'm very disheartened by the poor reading comprehension skills showed by many Conservatives.

I have to say something about Independent Christian films. Support them! Every Independent film begins with someone who has an idea and a message. To make a Christian film, you spend anywhere between $100,000-$200,000. You rarely recoop that.

Those who do so to make a Christian movie with a Christian message should be lauded. They're making movies because they believe the message will have an impact on people's lives. The Christiano Brothers do great work in making their own movies as well as distributing those of others.

Their Website offers movies at a reasonable price with a good entertainment value. As Christians we often face the choice of who we'll support. I understand that sometimes, we all want just a nice "fun" movie and that's fine. But where should more of our entertainment dollars be going? I'd contend that it's a better idea to invest financially in people who have invested themselves in making movies for the Glory of God.