Who wants to go to Michigan?

Max's Race is scheduled for July 7, 2007 in East Lansing, Michigan.

For those of you who don't know, Maxwell Matthews passed away in 2005 at the age of 6. He is my cousin. His parents, in courageous fashion, have set up the Maxwell C. Matthews foundation that benefits the Sparrow Pediatric Fun. Every year they sponsor Max's Race, a 5k Run/Walk to benefit the foundation. It's a good time...

www.maxsrace.com

Let me know if you want to take a road trip for a good cause.

Tough on What?

As a boy who was born to never second guess a democrat, I've struggled with my ability to criticize the party that i vote with. However, growing up in a highly democratic household has it's perks as well (i.e. extremely liberal parents who are accepting of their gay child). I digress...

But recently I've been increasingly disappointed with the Democratic Party. In a recent interview, Jimmy Carter referred to the current administration's foreign policy as "the worst in history." He's correct. Actually, completely on the money. There has not been a president in a very long time that has been as destructive and divisive with foreign policy as George W. Bush. However, the Dubya Marketing Machine got on the horn and called Jimmy Carter "irrelevant." Anytime you make a crack at the president, his press secretaries act as if you insulted Jesus. So Jimmy Carter, in grand democratic tradition, retracted his statements. He stated that he was really talking about recent presidents, such as George Sr., Clinton, and Nixon. Apparently the phrase "worst in history" translates to mean "worst in the last 30 years.

It's blatantly obvious that Jimmy Carter meant exactly what he said. But because democrats can not stand up against this president, he sugar-coated the shit out of his words and made peace with the Pres. This is exactly what I hate about the Democratic Party. He should have said, "I don't care if I'm irrelevant. I'm 100 years old and not affiliated with any candidate in this election. So I'll say it again...Bush is disastrous and the worst in history with regards to foreign policy." Democrats in general need to start proving to the American Public, that they can be tough when they need to be. They need to go on Fox News and tear Chris Wallace's ass apart like Bill Clinton did (watch it on youtube.com, it's great). They need to start drafting impeachment papers like Dennis Kucinich. And they need to march to Washington and lobby for their causes like Al Gore does.

It's time to grow some balls blue staters. If you want to win in 2008, you'll learn to play the game. The alternative is 4 more years of Bush politics under another name.
You chose...

Goodbye Marlboro Man, My Dear Friend...

Tuesday nights might be a bit lonely from this point on. I won't have you to sit with me on the porch until the wee hours of the morning, watching the rain and the people passing by. You'll be absent the next time my heart breaks, or the next time my heart loves. I won't call on you when my grandpa dies in the next two years after fighting a disease that you very well could give me. You'll be missing from my hand the next time I sit at the table with my mother and grandmother, as we discuss how much we hate republicans and the religious right. I won't light you up if the Tigers our Cubs when the World Series, or the Redwings win the Stanley Cup. You'll be missing from the breaks of my day, my moments of stress, and my moments of bliss. You won't be the first thing I see in the morning or the last thing I see at night. It's just time for us to part, and for the first time in my life...i'm ok.

I will be a better person without you in my life. I will be free. I will be healthy. I will be complete.

Goodbye Marlboro Man, my dear friend.