An arrest.....

"Justice for Jessica" has been the motto of all the law enforcement agencies around here the last few weeks since the kidnapping, murder and dismembering of 10 year old Jessica Ridgeway.  Today they announced the arrest of a 17 year old boy as the person who did this horrible thing.  The rumor is that his mother called the police to turn him in.  Not only are the members of Jessica's family the victims, but this young man's mother is also a victim; as a mother, I can't imagine what she is going through.

This presidential campaign has just been awful and I'm glad that in 13 days it will be over.  I am registered as an Independent, and in past elections I have voted for the candidate I thought was best, regardless if he was a Republican or a Democrat.  However, after witnessing how awful the Republicans have treated President Obama the last four years, I don't think I could ever again vote for a Republican.  They say they are the party of "family values", but oh my goodness - they have worked so hard to fight anything the President wanted to do for the country these last four years, there has been complete gridlock in Congress because of the Republicans.  Never before has there been such a complete lack of cooperation, but of course the Republicans don't take responsibility for it. I don't see any "family values" in that. 

Then they blame the big financial deficit on Obama.  The truth is, that in January of 2001 when Bill Clinton left office, there was no deficit -- in fact there was a surplus - the largest surplus in the history of the country.  That's what George Bush inherited.  Eight years later in January of 2009 when George Bush left office, there was a deficit - and it was the largest deficit in the history of the country.  That's what Barack Obama inherited -- but now the Republicans are blaming the entire deficit on him. 

Just last Sunday, my Sunday School teacher said that Obama's administration has not stood by Israel - which seems to be a common complain of Republicans.  The truth is (and this can easily be researched on the internet) that Obama has done more for Israel that George Bush ever did, and Mr. Obama has been on record that he will always stand by Israel. 

But the Republicans don't want to know the truth.  It makes me so sad to say this, because most of my friends and family members are Republicans and I love them. 

During the Republican primary campaign, the Billy Graham Association came out opposed to Romney and stated that Mormonism is a cult.  Now that Romney is the Republican candidate, they have changed their mind and said that Mormonism is not a cult.  The Southern Baptist Convention did the same thing.  Isn't it strange how Christian organizations can change definitions because of the political candidate they prefer over the one that they hate.  So much for taking a stand.

It's also true that Romney is running on the platform of all abortion being wrong, but now he's flip-flopping to say that abortion in event of rape or incest is ok. 

In the presidential campaign debate the other night, Romney kept accusing Obama of attacking him.  That is really a case of the pot calling the kettle black!  Romney has been attacking Obama since the beginning of the campaign and still is constantly attacking him.

The strangest thing is about Ann Romney.  She no longer watches TV because all the campaign ads upset her and since she has MS, she is supposed to stay calm.  If her husband becomes president - does she think there will be no stress?  Does she think he won't get criticized?  Did her husband not think of her medical condition before he decided to run for president -- or did he not care?  I think it's very strange.

And today Donald Trump gave President Obama till October 31 at 5 pm to release all his college records and his passport.  No other presidential candidate has ever before been asked to release college records.  And Mr. Romney hasn't even released more than two years of his tax returns - when even his father released many years of his.  Mr. Obama was a professor of constitutional law at Chicago University -- and he would never have gotten that position if there was any problem with his college transcript.  It's just not possible.  Donald Trump has just made a laughing stock of himself -- again!

OK, I feel a little better now for getting this out of my system!