Mountain Attachment

My ma and pa

and two brothers

have gone on before

We laid them to rest

In these mountains

Free to fly and soar

Which must explain the attachment

These mountain have for me

The single place

Where I feel most free

I'm mountain bound

I'm hammering down

I am climbing up the grade

For I am a mountain man

That is how I was made.

by Ranger Bill

The least qualified to be Secretary of Defense

His only claim to fame militarily is his service from 1964-66.

Two years in Army intelligence during President Johnson's Vietnam War.

We know how effective that proved to be.

We are engaged in a war against terror, you would think the most qualified would be placed in that critical post and politics be damned. Protect America first. Why not Sen. McCain who is amply qualifeid for that position or Sen. Leiberman.

The source of information of this CIA chief during the recent Egyptian crisis was CNN, not his own CIA operatives, just reporters. Get real and fire this incompetent idiot.

A path to citizenship

I have a perfectly fine idea for those who seek a path to citizenship.

There would be two paths to take. One has to do with an American Foreign Legion.

Those serving in the AFL would serve in overseas assignments and in a support role to military units doing the logistical things for those deployed military units.

The other path would be the American Domestic Legion. Those

who chose the route of the ADL would be similar roles but supporting Homeland Security, BLM, USFS, Border Patrol, FEMA, National Guard, Coast Guard. They could be fighting forest fires

for instance. Service in either the ADL or the AFL would be a minimum six years but would lead to citizenship for they and their immediate family. Career service could also be encouraged.