Finally!

If you hear Christmas music tomorrow when you awake it's not a mistake. While I know I'm reaching a bit here, I believe that tomorrow all will be right with the world. No, it doesn't have anything to do with Barak Obama or John McCain. We will not have found Jimmy Hoffa.

Tomorrow, every Southern Man will awake to know that the College Football season will officially begin at 8:01 pm Eastern Standard Time.

We wait all year for this. At this point, my team and your team is undefeated. Hopeless dreams run amuck and visions of greatness fill the air with optimism.

Tomorrow night, my Gamecocks will take the field against the Wolfpack of NC State, renewing an old rivalry from the old ACC days and even from the 80s when Todd Ellis lead the charge. We last played NC State in 1999. Lou Holtz's first game as the coach at Carolina. That game was played in the middle of a hurricane in a torrential downpour. We lost that game, 10-0, and afterwards Coach Holtz said it was the worst conditions he had ever played in. Remember, Holtz is a pretty old fella and he's seen a lot so saying that these were the worst conditions says a lot.

I digress, tomorrow, I will pull out my cooler, my chairs, my car flags and my Garnet Polo and with the stroke of noon begin the pilgrimage to Columbia where the most wonderful time of the year will officially begin. From here on out, for the rest of 2008 football will dominate my Saturdays, my TV and my life. And in case you're worried, I'm very much okay with that.

This year should be my 8th straight year of not missing a single home game in Columbia. I can't wait, I won't be able to sleep tonight and when the morning comes the air will smell like evergreen and "Jingle Bells" will play.

The only question now is what to drink.....Bourbon and Ginger, Bourbon and Diet, or Beer. Tell you what....let's not make this any harder than it has to be. I'll drink a little bit of each and when the pregame clock hits zero, know that I'll be in my place, right there in the heart of Williams-Brice Stadium waiting anxiously for that low bass to drop. Goose bumps will come over me, my emotions will take over and 2001 will play. Shed a tear? I'd say there's a good chance.

Go Cocks!

It's Been a Few Weeks, Hasn't it?

Well, maybe it's because this blog is seldom if ever read by anyone other than the author (which is my own doing since I've done nothing to promote my useless ramblings), or maybe it's because I've grown weary of politics and am now switching my focus onto the upcoming Football Season. Nevertheless, it's been a few weeks since I've had anything to say that I felt like saying.

So.....I'm thinking about packing it up and turn my back on the political system and the politicians that irritate me. It's not because I don't care, I do. However, it's becoming more apparent each day that politicians have lost touch with the rest of the country. They are driven by big money special interest groups and their touch with the common man ended some 100 years ago when our worlds were much less global and possibly much less greedy.

My biggest problem with politics is that regardless of how often a politician slights me, ignores my concerns and/or blows me off I still have to pay taxes. Talk about a taxation without representation feeling.

Eitherway, I find myself relating more and more to Samuel Clemons. I'm a "you do your thing and I'll do mine" Southern thinker. I am suspect of the government, much in the way that my forefathers where hence leading to our Lost Cause. I find it more and more troubling with each day that my taxes support leaders that have lost touch and clearly forgot about my best interest the minute the last election ended. In this, everyone's to blame. Personally, me as a Republican, I lay the blame on the Democrats. They claim to care about the everyday commoner, yet over the past three years, under their leadership in Congress and Senate, taxes have increased, our economy has gotten worse and energy cost are skyrocketing. Personally, I'm still waiting for the part when they actually do more than promote themselves as the savior for the commoner. It's time to PUT UP OR SHUT UP.

Now about that moving my concerns onto something other than politics thing......Next time, I promise!

Russia vs. Georgia

Can't say this whole deal isn't very troubling. However, it's also hard to figure out exactly what in the hell is going on too.

Here's what I think I know:
1. Georgia invaded a section of their country that was considered an allied area of the Russians.
2. Russia retaliated (Honestly, can't blame them)
3. The U.S. disagrees with the way in which Russia goes about retaliation and immediately sides with Georgia.

What I'm not clear on is who is the aggressor here? Is it Georgia or is it Russia. Is the fact that the U.S. sided with Georgia the reason why Russia has so much dismay with us?

While I object to both Georgia and Russia's actions, you certainly can't blame Russia for fighting back and defending the innocent if Georgia is indeed at fault. Therefore, I'm not sure what the U.S. Government is up to. What's fact and what's propaganda here?

Does the oil line running through Georgia have anything to do with the U.S.'s interest? Does the oil line running through Georgia have anything to do with why Russia has a problem with Georgia?

Here's what I believe. George Washington, the father of our country, said that it would serve the best interest of America if we simply worried about America and did not involve ourselves in the affairs of other countries. I certainly can't blame him for saying this and aside from doing everything in our power to defend our country I think he's absolutely right. The only rub to Mr. Washington's insight is the changed scope of our world. In Mr. Washington's day the world was a much bigger place. Now, the world is at your fingertips. Thanks to the media and the Internet, access to places like Moscow are instant. It's a tough call, I honestly think we should worry about self-dependency and rely less on foreign countries for our resources. These countries are so volatile and temper mental while traditionally we as Americans are anything but volatile. We want to live our lives in peace and harmony yet we rely on such non-harmonious countries. It's seems our economy should mirror our lifestyle. Sometimes it seems like we should get back to basics, support our own economy first and work towards self dependence while doing everyting in our power to following Mr. Washington's advice.

Democrats are Leading our Economy into the Ground

I find it interesting that the liberal media and all of those people out there looking for "change" seem to immediately point the finger at George W. Bush when it comes to discussing the problems in with our economy and energy issues.

Honestly, Bush is not much different than The Queen of England. We are not lead by a Monarchy. Granted Bush has veto power; however, the bills and the decisions our Political Leaders make on a daily basis are managed and voted on by two groups, The Senate and Congress, both of which are controlled by the Democrats. Therefore, to place the blame on Bush is simply an uneducated move by those who honestly don't know what they're talking about. Our country is suffering from economic woes and an "Energy Crisis." What is the Democratic controlled Senate and Congress doing about it? They're running the show, yet our issues with the economy and energy shortfalls keep getting worse. When you really think about it, who is really to blame?