Pretty much found out this past weekend that another good friend is over in the middle of the desert fighting Bush's war.

Good Luck to ya pal :) We're all hoping and praying for your quick and safe return home.

Met a Navy SEAL over the weekend. Great person, but understandably hurt by all of the protests.

As I pointed out to him, and hopefully he understood, The protests were not geared toward the military, which bravely defends this country.
The protests are against an appointed leader, who doesn't seem to care what anyone's opinion is except his own. People are protesting the Bush war doctrine.

Remember the only two major world powers who have ever initiated a preemptive "defensive" strike are Germany under Hitler, and the United States of Bush. (Heh-Heh, he said Bush)

Anyway, I will write more stuff later, non-political stuff, when I'm not so distraught.

JC