today is the day.

I'm leaving for Tulsa in a few hours to go to the airport and watch my Dad head to Iraq. I have so many emotions going through me right now. I'm proud of him because he feels like it's his duty to serve his country. I'm FURIOUS because I feel like we're just spinning our wheels over there. I feel helpless because there is NOTHING I can do to keep him safe.

Those of you who know me, know how much of a Republican I am. I'm a hardcore Republican to a fault! But this administration is KILLING me. Its so fucking hard to defend policies you don't believe in. This week has illustrated my point...Its not just us STILL being in Iraq...what about stem cell research? I am ready for a change. 2008 can't come soon enough.

No, I don't plan on voting for a Democrat... but I would love a Republican (or Independent) candidate who doesn't bow down to Evangelical Christians.
Most (of course not all) Republicans I know are pro-choice, ready for us to get the hell out of Iraq and pro-stem cell research. So frustrating!

Enough of my ranting. Here are a few pictures of the base Dad will be deployed to:

He'll be at Balad Air Base. And, no I'm not giving away any big military secrets :) Its been on the news that Dad's group is going there. Check out that map above: doesn't it look like a great place to go? *enter eye rolling here*

So thats it. If you made it through all that above, thanks :)
I promise all my future blogs won't be political or militant. Hopefully I can get back to reality tv and cooking and bad celebrity gossip :)