Yup… another week… another comic! WOW! I think I will have to give myself a “B+” on this one.

So finally we are on the road and the guys are finally starting to realize something is up with that Fisted Cane of Bryan’s. Or at least Bryan is starting to notice something is up.

Since this will be the last comic before Christmas… Merry Christmas Everyone!

As you are busy opening your presents… and spending time with family… and as they start to get on your nerves and all that other holiday stuff, take a breath. They aggravate you sometimes… sure. But you know what? They are your family. You didn’t pick ‘um. They are… what they are. Just be glad you got them.

On another note…
As you are in your warm houses, tripping over all this stuff, say a prayer this Christmas for those they can’t be home. Those who find themselves in a foreign land… in harms way. Remember the family’s of those who serve. For Christmas’ that are missed. For the empty chairs at the dinner table waiting to filled again this year.

And say a prayer this season for those empty chairs… that won’t be filled again. Freedom has a price, security has a price… some pay that price with everything they have. The least we can do pay them back with a little respect.

If you see a solider in uniform this season… how about telling them thank you. Like you did right after 9/11. How about picking up the check for their dinner… or maybe just a firm hand shake. How about telling an older Vet… thank you.

Above all… this season… be good to one another.

May God bless us all, and our nation.
-Mike

One last thing… (I wrote the other stuff after finishing the comic, this is off the top of my head, so hang on tight.)

Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska… would make the senators of the Roman Empire proud. He sold his vote. To be honest I don’t know what is worse… him selling his Vote or Reid using the tax payers money to buy him off. (Oh… and by taxpayers I mean YOUR money!) Seems like Nelson is taking some heat for it too. (GOOD!)

Now some will say “Hey, this is how Washington works.” I agree… it is the way Washington works. At least for now it does, but it is up to all of us to change that at the polls. Shoving a bill through because the more the public finds out about it the more they hate it. (Just look at the polling data.) Is not representing the people… it’s RULING the people.

Those that are for socialized medicine are feeling pretty good right now. At least… some may think they are. They might even be thinking “the end justifies the means.” If bribing Senators to get them to pass legislation is what it takes… I want no part of it. It is immoral.

As for the fine Senator Nelson of Nebraska… this is an open letter to you;

Dear Senator Nelson,
You sir… in short… are a politician. That is the worse name I can call you at this point. You are not a man  of character. You are not representing anyone but yourself and your own personal interests… like I said, a politician.

I didn’t vote for you. I don’t live in Nebraska. My hands are clean. However I do live in these United States of America. So I do have a right to speak to you. What do I have to say? Here it is… you sir have placed a dark cloud upon your family name. What you have done, in taking this bribe has bought both shame and dishonor to both you and your family. If you had voted your conscience I would have had respect for you, though I would have disagreed with you. But you didn’t. You sold your vote hiding behind your State… you sold your vote for yourself. You said (I suspect something like this:) “I have to be able to take something back… I need political cover to be able to vote for this.” I would like to say you have brought dishonor to your noble profession… that of Senator… but you were too late to do even that.

Senator Nelson you have shown America, not just Nebraska what type of man you are. When surrounded by other politicians in Washington I’m sure it’s quite easy to take a bribe like this with a clear conscious. (Oh… or do you guys call it “Making a Deal”… guess it makes it easier to swallow that way huh?) However, when you go back to the great state of Nebraska and have to face those people who elected what they thought was an honorable man… one of principles and integrity… remember to look them in the eye. Tell them as you beat your breast and hold your head up high and tell them “Who are you to question me? I am A SENATOR! I am above both your scorn and approach! I do not serve you! You serve me!” At least then you would be speaking from your heart and being honest.

In a just world you would be investigated and brought up on charges of accepting a bribe. Because that is what you did. But this isn’t a just world. The people that would lead such a probe are the same ones who do the same thing… so instead your investigation will be conducted by the people of Nebraska, your trial will be held at the polls… and your punishment will be that your name will be associated with bribery and selfishness. That when you walk down the streets in Nebraska you will fill the scorn of those you used. Isn’t it amazing how any good a man might have done for others… can all be pissed away so quickly by a sudden lapse of morals.

Just ask Tiger, you two seem to have a lot in common.

-Mike (Just a regular American citizen.)

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