Catching up...

So much has happened in the last week, i need to work on catching up.

Much has been made about the US Senate pushing a vote on the floor to make English the "official language" of the United States of America...a country that has been known as an English speaking nation since it's foundation in 1776.
US Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT) co-sponsored an amendment that would make English the "national" language during a debate on immigration on Thursday of last week (5/18). A press release from the US Senate reports that the amendment passed by a vote of 63-34.
Sen. Burns said in the same statement, "I have long supported making English the national language of this country. Montana made English the official language in 1995 and is just one of 27 states to have done so. English is the language of this country and if you want to be a citizen, you should have to pass a test in English. Rhetoric aside, the English language and America are inseparable, and this was the right thing to do."

MY RESPONSE: 34 of these knuckleheads elected by those who think Fidel Castro is just misunderstood do not think English should be the official language of the US...this is RIDICULOUS! "Dirty" Harry Reid went as far as to say, "I really believe this amendment is racist. I think it's directed basically to people who speak Spanish."
Is he for real?????? I hope that the people of NV have been paying attention to their beloved Senate Minority leader over the last couple of years and will make him pay for it at his next campaign.

Next is the New Orleans mayoral election. The Good News: Mitch Landrieu didn't win. The Bad News: Ray Nagin won.
The end result...New Orleans is still a wreck and will continue to be such until they start getting these nitwits out of office!

Thirdly, i want to talk for a moment about the much controversial The DiVinci Code movie that was released to theaters this week. IT IS FICTION PEOPLE! Plain and simple, it is a story. No different than "Green Eggs and Ham" or "The Firm."
Will i see it? No. Will i read the book? No. Is it because i'm afraid of it's challenges to Christianity? No, because it is fiction and i have better things to do than read this book or spend $8.50 to watch it at the theater.

And finally, a bit of bad news for me...the life of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaros in is jeopardy. I lived in and around Louisville, KY for 8 1/2 years while in Seminary and the Derby is a huge part of life there. Like horse racing or not, you can't help but get sucked up into the excitement of horse racing...even if you never go to the track or place a bet. That is where my wife and i stand.
We've been gone from Louisville for 3 Derbies now, but we still make sure to catch it each year...even if no one else around here cares. And to see that colt go down and convulse in pain on Saturday was truly painful to watch.
Thoroughbreds are tremendous athletes, and i hope this one pulls through.

That's about it for now, i should be back later this week...God bless!