Here at Political Byline I celebrate milestones, and this Blog has pasted another one.
There have been 15,381 of you, who seem to think that what I write is pretty darned important.
Either that, or you like cheap entertainment. 😉
I started this little venture into writing in February of 2006, after walking out of a Baptist Church here in my local city, after a Pastor thought it would be really cool to stab me in the back. Because I was not going to make in the “Ministry,” I basically went back to the thing that I enjoyed as a child, Writing.
My views have changed, quite a bit since then. I started out as, what most would call a “Left of Center” Blogger. Although, as I progressed, I found myself more angry with the left on more issues, than I was with the right.
The end for me, was when I happened to read over on Michelle Malkin’s Blog, someone who I utterly despised at the time, that some Liberals had decided to deface the Vietnam Memorial and some other soldiers memorials, that was it for me, and something had to change with me.
I still do not care for Malkin’s brand of insulting Blogging and writing about Liberals. I suppose that I come from the school of thought, “If you’ve got nothing good to say, say nothing at all.” You can make your political point, without being a jerk about it. Kidding and satire is one thing, but underhanded political nastiness is quite another. This is why I could never write for her or anyone connected with her. The real kicker is that she claims to be a Christian and Catholic, my personal feelings about Roman Catholics and their Church aside; I guess Michelle Malkin does not believe this part of the Bible here:
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:29-32 KJV)
And…:
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. (Ephesians 5:3-4 KJV)
I guess they do not teach that in the Catholic Church no more.
I admit it, I have made some rather stupid mistakes, and I allowed myself to become involved in a rather nasty Blog war. In fit of anger, I said something that now that I look back on it, I wish never happened. I will not dare repeat it, it is that bad. I have also done some other things that I rather regret now, I am not perfect, and I admit that.
Another thing that sent me over the edge was when the National Democratic Committee decided to give all of us here in Michigan a good screwing. When I went to vote in the Primary, I voted “undecided,” I wanted my vote to go to Edwards, as I felt he was about the only one I could relate to, on a personal level. However, in the Democratic Party, I guess whoever has the most money wins, and I felt that my votes were given to someone, whom I felt was not even remotely qualified for the White House. This is a party that wrote in the founding documents of this Party, that —- “Over two hundred years ago, our Party’s founders decided that wealth and social status were not an entitlement to rule.” However, when it came down to deciding the votes for Michigan, wealth and social status decided the nominee of that party. Rules and Principles matter to me, and I just could not support party that was intent on breaking them. I am not a Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton fan, but when votes are decided such matters, it is time to change parties.
Financially, I am most likely the last person you would expect to be a Libertarian and Conservative. I have in my bank account, at this very moment, exactly $136.88. Much of that has come from Donations, from running this Blog. However, I am not, nor have I ever been, someone who believes that those who are financially better off than me should be forced to share that wealth with me. The key word here is forced, I believe that forced wealth distribution by means of taxes, is against everything that Constitution of the United States of America stands for.
I make my readers one promise. I will not, ever, compromise or hold back in my writings, you will always know, no matter how popular or unpopular my opinions might be. I owe that little to my readers.
Again, Thank you all for your loyal readership. I will not let you down. I promise you that.
-Chuck Adkins AKA Paleo Pat (Patrick is my middle name)