The past few days have gotten me worried about the state of things in our great nation of ours, the US. There is a lot of tension and strong words, and the fringes on both sides are over the top. Such crazy words and a lot of hate.

First of all, I consider myself a conservative for I am for a strong military, and for free enterprise. I am pro meat, pro middle class lifestyle, pro wealthy, pro designer clothes and pro guns. The biggest thing that sticks me in the conservative camp is my love of small business ownership, and the right to get rich. This idea is dear to me, and I love being my own boss. I'm an individualist, and that is a part of wanting to preserve small business in America. I'm anti-socialist for this reason.

But why should hate come into the picture? That's taking it too far. We are all Americans, and this is a democracy. This is how we work, having both sides voting and having a voice. Even if I disagree with the present day White House, and their supporters, I don't think it's right to toss around some hate.

Hard right conservatives will do much better if they dropped the prejudice and be more welcoming. More people will join their ranks. If more joined, then we just might have a chance of preventing the slow creep of socialism. But right now, a lot voters are being scared off.

Right now, I feel very alone in all this. Standing alone and confused, probably in the line of cross fire, for I'm not going to hate. I also belong to some categories of human being that do not fit the tighter boundries defining conservative - according to the haters.

That being said, I have gotten more rudeness from liberal anti-war people. Mainstream conservatives tend to be a polite group for the most part.

Our country seems to really be in a thunderstorm - and riding such a storm, scaring a few passengers.

I just ask that we vote, and keep in peaceful if we can.