There is a former GI in Florida that is running

for Senate that I am watching.

He's a retired LTC by the nanne of West and he has a big smear on his service record of the type that denotes character.

What? You say? A blemish on his service record? Whyy that's terrible!

I wish there were more officers out there that are like this West character.

Itt seems that there was an 'interview' with one of the enemies of this great nation on Iraq. The interview was not going well and the good colonel decided to add a little fear to the equation. BE apparently held the detainee's head next to an unloading pit(read: a sandbag designed to stop bullets)held his pistol next to the mans head and fired a shot into the pit.

Nobody got hurt, and the detainee decided that maybe it was a pretty good idea to speak up, which he did.

GIs lives were probably saved, which is a major plus in the Gospel According to Piccolo.

Enter the Goodie Two-Shoes. The whiners that do more damage in a day with their mouths than a warehouse full of C-4 can do in the hands of Combat Engineers.

They raised a stink and the good colonel was thrown to the wolves. He got off light, with an Article 15, (nonjudicial punishment)a $5000 fine and he resigned.

It is interesting to note that at his hearing, he was quoted as saying that he'd carry a can of gasoline through hell for his troops.

He grew up in a lower middle class black family in the south and came up the hard way to become a fine officer in the United States Army and is an obvious leader on a fairly conservative platform. Now, a Black conservative is somewhat uncommon, as many blacks in this country tend toward more liberal leanings.

I've seen this man speak and he's rather interesting. Maybe he could use a little more polish for some tastes but I like him the way he is.

I like people like him. They are not willing to go along with everything that comes down the pike and isn't afraid to stick his neck out.

I think I'm going to watch this guy. He looks interesting.