This series has been fun for me, like the other fiction I try to write. But I feel that this fiction needs to have a message. So If I Were My Own Representative, I would carry a simple message wherever I went. Whether I got to speak to a Rotary Club or a school or a TV talk show, I would try to take the opportunity to remind people that the U.S.A. is still the greatest nation ever conceived by human beings. (Image from Flickr, by Elaron, licensed under Creative ...
For a long time I've thought -- "known," in the all-knowledge-is-only-probable sense -- that I would do well as a Member of Congress: a Representative or even a Senator. I like to think things through, I try not to overreact, and I firmly believe in our government of, by, and for the people. (West front of the U.S. Capitol. Image from www.aoc.gov. Click to enlarge.) I also think that I am probably unelectable. I am not a ...
Updated 01-27-2010 at 06:47 PM by Gray Rinehart
Last year I posted about Patriot Day and the fact that I was supposed to be in the Pentagon. To those still in the fight, and those who have lost loved ones in the fight -- military or civilian, combatant or bystander -- I salute you. I don't have anything to add, except: Let us never forget.
I was supposed to be in the Pentagon seven years ago today -- I'd been in the SecDef's Executive Support Center the day before, with some old colleagues -- but an appointment with the senior military officer in my new office kept me in Alexandria. (My wife seemed very relieved to hear my voice on the phone in the afternoon.) I wouldn't have been in the impact zone, and doubtless would've evacuated with everyone else had I been there. I can't say that my Air Force career would've ended up much differently ...
Updated 09-11-2008 at 07:28 PM by Gray Rinehart
I hope you have a splendid 4th of July, wherever you are and whatever you're doing. A special "thank you" to our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coastguardsmen who keep us safe, secure, and free every day. I salute you all. "We hold these truths to be self-evident ...." Yes, we do.
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