The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

While I'm anything but a fan of Fox News and feel Thursday night's GOP debate was anything but perfectly moderated, I do have to give moderators Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace kudos for some of their questioning. Not only did they provide visual evidence of candidates flip-flopping on particular issues and provide numbers to disprove candidates' math, but they ended the debate with the question of the night, asking all four candidates if they'd be supportive of the Republican nominee no matter who the candidate was, even if it happened to be Donald Trump. Ironically enough, with that question, the conservative-leaning Fox News network may have all but guaranteed a loss for the Republican Party in November if Donald Trump is the eventual nominee. For roughly 75% of their airtime, hopeful contenders Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio followed in Mitt Romney's footsteps and blasted Donald Trump, calling the businessman a "fraud," a "phony," a "bully,...

How I'm so sick of hearing this tired cliche. I just overheard it this past Tuesday when I was out and about with some friends. A buddy of mine and I heard the very sad story about a guy's mother whom died from cancer at 39 years of age. He was only 9 at the time, I believe he said. He was then told, "Everything happens for a reason." That was followed up with a statement that I believe to be true, that if we don't believe that things happen for a reason, that tragic incidents are a result of God's plan, then it may drive us crazy. It's much easier to accept things as are if we believe these very unfortunate events were meant to be. I agree with that latter portion there and due to that, I wish I believed everything happened for a reason. I could stop questioning why certain things happened and just accept things as they occur. However, I can't for the life of me believe that. Rape. What would the reason be behind a person being violently forced to h...

Of course, there's flip-flopping in politics, but there are plenty of people outside of politics who flip-flop regularly as well. Know anyone like this? It gets a tad annoying, doesn't it? One day, they may complain about someone they're dating. The next day, they absolutely hate the person they're dating. The third day, they're in love with this same person. Fourth day, they're not sure if things are going to work. Fifth day, things are good again, but not great. Sixth day, he or she mentions that there's definitely a mutual attraction on a physical level, but they're not sure if that's all it is. Seventh day, they break up. Eighth day, they're boyfriend and girlfriend again. Ever know anyone like that? Flip-flopping happens sometimes. We have the right to change our minds about something or our viewpoints as we learn about and experience new things. But if anything is done in excess, it can get to be quite irritating, just like in the examp...