Hello DailyKos.
This is a first diary post.
I had hoped to give a more proper introduction and figured I'd be focusing on more on small business issues since I'm a small business owner. However, today's developments in Libya struck a chord. My son is currently studying Arabic and George Washington and hopes to find employment, probably in the Department of State, with a possible future in the Middle East. While I am naturally proud of his ambition, I can't help but see yesterday's sad news without a twinge of worry about the future.
The twinge is only in passing, but it isn't for the many families with children, siblings, or spouses who serve abroad in harms way in the military or for any agency.
For those that have lost family members or loved ones for any reason, seeing other's losses can re-open wounds or provide powerful reminders of their own loss.
So beyond the need for a show of support for our country and our leaders, what we say and do after people die or are injured is respect those lost and their families. Mitt violated that basic premise of respect for his fellow human beings today.
Like an onion that is rotting from the inside out, each layer we peel back on Mr. Romney displays a more corrupt interior. Even by that measure, Mitt's actions today reach a new low.
Let us all remember those lost yesterday, be thankful that we live in a country where free speech still exists, and take a moment to reflect on the hard work and sacrifice it requires to protect it.
As for you Mitt, let me say for those who are feeling losses: shut the fuck up for a while.