Yes, I am in the process of overhauling this site. The real world has kept me very busy with it's many demands. So, I've been unable to devote as much consistent time to this project as I once had been able. Ahh, the perils of now being a 'grownup'.
I don't think it is a contradiction to support the troops while opposing the war. While living in a usually Republican suburb, I met some people who erroneously and initially assumed that I hated the troops because I did not want us to be in Iraq. As their friends and children die the casualties of Bush's policies are becoming clearly apparent though. Because I have also seen the miniscule 'veteran's services' which the troops must use if they return home, I believe that working for a day when there is no war is the most respectful position of the troops which a person can take. I don't want veterans to have to continue living in 'slum apartments' or have to use substandard hospitals.
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During the 2004 election, I also worked to get out the votes of other college students with disabilities. I stressed the very large and important policy differences betweeen the political parties. People with disabilities are not victims or pity cases, but active political players in our own future provided that we get out and make ourselves known. Interacting with so many goverment programs on a daily basis, it is important that people with disabilities become politically involved.
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