Nov 2, 2010

Election day across America and especially here in Nevada where Harry Reid has been a Senator for way too long.  I’ve done my best to follow all the ins and outs of what he is and where he comes from but he really is an interesting man in that little is know about him and his dealings.  He has done an amazing job of covering up his tracks and doing business in the shadows enough that there is not much evidence of his past.  We know that he came from Searchlight Nevada with nothing.  He is a lawyer.  And after years of public service he is a multi millionaire now.  We are either paying our public servants way too much or he is obviously doing dirty deals behind the scenes to position himself to make investments or flat giving political gain to those who either pay him off or allow him to participate with them in their money making schemes.  I have no doubt he has used his political position to get rich.  Not to mention the fact that he is LDS and aligns himself politically with those who would harm the family unit and take away freedoms from Americans.  He views the government as what he should view the church.  I didn’t know him when he was young but I cannot understand how he could not be corrupted today and I don’t understand how he could have a temple recommend.  The problem is that this opponent is not very sharp but she at least will stand up to President Obama and fight for smaller government, lower taxes, more freedom in our free market, capitalism, and personal responsibility.  Obama has gotten very nasty in his slandering of those who oppose his marxist beliefs.  He calls us “enemies” that need to be “punished”.  He could be a very dangerous man and I have no doubt that before he looses power in a couple of years he will get even nastier and nastier.  He is not a man of faith he is a man that understands manipulation and power.  He will try to exercise his power soon to force Americans in to what he thinks is America needs to be to fit into the new global community that he and his puppet masters envision.

My confidence has grown the last several weeks.  Procedures like passing a tube for colics I am really competent at.  M

November 22

I had to put down one of my favorite patients today.  His name was Commanche he was a big red bald faced horse that has battled with colic all summer and fall.  I used to think he had a stone in him but lately it seemed more like a tumor that may have been in his abdomen.  He was a very mild mannered horse that was good to work on.  He has nearly drove his poor owner crazy with worry and fret about his problems.  I would go out and treat him and he would get better only to again have colic signs a couple days later.  Two times I passed a tube into his stomach and relieved nearly 20 liters of reflux off his stomach.  It was a difficult decision to make for us and the owner but he was beginning to loose lots of weight and she could not afford to keep treating him on emergency basis.  It was a little disturbing to me because he was not in severe distress when I put him down but at the same time it was a good feeling like I had released his spirit from his failing body.  I didn’t feel guilt just respect for this good horse and the people who love him.  It must be one of those experiences that God feels and that as human learning Gods ways we have the opportunity to feel at times how he must feel by being blessed with the care of animals and the responsibility to treat them as well as we can and care for them even though that means at times making difficult decisions like today.