Thanks. I’m sorry your parents had to go through that, but I am glad that they both turned out okay. That’s encouraging to me.

We tried that.

I’ll definitely give it a look. Thank you.

Thank you. You’re right in that it does feel like a death, and it really is. While I have to remind myself that it’s not the death of our relationship, it is the death of our marriage, and it leaves me exhausted. I just have to muscle through it, I guess. I appreciate the words of encouragement.

I happen to agree with you, but the difference between the administrations is what scares me. And frankly, I’m human: I can’t always keep my views to myself, and my Joes have no problem with my leanings. They like having someone to debate with, and those conversations stay in the unit. Frankly, even though they…

My wife asked me last weekend for a divorce. I’m still trying to process it.

Shit, I’d welcome him in for dinner: I’ve broken bread with significantly worse people before. Bush 2 may have had some bad policies (even some that were reprehensible), but I would never argue that his intention was to harm the country. He did think what he was doing was good for the country. Everything I’ve seen…

I feel like this is probably going to be something normal for our national tragedies: people who just don’t want to have anything to do with Trump when he comes to check in on things.

Everything about my new C-in-C makes me feel queasy, from just a security professional’s perspective.

Yes, and no: they should have shown respect for the Commander-in-Chief, but I’m now in that boat. If you set the precedent for punishing a person for expressing their political views, then it’s established tradition. And what a person says in their own time, is their own opinion.

I am in law enforcement and the military. Many of my colleagues were public, vocal, and sometimes vicious about their disdain for President Obama. I never agreed with it (politically, and in principal), but I never criticized them for their right to express it. That was their right.

That title makes Carrie Fisher sound like a hard-charging boss.

It’s the same thing we’re seeing out here in Big Bend (the Trans-Pecos Pipeline). That being said, our protesters are ranchers and retirees: you don’t see them blasted with water cannons, and the pipeline is still being built.

Well, she is a sensible lady.

Your face is not a place for sensible conversation.

Not yet: I’ll keep an ear out, though.

Personally, I have no stake in the issue, and happen to agree with you on the safety of pipelines over rail transport. The bigger issue to me is one of NA rights and the nature of the police crackdown, especially when juxtaposed to responses to sovereign citizen protests.

I’m really glad you’re posting here, because this is something I’ve been aware of for a while, but I have no clue how to approach it (especially as an outsider, and especially as it’s not my role to fix things, but to help where it’s needed, when it’s needed, and when it’s wanted). If it’s okay, I’d like to ask some…

I proudly await the day that I can bare my ass, like a true American, to a registered Trump loyalty expert.

Hey, guys, possible good news: a group of veterans are planning to ‘deploy’ to Standing Rock to support the protesters (peacefully). They are encouraging fire fighters, ex-law enforcement (current law enforcement might represent a conflict of interest), and emergency responders to join them. They want to try and bring…