Still sitting here trying to get myself motivated for a blog. As you all may have noticed I have been in a rut of late. It's not that I am burned out on the issues of the day, but rather I have a lot of personal family things going on that I would rather not discuss here in public. Coming down with a cold this past week has not helped either.

One thing keeps popping into my head lately: Be nice. Just be nice.

If you can't, then at least try to be nice. I know sometimes it's easier said than done. Sometimes the nicest thing we can do is walk away, or say no -- 'no more'.

I wish our elected officials would try being nice a little more. It seems as though an air of meanness has really overtaken some quarters of Capitol Hill and it's just ugly.

Anyway, I appreciate your patience with me these past few weeks. I will do my best to get back into the swing of things.

and
Raine