The Reason We Blog

One of the main reasons, I believe, that blogs are so popular is because you are getting news and information from people and places that would not be considered 'Main Stream'. It's true, that at times you may be getting information that is personal only to the blogger. But there are many times where you get a perspective that is fresh, insightful, and powerful.

Here is an example of what I mean. It is once again from Chaplain Lewis' blog. Thankfully he is blogging a lot more frequently lately. In this entry he gives a perspective from the Army in the Middle East that you will be hard-pressed to find on your six-o'clock news.

A few excerpts:
-First, 99 out of 100 soldiers I have spoken with understand that we are involved in something substantial and meaningful over here. They are not the mind numbed robots many make them out to be. They are well educated, highly trained, well equipped professional warriors who know their job and want to do it.

-Second, the men we are fighting here are evil, blood-sucking vermin. They kill indiscriminately and without remorse. Their goal is power, and they seek to gain it even if it costs the lives and spirits of all their fellow countrymen.

-Third, while we have lost 2000+ of our patriot sons and daughters, the number of terrorists who have assumed room temperature is estimated to be anywhere from 5 to 20 times that number (depending on who you talk to). We are taking the wood to the bad guys on a regular basis and in spectacular fashion. I never cease to be amazed at the warrior ethos that drives these great men and women or their willingness to fight and die for the freedom of people they will never meet.

-I'm not a political person. But my soldiers deserve to be heard and respected. They are a new generation of American and have earned the title 'great'.

The Politics of Greatness