I am centrist Republican small business owner from Anchorage. My main philosophy is common sense. I like political statistics based on facts rather than fiction and spin.

I am a senior citizen and a Navy veteran honorably discharged when John Kerry was probably still in diapers.

I recently joined the "Freepers" because I resent some of these untruths that are being spread around by the mainstream press. Whatever really happened to fair and balanced?

This seems like a nice place to post my opinions, and besides that, most of my family are also Freepers!

I pose the question: why has our political process become so evil with regard to characterization of some of our leaders on both sides of the aisle? I am not and have never been a candidate for any political office, and the only axe I really have to grind is with the falsehoods and distortions that I'm seeing these days.