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Posted at 5:58am on Apr. 2, 2008 This Thing Called Adoption

By kyle8

About four years ago, in my mid-forties, I had an overwhelming desire to be a father. The desire had been there for a long time, slowly gaining strength. My wife and I had never had that as a high priority before, My wife had several medical problems and we always had a hard time with jobs and finances.

Working as I did in the oilfield, it was all up and down, several jobs I had were lost when the companies went out of business under me. But finally, after moving to Houston five years ago, we obtained some stability and some financial resources. By this time my wife, already in her forties felt she was too old to attempt a pregnancy.

So nearly four years ago we entered into the world of adoption. We still do not have a child, and the situation looks bleak. First, let me say that unless you are a millionaire jet-setter like Brad and Angelina, ADOPTION IS VERY, VERY, DIFFICULT. No, they don't make it easy.

So far we have attended classes through the state for six weeks, attended classes and obtained certificates for CPR,
Been FBI checked and fingerprinted. We had to nearly remodel our home, make it child proof, and get a new furnace so that it could be inspected by the fire marshal. Once we completed the state home study, do not think that there was any help from the state on an adoption. They were no help at all.

The state has two programs, adoption and foster care. All they are interested is foster care in order to dump children off as soon as possible. Now, we MIGHT and I repeat might have been able to get a child by now if we had signed up for foster care, but the problem is that they can send you children who are currently in a custody case. Then, once you grow attached to the child, it might be years later, a relative of the child can just come and claim them. I could not go through that.

The other problem is that you have no say about the child you will take. My wife and I were not all that picky, but we wanted a girl under the age of six. As soon as we had completed the home study a social worker called us in the middle of the night and wanted to rush a twelve year old boy over to us. This is how they operate.

Now, you have no doubt heard about all the children who need adoption, but there is less than meets the eye.
Sure, if you want to adopt a teenager, then there are plenty. But as I said we wanted a younger child, not an infant, but someone we could raise. There are also some children who have severe problems like retardation and autism. God bless the people who choose to care for such a child, but we have neither the training, resources, or inclination for such a task.

SO I turned to international adoption. First I wasted much time and some more money with Chinese adoption. Since we wanted a little girl, and since the Chinese throw their little girl babies away, it seemed like a natural fit. But the Chinese program has a waiting period of over two years. By the time a child came available I would already be too old for their program. The company I was working through did not tell me this until I had wasted nearly six months.

Next I decided to go through the Ukraine. The Ukraine program seemed very promising. but now we have hit a roadblock. The Ukraine would use our state of Texas home study but both they, and the US government required a copy of the license of the person who prepared the home-study. The state had contracted that job out to a private LPC. That person now, is no where to be found, I cannot seem to contact her. In addition, my wife has had some more health issues and I am now approaching fifty years old. I am unhopeful, and depressed.

It is not in my nature to look to others, but I wish there had been someone, anyone who could have guided me, early on, and told me what to expect. It has been a nightmare so far.

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Posted at 11:25am on Feb. 19, 2008 Here, I answer Chapter 1's obnoxious challenge in a manner befitting it.

By kyle8

Chapter 1, wanted US to tell him the five main reasons that many scientists believe in AGW. After searching the evidence there is actually only one real reason a person might link global climate change to current human actions. But in keeping with the arrogant style of his challenge I will give the five reasons.

1) HATE - Some Scientists are ideological enemies of capitalism, industrialism, and globalization. This gives them a convenient outlet for their prejudices.

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Posted at 8:40am on Feb. 7, 2008 Reagan was a Fluke of History. (retrenchment and outreach)

By kyle8

Who are we? True Conservatives, Paleocons, Fiscal Cons, and (like me) Conservative Libertarians.

If you put us all together we might barely make a slight majority in the Republican Party. In the nation in general we are perhaps a little more than one fifth of the population.

We were fooled for nearly twenty five years into thinking we were important and that we had become a major force, and that the Republican politicians were beholden to us.

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Posted at 6:35pm on Jan. 1, 2008 Hey!

By kyle8

Hey, support your favorite candidate in the primary and then support the winner in the general, that is how it works.

STOP telling everyone who the have to vote for, who they cannot vote for, and try not to predict the future so much, because we all suck at it.

I have decided I will support ANY of our candidates although I think the right guy for this time is Rudy, and that Huck is a reincarnation of GW Bush. But since Bush is still better than a Democrat, I will still support him.

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Posted at 7:38am on Dec. 6, 2007 House passes completely unworkable and unconstitutional bill

By kyle8

What the heck, promoted. It's thankfully not about a Presidential candidate, it attacks Democrats, and it should in fact be a great wedge between Democrats and young, urban lefties who love free wireless Internet access. Let's be clear on this: every single freshman Democrat voted for it. -- Neil Stevens

The House just overwhelmingly passed the "Securing adolescents from online exploitation act," a stupid and obnoxious piece of lunacy. Read here then read on...

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Posted at 8:14pm on Nov. 14, 2007 A New Bill of Rights

By kyle8

The purpose of this amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America is to correct errors of interpretation which have arisen.

Any law or regulation within the jurisdiction of the United States which halts, or creates a serious impediment to the right of sane and lawful citizens to purchase, own, or carry a personal firearm shall be rendered immediately null and void.

No individual, beginning on the year following ratification of this amendment, shall be allowed to seek or hold more than two terms as a Senator of the United States or more than five terms as a member of the House of Representatives.

The Congress of the United States of America shall be required to balance, within any year, the income of the government of United States with its payments. This shall be abridged only in a time of declared war or national emergency, declared so by a two thirds majority of both houses of Congress.

No person shall be considered a citizen of the United States by virtue of birth within the United States unless both parents were legal residents of the United States at time of birth. This shall be enforced from the moment of ratification of this amendment but not applied ex post facto.

No jurisdiction within the United States of America shall be allowed to abuse the process of imminent domain. It shall be forbidden to confiscate the property of individuals or groups of individuals to award or sell said property to other individuals or groups. Fair use shall be for public buildings or monuments, transportation, or public utilities.

No incidental, historic, or innocuous display of symbols or words which recognize the historic religious sentiments of the public, nor any moment of silence, simply by being found on public property shall be construed in any way as an establishment of religion.
Pursuant to the free exercise of religion, benedictions, weddings, and funerals held on public grounds shall be allowed to have prayer and or songs or worship.

No one shall be allowed to use religion as a reason not to follow prudent laws or regulations regarding the showing of one’s face in public or upon photo identifications. No religious sect or group shall be allowed to disturb the peace with loud demonstrations or calls to prayer which is not our custom in the United States.

The Congress of the United States shall not give any favor, monies, specific aid, or non-common use of land or resources to any private entity or industry for any reason. This shall include, but is not limited to subsidies either direct or indirect. The government shall only be allowed to give payment for services rendered, goods or services selected by bid, or in the form of vouchers for education or medical services.

It shall be unlawful to adjudicate any law or regulation within the United States by using or citing foreign law or custom in any way. This shall be an impeachable offense.

where can we go with this?

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Posted at 3:05pm on Oct. 30, 2007 On the lighter side, Never give up.

By kyle8

never give up, here is a game between Trinity High school and Millsaps. Not earthbreaking, but its fun to watch.

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Posted at 10:18pm on Oct. 24, 2007 "You keep using that word, I dont think it means what you think it means"

By kyle8

NOTE to moderators, let this be a primer to anyone who is ignorat and does not understand recent history.

Just what and who exactly are the Neoconservatives?

The intellectual underpinnings of neoconservatism came from three primary sources. The Trotskyite philosopher Max Shachtman,
The political scientist Leo Strauss, and the literary critic Lionel Trilling.

These men influenced two young intellectuals in the postwar period, Irving Kristol who founded "The Public Interest" magazine, and Norman Podhoretz who founded "Commentary".

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