We Protect Who We Want To Protect

"Our primary job as elected officials is to secure the safety of folks across the Commonwealth," [MA House of Representatives] Speaker Robert DeLeo said in a Wednesday [May 25, 2011] statement.

Oh? Why does that apply only to some "folks?"

Man Attacks Texas Police Station

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100817/ap_on_re_us/us_police_station_shooting

Police: Texas gunman had explosives in trailer
By SCHUYLER DIXON, Associated Press Writer
August 17, 2010

Civilian Life Compared to Military

When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard....
...to listen to his son whine about being bored.

.....to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.

To be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready for work.

....to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep.

...to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.

.....to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive slower.

...to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.

.....to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to

Send their kids off to summer camp.

.....to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.

.....to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee being cold.

.....to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the dog.

......to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.

......to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation a year.

.....to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in the house.


The only thing harder than being a Soldier...


Is loving one.