Welcome

Hello blog world... over the last several years I've become more and more interested in politics. At the ripe age of 27, that makes me quite the oddball as friends normally want to talk about the newest beer, what movie to see, what a jerk their landlord is, etc. Since I can rarely find anyone to have a spirited debate that includes factual statements, I'm going to take to blogging about current political events.

I am a very strong conservative. The ONLY thing I'm not conservative on is abortion... simply because I DON'T feel it should be a political issue. It is a personal issue. Legalize it and if you can live with your conscience and your God, then do what you have to do. But if you think it's morally reprehensible, then just live by your own ideals and don't have an abortion. The thought of our president supporting late term abortion abhors me though, absolutely no excuse to wait until the third trimester to do something so horrible. I would personally not take the abortion route due to my strong beliefs, though I've never been in a scenario where I had to choose. I do understand the positions those on the other side of the aisle take and why they make the decisions they do. I've had friends with good reasons who have pursued these avenues, some regret it later, others don't.

As for my non-political life, I work in the mortgage industry which has been decimated by government regulation. The company I work for, a private mortgage lender, has not had nearly the problems the "too big to fail" banks have. I've seen the government make up these ridiculous laws to regulate the industry, as always too little too late. My company was already doing these same things several years ago: verifying income, verifying employment, capping broker compensation, etc. My job used to be very fun, but now it's all black and white, no fun grey areas any longer. Thank you Congress! *note sarcasm

I bought a condo when I was 24 (yes, with a down payment), then got a dog, and then my fiancee decided Mom's basement wasn't cutting it for him anymore. So I put my condo up for sale hoping to sell by our wedding... however within 1 week we had a nearly full price offer that was accepted. My second love is home improvement and decorating, I flipped that house from okay to sparkling so it was an easy sale. I made a 10% profit in just two years. We used the proceeds from that to buy a home, with a 20% down payment. I know you're shocked- people under the age of 40 shouldn't be responsible savers and should use FHA for their 97% financing loans.

Right after we bought our house, my fiancee lost his job. That was tough, but we made it through. He's a registered Democrat, I blame that for his bad job luck! We're now on track to pay off our school loans this year, and hopefully pay off the house in 6-8 years. Financial matters, investing, saving, etc... that is my third love. I hope to be a stay at home mom some day so we're trying to make that easily happen with our frugal nature. Hubby may be registered (D) but nearly every value he has screams (R) - except for his views on energy, he's all about forcing companies to make electric cars and limiting drilling in ANWR, etc.

But back to the blog, now that you know a bit about me. I'm just going to give my two cents on issues and hopefully others can read and enjoy- maybe even agree. My parents listened to Rush Limbaugh every day when I was younger so it's natural I got the political bug. I hope you enjoy!