I’m still trying to get back into the swing of regular blogging. I do believe I’m a bit rusty, though. Quick, where’s my oil can, woodsman? Plus, it doesn’t help that I’ve currently got several irons in the fire right now that all need equal tending. I’ll get back into the game, though. No worries.

I suppose I should touch on something that played a significant role in my former blog: politics. Seems my attitude toward the political game has changed a bit since we last hung out. I don’t necessarily think I’m a full-blown Democrat anymore.

Wait. No, I am not now nor will I ever be a member of the Republican party. I just don’t feel particularly enthusiastic toward my own party. Independent has begun to trip off my lips with greater frequency. I was just so utterly disappointed by this last presidential election and the wholesale pandering of Barack Obama as almost messianic, both by the Democratic party and the media.

He’s not the Messiah. He’s not even all that different from most politicians. Yes, he is an intellectual and linguistic improvement over the last guy. But really, that’s not much of a feat, is it? I guess I have become so jaded by politics in general that I don’t place much faith in any of them, least of all the option with the least amount of political experience. So I failed to drink my portion of the Obama Kool-Aid sent to me by the DNC.

Does that mean that I’m looking for him to fail? No. In fact, I hope that he does become all that he promised to be. But I’ve never been good at holding my breath for extended periods of time, so I won’t be holding it now either. However, we’re in such a disgusting mess in this country right now on numerous levels that the last thing I want is for him to fail. We need someone with a plan to help pull us out of the muck into which we’ve been steadily sinking for the last 8 years. Bush definitely got one wish: He’s quite possibly had the most impact on this country of any president in recent history. Too bad it was impact comparable in scope and damage to an atomic bomb.

Anyway, so I don’t really know what kind of a role politics will play in this new blog. I’m not quite as angry as I used to be, but I think that stems more from the fact that I’ve become increasingly more apathetic to the entire process. I do have to say, though, that I have been noticing small silver linings, such as President Obama’s recent reversal of Bush’s ban on embryonic stem cell research.

I know there is endless debate going on right now regarding the morality of this research. I can’t help but question the opposition from many Republicans regarding the “destroying of a potential life” through this form of research when they seem to lack the same concern in regard to our military. But I digress.

All I know is that within this form of stem cell research lies the key to unlock the cure for so many diseases, including Alzheimer’s. My grandmother passed away last year, due in part to Alzheimer’s. No one should ever have to be condemned to such a slow and awful death, and no family should ever have to watch a loved one leave them in such a horrible way. So if this is the key, I say it’s time to blow this locked door right off its hinges.