Politics, Again?

Ok, let me fill ya'll in. I did interview with Senator Bennett's office earlier this week, and I completely bombed it. It was ri-dic-u-lous. There was one point in the interview that I almost busted out laughing at how pathetic I was doing. For the life of me, I couldn't get my crap together. Unfortunately I was still really sick and I couldn't concentrate on talking myself up. I was too focused on not passing out, which as it turns out, is not a good interview strategy.
On the flip side, I do have an interview with Senator Hatch next week which will give me an opportunity to totally redeem myself, knock on wood.
You know what though, a part of me really is questioning if its worth it to get back into working in DC again. At some point you just have to ask yourself if its worth it. And this is exactly why... So, I really need a females imput on this one. Why in the name of chubby bald men does a woman stand beside her low-life husband during a press conference two days after he was ousted by the media for spending tens of thousands of dollars on illegal hookers??? And, if that seems too obvious, how is it that a woman who has known that her husband has been unfaithful for the majority of their marriage who even had "sexual relations" with his intern, is willing to be so 'forgiving' and look the other way???
Here's a few little fun facts about some of the things I've learned while in DC and through the political 'grapevine'
Idaho Senator Larry Craig has been having sexual parties with guys younger than him at least since 1982.
The story of former Congressman Mark Foley who sent "sexual texts" to his intern was shopped by the media for 3 months and was only released 6 weeks before the 2006 elections to sway public opinion and give Democrats the majority in the House, Senate, and Governorships.
Current Governor of Florida Charlie Crist was reported to be single before the election because "he hadn't found the right girl yet" However, everyone who worked for Crist, including the political office I worked for in 2006 knew that he is in fact, Gay. He's still very single by the way, that's weird.
And my favorite, Congressman William Jefferson from Louisiana made police escorts take him back to his home shortly after hurricane Katrina to retrieve $70,000 of bribe money from his freezer cause he thought the homeless people in the district that he represented might find it and take it from him.
What the Hell, right?
I hope I answered the question of why I'm hesitant to go back to DC.
DC has a lot of evil people in it. There's no more correct way to say that. End of Story.

Real Love

I've been away from this for a while mostly because I've been so sad about the loss of my younger sister's husband and brother-in-law due to cancer last week. Its been a hard trial for my family and especially for Joy who I care about a great deal, so I don't wish to say a lot about it other than I feel that I've learned an important lesson that all of us can benefit from this.

Almost two years ago I was on a date with a girl that I cared about a great deal. When I went home and fell asleep I awoke a few hours later to learn that she'd had a tragic accident while trying to get in her apartment. She broke both of her feet and a portion of her back. I went to the hospital where she was and was terribly sad to see her there in pain. As the day went on her family and I decided that someone should stay the night in the hospital with her. I volunteered as soon as I could and tried to make myself comfortable on a chair next to her bed. If you know my you'll understand that it's difficult for me to fit on a chair to sleep on and it turned out to be a long night for me, but it didn't matter, I cared about the girl in pain next to me more than my comfort at that time. I only lasted one night on that chair and a few nights later she was able to go home from the hospital. I learned from this experience that I really was in love with that girl. Even with that experience, it doesn't even begin to compare with what I witnessed last week.

Last week I visited my sister Joy who was staying in the hospital with her new husband. She had been sleeping on a chair next to her beloved husband Eric for over a month. When I walked in the room and sat on the chair, and we talked with her, I knew what real love was again. I know now, that even though Eric has moved on, his and Joy's marriage will last forever. Because of their temple marriage, and because they love each other more than what most people have been married a lifetime could understand.

Love you Joy and Eric.