The Squeaker of the House

( satire and humor except for the parts about Republicans- that is my characteristic understatement for comedic effect)

The GOP chided ( weird word) the President for negotiating with Putin rather than Republicans-- but something important was forgotten- the Russians are far less a threat to the US than the Republicans. The Repubulicans have shown that they are willing and able to inflict deep wounds to the body politic. Russia on the other hand, values us as a trade partner and while they have nuclear missiles pointed at us, their destructive power is not as great as the Republicans. The GOP would take us all out-- Republicans now campaign to convince young people NOT TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE- not to detect the illnesses that will later shorten their lives-- see, that is an attempt to destroy our young people. Then, of course, they have blocked millions of new jobs- that also is a need of our young- careers and jobs. Finally, the GOP will throw the entire global economy into recession by dishonoring US debts-- because they are unhappy that a democratic American majority (1) elected a Black man; and (2) chose to have longer healthier lives( Obamacare) - (i debated for an hour which was more offensive to them, I tossed a coin it came down on its edge- it mocked me!)
Yes we have a "leader" of the GOP in Congress, I remember when that Office was filled with accomplishments- that made life better for the Nation- Tip O'Neill, Sam Rayburn-- I will remember the current Speaker as a Squeaker - a little furry mouse of a man. A tool for a few business interests who sits and spits the word debt- like we don't know its OUR money, its OUR debt, and God-dammit- We want to use it to make jobs and a better life here - aaahhhhmeeeii! there goes my vow - I promised God i would not curse-- but then again She understands, she has a nose too - and the stench from Washington, goes all the way up to where it can't go --no more... :)

Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day was an anticlimax for me, probably for millions-- oh there was the staff Ball and the donor Balls, there was probably $300 million spent to celebrate the election which costs would exceed $3 Billion. But still for me, an anticlimax-- the joy was felt most  two days before the election when -in the critical aftermath of an epic storm- America blinked into focus, and the charlatan and all of his guise became transparent, there were people in the water, in dire peril;  and there was a hand reaching to them with sincerity and kindness-- and finally for America, the color of the hand became the color of rescue, of care, of love and compassion--the color of hope and faith, life in abundance-- yes all of these things have a color.

There was white fright, universal flight away from the rantings of a hollow man and suddenly we saw a human...He was there all the time, and many finally saw him as if for the first time.

Now, Inauguration Day was also Dr. King's Day and as I remember him, he would smile on this day, in his heart he would know, the could have been few better ways to celebrate the principles of his life, than to stand together and celebrate a vision of hope and change, set voyage to a place of greater abundance for all Americans.  It is the sad-sweet burden of men like Dr. King- they sacrificed so much so that we can be as good and bad as we choose-- freedom is that to do all things- to save lives, to collect machine guns and hope for a chance to use them-- yes, this is America, not as we wish it to be, but as it is...flawed and fabulous; cold and compassionate drunk in  anger and somehow loving in the sobered afterglow-- we are so many things and w ask so much of our leaders-- and none more than the man inaugurated  on King Day.   hdm

GOP WINS AGAIN- yeah, they probably will

As a Democrat, I feel a need to start wearing a bag over my head--like the football fans in New Orleans-- call the Democratic Party the - "Has -Dems :because it seems there ain't no more of Dems. It was bad enough losing the Count to Bush in 2000. Then the debacle in Ohio in 2004 with the long waiting lines in the black neighborhoods effectively suppressing the vote in many Ohio communities . Now 2006 with all the newspapers using the polls to sell their big expectation stuff only to find that on election eve--there is no lead in the polls it's a statistical dead heat-- well that all well and good because now the rank and file know that they are needed and they must turn out; but turning out and being counted are different things. How many people will be turned away in the inner cities because they don't have a quality picture ID-- or that didn't hear about it before they went to vote. How many will be turned off by long waiting lines in places like Detroit where a new voting machine system will be in place. The Democrats to their favor seem more energized and more determined-- but what they lack are leaders and leaders on the technical side of fund raising and electronic campaigning. Having a message and getting it are still at odds in Democrat universe.