Hard for me to work today because I was enthralled by
following two things on Facebook today: the Women’s March and the fallout from
the shutdown.
The Women’s March, impressive last year, broke all
records across the country this year, turning out thousands in all major cities.
Women, children, men, some wearing pink hats, most carrying signs, all shouting
positively—an amazing sight to behold. I’m so in awe of them. Locally, I was
proud to see several of my friends among the marchers in Fort Worth. I wish I’d
been with them, though honesty compels me to admit that even if I were mobile enough
to march, I probably wouldn’t have. It takes a special kind of courage to join
throngs like that. My lifelong dislike, even fear of crowds, may have kept me
away, plus my age. Then again perhaps those crowds look more intimidating in
aerial views than when you’re on the ground among the marchers. But I was wholeheartedly
cheering for those women and their support teams who did march. The best I can do
for the resistance movement is to cheer from the sidelines…and post on
Facebook. Believe me I do that with vigor.
The reaction to the shutdown has also captivated me. I
expected no less than blame flung on both sides, and I know I have a one-sided
view, but I cannot get past the point that the Republicans control Senate,
House, and White House—they can stop this any time they want. The other thing
that sticks in my craw is that when bills were proposed to guarantee military
pay and to suspend congressional pay during the shutdown, Mitch McConnell, the
leader of the Republicans, was quick to object. So the military may forfeit
pay, though they usually don’t, while the do-nothing Congress gets full pay, no
matter how long they diddle around with this.
Many blame the Democrats for this shutdown: please
remember the Republicans defunded CHIP a year ago and have delayed considering
it for months—now, they attach it to a controversial bill. Similarly, they have
refused to come to grips with the DACA problem and a solution. Now McConnell
claims it’s not urgent—they have until early March to deal with it. What makes
anyone think they could deal with it by then, when they haven’t been able to
for the past year.
Sorry I got started on a rant, but I hate to see my
country being railroaded by a man whose ties to Russia get deeper every day. I’m
going to distract myself and read a novel,
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I got an email from WBAP saying the Dallas Mayor said we need the Dreamers. I called Betsy Price's office and asked why that Eastern City was one upping Fort Worth. She said she would question the communications person about it in the Mayor's office.
Trump & his Huckleberry Mouthpiece says the Troops won't get paid, blames it on Democrats. President Obama managed to get the Troops paid on time. Republicans control both Houses, the White House and cant seem to handle the Shut Down they created. Maybe they should call a real President for help.
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