Sorry! Here's a link to the video. Treat yourself. It's wonderful!
I was grateful to have that little comedy to cheer me up this morning, but can't help but wonder how much worse things can get, will get, if this DC madness continues for 6 months, a year, more? It's strictly Down-the-rabbit-hole stuff every day, no end in sight. Black is white and up is down. If the citizens who voted for the GOP for the last 20 years fail to awaken from their wilful stupor, we're doomed. Because the Democrats are the party of Wishful Thinkers, like Mr. Leonhardt below, who simply are too nice to see that the New GOP nutjobs do not and will never play nice. Kinda makes you wish Jesus would come back and smite these fekkers good.
David Leonhardt's bit in the NY Times this morning wherein he "hopefully" expresses his wish (wishfully, that is) that Republicans might yet come to Jesus and stop being so damned stingy prompted some of the strongest, clear-eyed responses I've read in months.
Here's a sampling:
"As long as this neighbor versus neighbor attitude dominates the political landscape the masses will be the loser. They more politicians can play one group against another nothing will get accomplished accept the rich will get richer and the poor poorer. Citizens of the US don't seem to get it. Until they do they will suffer in this morass."
DD
Manhattan
And from Don Shipp,
Homestead Florida 2 hours ago
"This bill is a moral Rubicon. It offers the
clearest moral choice of any piece legislation since the landmark Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. Any Senator who votes
to cut 22 million poor and disadvantaged Americans from basic health
care, defund planned parenthood, and raise the maximum allowable limit
on senior citizen health premiums by 67%, in order to fund a sordid
$800 billion dollar plus, tax cut for the wealthy, is guilty of a
shameful political crime against the most vulnerable Americans. People
will die prematurely if this bill passes.The ethically squalid, secret
process, orchestrated by Mitch McConnell's "Baker's Dozen" was the
epitome of political cynicism and only adds to the infamy of this
legislation."
Thank you, Mr. Shipp, that summarizes things nicely.
What a shitshow we are living.
Oh, the Horror!
Oh, and pulleese! Do NOT try and tell me Susan Collins is moved with compassion for her fellow Mainers. If you call her office, they'll inform you she's for dumping the Medicaid program on the states. Behind the scenes she has her eye on the next race for governor of this shameful state with its mad, vengeful current fascist provincial governor and milque toast legislature. There have been any number of things a woman of 'conscience' could have done in her position this year to stop the Trump Runaway Train; none of which she did when given the opportunity.
She's as shameless as the rest of them.
