Happy Saturday!
I want to start off by giving you an update on Teddy, our Bernese Mountain Dog. Teddy is doing well. His test results have so far been inconclusive, so we will need to do more testing. I’ve been overwhelmed by your good wishes and concern. I’ll keep you updated.
Eighty-five days remain before the final 100 days until election 2024. They will pass quickly, and the tensions in America will continue to escalate, grow and spread throughout the nation. A new epoch of history has emerged that will be turbulent, violent and deadly. A great choice is at hand, as well as a test. Will the worst prevail because the best appears absent, cloaked in a haze of algorithms, extremism and idiocy?
Here is a quote from Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of America’s most stupendous morons, announcing her opposition to a bill condemning antisemitism:
I thought about that quote, and wondered what was wrong with the community that has sent her to plague America. I just shook my head, and continued on to the next story.
The Washington Post’s Ashley Parker, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, wrote a story, “Kristi Noem just won’t stop talking about killing her dog,” that is a true wonder.
I tried to imagine what my reaction would have been in 2008 if someone had come up to me, and offered to give me a glimpse into the future. I imagine opening The Washington Post to this story, my jaw dropping and reading this. What I realized when I got to the end of this story was that it perfectly captured this moment of time in its full glory.
I read recently that NASA is creating a new version of the golden record sent into deep space aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft that tells humanity’s story. Both the original and updated versions will include offerings about our society and culture. The Parker story should absolutely be included. It is the perfect snapshot of our era. Perfect.
I thought about some of the great quotes throughout American history:
“Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
”With malice towards none…” — Abraham Lincoln
“I have a dream.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
“It ain't over 'til it's over.” — Yogi Berra
”That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” — Neil Armstrong
I think it is time to add to the list.
Let these words by Governor/Senator Mitt Romney ring out from the mountaintops to the valley floor, from sea to shining sea. They are a perfect encapsulation of this moment in America. They are words that perfectly explain everything.
The problem for our descendants who make it is going to be trying to figure out what they mean because they weren’t here to live it. We know though. We know.
Here’s to you Mitt Romney, and Seamus, his Irish setter. Thank you for explaining it all so perfectly. There is great wisdom in these words:
“I didn’t eat my dog. I didn’t shoot my dog. I loved my dog, and my dog loved me.” — Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney needs to do one more thing for America and for himself before he exits the political stage. He should re-read the speech he gave from the Senate floor before voting to convict Trump in Trump's first impeachment. It was an excellent speech and a courageous decision. With only a very little work, he could modify that speech to explain why he will vote for Joe Biden in 2024. He should further offer to give that speech at the Democratic National Convention. His oath REQUIRES him to "... support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...". Given his two impeachment votes to convict Trump, it seems to me that the only way he personally can defend the constitution against Trump is to come out forcefully and publicly in support of Joe Biden.
Some good quotes Steve but nothing tops U.S. Presidential quotes like “You can do anything. Grab’em by the pussy.” for a clear and pathetic portrait of the American voter in 2016. And to think this same monster is the Republican frontrunner again in 2024.