It's a Deflated Thing

Dear America,

BLESSED ARE THE MEEK

Trust in God and have faith. If you know you have been rebellious, ask humbly for forgiveness, and then be kind and loving.  Remember that this is man's only freewill choice --  not whether he shall go this way or that way, but whether he shall on the one hand accept his experiences with true love and humility, or whether he will be rebellious and angry, and full of torturous emotion.  Seek to grow to Christ-manhood.

The Quiet Mind, the sayings of  White Eagle

good day and happy Thursday.

it's a day knee-deep in being unsure of which way to go...

considering I have been MIA since the end of October,
um, me thinks little old gthang has either much to say or nothing.

... from Ferguson to the Mid-term Elections, from ISIL's grip upon the world to Charlie Hebdo...while just this week, we had to endure another State of the Union [6.0]...ugh.

But for levity, if nothing else -- Deflate Gate continues to capture our attention as if nothing else going on around us is amiss.  typical, right?

But seriously.
C'mon, Bill, really?
You are really going with the Barack Obama method of sketchy responses --

 'uh, duh, I didn't know...I'm shocked!..I found out at the same time you all found out... in all my forty years of football... well, I''ll be...I had no knowledge... I had no idea about any of this...' ?????  

Yes, paraphrased and possibly insinuating a daffy Belichick unfairly.

But where, oh where, is somebody shouting out from the chamber,  "LIAR!"  ?

How absurd.

It's almost as good -- and absurd -- as Josh Earnest's response to Mara Liasson during a recent press pool free-for-all.  Just go to Townhall's Conn Carroll, here., for more on that. Or, allow me to save you some time ---

And I guess I am doing my best to try to explain to you what that is," Earnest responded. "The first is, accuracy. We want to describe exactly what happened. These are individuals who carried out an act of terrorism. And they later tried to justify that act terrorism by invoking the religion of Islam and their own deviant view of it."

but wait -- there's more!

The second," Earnest continued, "is this is an act that was roundly condemned by muslim leaders. I'm describing to you the reasons why we have not chosen to use that label because it doesn't seem to accurately describe what had happened. We also don't want to be in a situation where we are legitimizing what we consider to be a completely illegitimate justification for this violence. I am not going to criticize anybody who chooses to use that label. I'm talking about the way we are trying to talk about this and we are trying to be as specific and accurate as possible in describing what exactly occurred."

oh the games people play.
oh my, oh my, oh my.

But let's not dwell, shall we?

Speaking of titillating responses ----- I found a great piece to read by Josh Rogin, of Bloomberg View, titled, Obama's State of the World, Translated.  It is really well done and I think you will enjoy it...so I'm not even going to give you a teaser quote.  Just click it and dig it; you can be assured of getting in a few laughs to counter attack the ocean of tears for fears we gained from listening to our Commander-In-Chief's Mission-Accomplished-On-Every-Thang-Take-That-Jack  moment.

Clearly, he is living in another America -- perhaps one on another plane --  somewhere between the purple haze mountain majesty and the white hot fury I'll be your pusher-man plains.

Needless to say, the president's radical rebel within has decided to go all in and come out to play. Right on cue.

Yay.

It just makes all the more to say ....um, uh, more enjoyable???
yeah, yeah, that's the ticket to the daily drills we dabble.    let's run with that.

But as far as this day is concerned,  I believe I have given you plenty to peruse;  think of this as just my pinkie toe tapping the well-spring.  nothing more, nothing less. who really knows...

For the truth is, I simply feel deflated in every way.

Make it a Good Day, G

It's a Day

Dear America,

even the lofty and self-righteous coffee bean requires a good grounding to start the day...

take note, Mr. President.

The real question is, Mr. President, are you serious?

From yesterday's presidential size lambasting of the United States Senate for acting according to the people's will, by the people, for the people --  all broadcasted live -- at the presidential podium -- with a presidential glare and presidential grimace ...oh, and with presidential props, of course:

"I've heard folks say that having the families of victims lobby for this legislation was somehow misplaced. A prop, somebody called them. Emotional blackmail, some outlets said. Are they serious? Do we really think that thousands of families whose lives have been shattered by gun violence don't have a right to weigh in on this issue? Do we think their -- their emotions, their loss is not relevant to this debate?"

Isn't that rich.

So according to you, Mr. President, only one side gets to lobby?  Is that how it works now?  Of course these families have a right to have a say.  Just as all the rest of America.

Are you serious?

It's especially disconcerting considering how well you play the props all through the years.  This is what you do...all the time... Mr. President.   Who can forget the doctors in white coats for health care, the use of children,  senior citizens, first responders, the military, or, heaven forbid, caskets?  I mean, my goodness, Mr. President -- look who you have standing right smack next to you?  Gabby Giffords!

Your presidency lives, thrives, off of props -- for political fodder -- every cotton pickin' day!

And what up with this tone?  And what up with letting Harry Reid get a pass?

Not even a whisper about the Leader of your Senate -- being a fellow Democrat and leading the democratic majority, no less -- having, himself, voted no!   Harry Reid VOTED NO!   Hello?!   Are you serious, Mr. President?   I thought you said,

"And I talked to several of these senators over the past few weeks, and they're all good people...But the fact is, most of these senators could not offer any good reason why we wouldn't want to make it harder for criminals and those with severe mental illnesses to buy a gun. There were no coherent arguments as to why we wouldn't do this. It came down to politics."

But did you talk to Harry?

Um and call me stupid, but isn't it always politics?   Politics, and the science thereof, is the business you are in, you freak.

[my apologies for that outburst, not sure what just came over me.]  

[ah who are we kidding.  I'm not sorry.]

And what's up with this fixation of yours on this man-made super majority of 90%?   It felt like 90% of your presidential remarks included speaking on behalf of the "90% of Americans" who you seem to magically pull out of a hat (90% wool over the eyes)  to your side of the stage.  That's a good one.

And basically calling the NRA a mad bunch of rootin' tootin' liars?  wow.  Just who needs a good grounding on telling the truth? 

But you know what else, Mr. President --  this girl doesn't believe 90% of what you say.

For any of you who wish to read the full presidential remarks blow by blow, go here.

I must go before I say something I may regret.

It's time for a second cup of coffee.   Feeling a smidge cranky.

And hopefully -- for the benefit of anyone I run into today -- may the quality time alongside a little sunshine in a cup result in the immediate release of the residual steam clearly clinging under the rim.

It may just be the perfect morning to crack open the new, yet used, American-made gleaning courtesy of Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack.     The day is calling for anything and everything to ground myself for whatever lies ahead.    

What a day in the life. 
What a week, what a week,
huh, boys and girls.

Make it a Good Day, G

and let us add Waco, Texas to our prayer list, too.