A while back I said I wasn't going to pay any attention to the news because it was depressing, demoralizing, and, often, just plain silly. Today I made the mistake of reading all my news sites. I am angry. Torture, it will all pass and we will forget. So will I. This congress is passing bills that are blatantly contemptuous of the people. They never worked so hard and fast before. And no one will notice. Destroy retiree benefit safety nets. Who cares. Bring up ACORN in order to destroy it. Add unconscionable riders to the budget, assuming the president will feel compelled to veto it and risk being blamed for a government shutdown, but will cave and pass it with all the crap hanging on it. Democrats will go along.
My stomach is churning. I should not read this stuff.
But if I refuse to simply be aware, I will equate myself with the Germans during WW2 who denied knowing about the concentration camps.
And I feel like a hypocrite because I know (feel like) there is nothing I can do to change any of this. Posting on FB, bitching in comments, that just affords self righteous satisfaction for the moment and is of no positive use whatsoever.
This is just a rant. I am castigating myself out of anger and frustration. And guilt, collective, I guess, hope, guilt
I guess I need an all consuming hobby. Sigh.
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On a lighter note, yesterday I sorted all my medical bills since the "event"called each of the providers to see what the current balance was and paid them all by phone with a credit card. The final personal cost for all that PT, hospital, doctors, tests in two states came to less than $200.00. Thanks UAW and thanks to all who created and try to continue MEDICARE. This chore had been hanging over my brain for a year and the relief in having it done is incredible. I was afraid to look at the cost for fear it would be thousands. I must mention California's Health Care system also. It is wonderful.
It is always nice to get the munky of damaculese untied.
Bad news, good news, bad news good news. Bad things, good things. The cycle of life. Politicians bite.
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