Who among us has not, at one time or another, looked into a mirror and said to himself, “You’re an idiot.” Furthermore, who has not, at one time or another, said the same to a friend, or family member? Certainly, each of us has, at some time or another, said of one boss, or another, “What a moron!” It happens.
So, when Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, called his boss, President Trump, “a moron,” why would anyone be surprised? Gillien Turner, a Fox News contributor, said Tillerson’s “moron” remark never happened. Trump calls it “fake news.” The State Department’s press secretary assured the nation, “Secretary Tillerson does not talk like that.” Let me assure the nation: We all talk like that.
In the wake of Stephen Paddock’s killing of 58 concern-goers in Las Vegas, former president, Bill Clinton, said, “This should be unimaginable in America.” Is he serious? America sets the table for such carnage: Freedom of movement, guns galore, bullets-a-billion – (what’s it all for except to kill one another!) – and a history of violence unparalleled among modern societies. There is no nation on Earth where such a heinous act is more imaginable than the good ol’ U.S. of A.
Remember September, when Senator Jon McCain voted down the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare? Much of the attention seemed focused on McCain letting his good friend, Lindsey Graham, down. The focus should have been on Senator Graham “letting his good friend,” McCain down by pushing a partisan bill in the face of McCain’s (dying) request for a return to bipartisanship, and “regular order” to the Senate.
In 2016, the age of 66, I will be up for parole again. If parole is granted, the fullness of my joy, (and my surprise), may stop my heart. If denied, the depth of my despair will surely break it. Either way, it’s hare to see how I’ll ever see home again.
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