Growing up in the 1960s in an Irish Catholic family in the Philadelphia suburbs, it was taken as an article of faith that if you wanted good weather for a particular event, placing a statue of the Blessed Mother in the window and praying to her would do the trick. So a few days prior to the May Procession, the school fair or any other event deemed important in our lives, we would place a small statute of the Blessed Mother in the window, facing out, and pray our little hearts out. Even a girl that fell away from the faith in adulthood would never be so cavalier as to forgo this ritual on her wedding day. It didn’t always work of course. But we never blamed the Blessed Mother. We just accepted the fact that our souls or our prayers didn’t measure up.
Which brings us to the present. Do you think it’s too early to put the Blessed Mother in the window so that she’ll bring rain, high wind, hail and all sorts of inclement weather to our great land on election day next week? Because if there’s one accepted fact about election day politics, it’s that Democrats don’t vote in bad weather. They can’t be bothered. They might get wet. Or cold. Or whatever. See
Now many Catholics might disagree with my strategy as it is pretty much accepted as an accepted article of faith that the Blessed Mother can only bring sunny weather. And good weather might bring more Democrats to the polls. But here’s the thing: I think the Blessed Mother will bring good weather. And it depends on your definition of good. In this instance, good weather is any weather that keeps large groups of Democrats away from the polls on November 2nd. Because this will be good for the country.
So the only remaining question is it too early?
Her name is Caro Emerald. She’s Dutch but she sings in English. I think she’s fantastic.
Confused by all the political maneuverings of the past year? Unable to cut through all the noise, shouting & conflicting reports to figure out what the heck happened on the political scene over the past 12 – 18 months?
Frank Fleming of IMAO provides perhaps the most incisive political analysis since Thomas Paine’s Common Sense in his thoughtful yet highly readable, Republicans Kind of Suck … Which Is Why They Will Win Huge in November
He begins with an imaginary but realistic dialogue between the new Administration and the Democrats & an American populace unhappy & burnt out by the Bush Administration & the Republicans who sucked.
AMERICANS: “So, the economy is pretty bad and there’s high employment. You think you can do something about that?”
DEMOCRATS AND OBAMA: “We can spend a trillion dollars we don’t have on pork and stuff.”
AMERICANS: “No … that’s not what we want. We’d really like you not to do that.”
DEMOCRATS: “You’re stupid. We’re doing it anyway.”
AMERICANS: “That’s not going to help us get jobs!”
DEMOCRATS: “Sure it will; millions of them … though they may be invisible. You’ll have to trust us they exist. And guess what else we’ll do: We’ll create a giant new government program to take over health care.”
AMERICANS: “That has nothing to do with jobs!”
DEMOCRATS: “We don’t care about that anymore. We really want a giant new health care program. We’re sure you’ll love it.”
AMERICANS: “Don’t pass that bill. You hear me? Absolutely do not pass that bill.”
DEMOCRATS: “Believe me; you’ll love it. It has … well, I don’t know what exactly is in the bill, but we’re sure it’s great.”
AMERICANS: “Listen to me: DO. NOT. PASS. THAT. BILL.”
DEMOCRATS: “You’re not the boss of me! We’re doing it anyway!”
AMERICANS: “Look what you did! Now the economy is way worse, we’re even deeper in debt, and we have a bunch of new laws we don’t want!”
DEMOCRATS: “You’re racist.”
AMERICANS: “Wha … How is that racist?”
DEMOCRATS: “Now you’re getting violent! Stop being violent and racist, you ignorant hillbillies! And remember to vote Democrat in November.”
It was obvious that the new Administration and the Democrats sucked just as much as the Bush Administration and the Republicans had sucked before them. But, as Frank explains, this was:
not just plain old, usual politician sucked, but epic levels of suck where it’s hard to find an analogue in human history that conveys the same level of suckitude. It was sheer incompetence plus arrogance — and those things do not complement each other well. We’re talking sucking that distorts time and space like a black hole.
It’s Godzilla-smashing-through-a-city level of suck — but a really patronizing Godzilla who says you’re just too stupid and hateful to see all the buildings he’s saved or created as he smashes everything apart. Or, to use Obama’s favorite analogy, you have a car stuck in ditch, so you call the mechanic, but the only tool he brings with him is a sledgehammer. And then he smashes your car to pieces and charges you $100,000 for his service. Finally, he calls you racist for complaining. Obama and the Democrats have been so awful, it’s hard for the human brain to even comprehend.
See what I mean? Is this not the Greatest Political Analysis of All Time? I thought you'd agree.
I admit it. I had no plans to protest the Obama agenda or out-of-control government spending. I was just minding my own business, living an unexamined life. Then this baby arrived in the mail from American for Prosperity and it was all over. I mean it’s not only a change purse but it’s also a key ring. OMG.
And the day after it arrived, I jumped on the bandwagon. I joined up with a local tea party group. I took a bus to DC to protest…..well, I wasn’t sure exactly what I was protesting but it didn’t matter as long as I got to keep the change purse.
I’m now working for 2 candidates in my state – Pat Meehan for US Congress and Pat Toomey for US Senate. All because of this change purse. Oh those nefarious Koch brothers.
Wouldn’t you like a change purse like this too?
This is my first post ever. How exciting. Now if I could only figure out how use WordPress, I’d be in business. Or sort of.