Vi,

I am SO respectfull of your knowledge, your research, and your fervor....I could never aspire to such a great place. I truly can barely get through my day at this time in my life. But My Mother used to say to me, "Now what have you heard about current events? Do you watch important news? Are you watching, hearing what's going on? This is important to you!" I would bow to her wisdom, and say, "well, I'm trying Mamma, but life just gets in my way..." To which she would reply " Life has already gotten in everyone's way - now, pay attention!" I am still guilty.

In my defense, ......well, there is no defense. Mother was right. Sick children or no. And Vi is right. And that sick child of mine would have died much sooner if it had not been for this country.....

I will say this, tho'. I believe no one. Not Clinton, not Bush. Not republican, not democrat. I know that I am not privvy to all the information necessary to make an informed decision. In all other aspects of my life, I require, no demand, all the information I need to make a decision as best I can. An in the instance of politics, I find it takes so much research, that I cannot spend all the time it takes to make a reasonable decision with the information I have. Especially when people are TRYING to keep this information from me. That's the point, you know. The President and all his minions, no matter which party he is affiliated with is TRYING to keep information from us = making us , spinning every piece of knowledge, spend so much time figuring out their latest "strategy" that it is completely daunting to most of us....Reading what I have just written, it scares me to death. I have never been one to be demonstrating on the White House Lawns, but lately, I'm thinking this has been a mistake of mine. This world is scaring me right now. Maybe it should have scared me before, but I was too buried in my child's illness. And it also makes me angry that our own government makes it their specialty to hide what's really going on.....How are we, as citizens, to know of their atrocities, if no one speaks of them? To this end, I applaude the news makers. I know they, too are suspect, and we must be judicious in watching and hearing what they say. But HOLY COW, this gets exhausting.....can't people just tell the da-nd truth? I suppose truth is just how each of us sees it............

So , I guess, I'm saying that this is all too overwhelming for me. And I don't think I am alone. We are all so burdened with just getting by a day..........

But now, reading this, I see I am failing. Exhausting or not, I guess we BETTER get with it...in fact, were not our foresisters exhausted? I am sure they were. So I better just shut up and get going..........

Christmas Greetings to all, and to all a good night - I'm going to bed.

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