Good to have you folks with us – after all the tumult and the shouting dies. (That’s favorite phrase from Rudyard Kipling.) And just think – we have the opportunity to go through it all again on June 22nd and multiple other times before the real showdown in November when we have the midterm elections. Ain’t that fun? [Well, possibly it is for all those campaign consultants who have snagged well-paying clients who swell their coffers.] It reminds me of the band of highly priced ‘robbers’ otherwise known as lobbyists, who sell their skills to the highest bidder for whatever cause or candidate that comes along – and “devil take the hindmost.”
Now maybe that is a bitter attitude. One that people who know me would say I arbitrarily adopted once I cooled off the lobbying activities in my own office. Actually, I did work for a very responsible firm for a brief length of time and then went on my own representing mainly Christian clients who needed help from being sandbagged by thugs and yeggs – as a cohort of mine used to describe them. And I suppose it is a bit of what must appear ‘sour grapes’ as I detoured around the mirey potholes others split wide open no matter what the damage they did their own consciences. But that’s another story.
Truth is, character and an old fashioned word called righteousness is mighty scarce when some of these issues come along. Various friendly types of ‘consultants’ (some would call them ‘influence peddlers’) have stalked the streets of
However… today – in the aftermath of the past run up to the several primary state contests – well it’s either ‘lickin’ my wounds time… or chortling over “one we pulled off” back room deals. It’s a (to borrow a WWII adjective) “Sad Sack” time to be in the field. We’ll just have to look to the Lord to make it better – and believe me HE will! Buck up… the sun will shine another day.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack
Delayed audio link:
http://www.wmuu.com/blog/category/audio/just-a-minute/
“JUST A MINUTE”
WHAT HAPPENED – WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Homer: Jist A Minute –What in the worl has done happened?
MizP: Awl Ah know is Miz Helen Thomas don’t sit on the front row at th’ White House no moah.
Jack: That’s a come-down of her own doin’ Miz Pearl.
MizP: Well don’t ah know … She ‘bout knocked me down to say tha-ut nasty thang…
Homer: ‘Tellin’ th’ Jews ta go home?
MizP: At’s perzackly whut Ah mean, Mr. Homer.
BB: We make ‘em stop at th’ Bait Shop an Sushi Bar when they gits obstreperous.
Jack: How’s that again Billy-bob?
BB: Ah’m a gittin’ powerful tired of people a throwin’ off on us down South … an they let people like Miz Thomas run a-round an never even cawl ‘em down on hit.
Homer: Well they’s done more about Miz Thomas’s outburst Mr. Bill… her speecifyin’ agency done drapped her.
BB: A high school graddiation done un-invited her.
MizP: But th’ White House Correspondent’s ‘sociation let her sit permanently on th’ front row…
Jack: Mmmm … not any more Miz P…
MizP: Tha’tl sho improve the looks of th’ place.
Jack: Miz Pearl… you don’t want to go there. Glenn Beck wrote something ungentlemanly about her …on his blog… That’s just lowering yourself to her level.
Homer: Yeah Miz Pearl… you don’t wanta git inna gutter yo sef…
MizP: Well… I reckon you’s rite…
Jack: Just think on this: -- “Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. --- (Matt 5:11)
MizP: Mr. Jack… you’s rite thank you…
BB: Hit’s hard ta do.
Homer: Special hard in th’ po-litical season.
Jack: Right on, Homer.
MizP: But ---- oh … we ain’t said a word ‘bout th’ lections yestiddy…
BB: No …
Jack: You’ get it all from the radio, & TV – And we’ll be back next Wednesday.
<>I’m Jack Buttram (END)
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