Close to 42 years of my adult life were spent wearing the uniform of one of this country's military services and/or working as a civil servant, carrying out the American peoples business, as I may have been ordered to do. I passionately love the USA, as has become apparent in a few of my earlier postings. The blood in my veins literally runs Red, White and Blue. Reflecting on our membership, I am not unique in such regard. However, in spite of all that, recent disclosures regarding our national leadership greatly disgust me and cause me to question, after all these years of service, have I been that big of a fool!
It was recently acknowledged that members of the US Congress had crafted and put in place a neat little scheme to cover up and avoid being held accountable for their boorish and criminal behavior in committing sexual assaults and violations against women, through the payment of "hush money," using taxpayer funds. Last evening, it was reported on (I think) virtually every major news feed that our President had referred to immigrants from Haiti and South African nations as people with problems coming from "shit hole" countries. I am shamed and indeed our Country's national stature, in the eyes of our sister nations of this gobe we occupy, is diminished by such words and actions and frankly I am better than that, as are so many other Americans!
I believe this is an appropriate issue for discussion, but caution that it could prove to be a slippery slope and we should not overly personalize responses to the point that the thread goes off the rails:crazy:. Talking like that, leaves me with the depressing thought... Egad, I sound like a politician!
It was recently acknowledged that members of the US Congress had crafted and put in place a neat little scheme to cover up and avoid being held accountable for their boorish and criminal behavior in committing sexual assaults and violations against women, through the payment of "hush money," using taxpayer funds. Last evening, it was reported on (I think) virtually every major news feed that our President had referred to immigrants from Haiti and South African nations as people with problems coming from "shit hole" countries. I am shamed and indeed our Country's national stature, in the eyes of our sister nations of this gobe we occupy, is diminished by such words and actions and frankly I am better than that, as are so many other Americans!
I believe this is an appropriate issue for discussion, but caution that it could prove to be a slippery slope and we should not overly personalize responses to the point that the thread goes off the rails:crazy:. Talking like that, leaves me with the depressing thought... Egad, I sound like a politician!