On the day this annus horribilis is coming to a close I can only say — finally. This year has seen so many losses in so many ways you think it can’t get worse than this..The looking back tributes are going to be hard to watch and I may not watch them. Then of course there is looking forward to the New Year. The New Year usually brings me hope that things will be better and yet we have the Unpresidented to look forward to.
What is on the horizon? Danger Will Robinson Danger!!!
So what is the way forward? How do we get through what is on the horizon? If we keep fighting amongst ourselves I don’t know how we can move forward. I know Daily Kos is not the real world and I hope that the constant Rox Sux Primary Rehash Pie Fight isn’t the norm in the real world. Everything here is seen through the lens of the primary and never the twain shall meet. If we keep this up the Right Wing GOP will run right over us. The imminent danger is not Bernie and it’s not Hillary — it’s the UnPresidented. I will focus my resistance on the clear and present danger. I hope our party leaders and those in Congress and the Senate are doing the same thing. I will not be happy if they roll over and look for ways to work with the Unpresidented.
If you didn’t get a chance try and read violining’s diary Here about a way forward. I like her idea of choosing one thing to actively work for that is important to you. It’s all so overwhelming because it’s not just one thing it’s like a gish gallop of awful and you don’t know where to start.
My New Year’s resolution is that I will try to show more understanding to the other side in the Rox Sux debate. I will attempt a personal cease fire. The circular firing squad is getting us no where other than to make the anger deeper.
I don’t know what 2017 holds but I know I will find strength in friends here and in real life. Hold those you love close. Tell them you love them because as I learned on 9-11, they can be gone in an instant in time. President Obama, who I will miss terribly, has kept us safe from another attack. I am not so confident in the Unpresidented.
Have a safe and fun time this New Year’s Eve. May the New Year be better than this past year. There is always hope right? Hau 'oli Makahiki Hou to my Kos Ohana.
What joke best illustrates the difference between Democrats and Republicans?
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him:
"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.
She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be an Obama Democrat.
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."
The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Republican."
"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are -- or where you are going. You've risen to where you are , due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault."
I will leave you with a George Michael song for the New Year. He was prescient. Listen to the lyrics...
Housekeeping: Remember what WeeMama said: Is it true? Is it Kind? Is it Necessary?
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