There are a bazillion ways to quietly fight back, support Hope House for one and drug court. These are two places Mortenson didn't want to fund even though the funding was a grant is my understanding. The simple tax to support "drug court" went down to defeat. We couldn't get Amy Norquist elected, she would have been an awesome addition to that good ole boys club. IMO the local Republicans are bullies, there are a couple on Longview city council, they want to bend the rules to suit their agenda. Go to the local school board meetings, attend a county commissioners meeting, they are open public meetings and they can not turn you away.
The Trump administration does NOT have a mandate and our job is to call that out at every turn in any way that we can. Their game plan has always been to lie, then lie some more. That's exactly how they swayed so many people that either didn't do any research on their own and simply voted the way they always do "who's the best looking, who has the best performance before the camera's, who listened to Rupert Murdoch's Fox Propaganda machine". The Democrats suck at messaging and standing on an overpass waving a flag does not address the concerns of voters. We better get really good at reaching people where they are and most of them are on the computer and our young voters aren't going to show up at the Senior Center to volunteer to canvas but they would send text messages etc.
Well heck folks, time to be honest. On the Wednesday following "Black Tuesday", I awoke to the realization that as election results had come in the previous eve, and my fear and dread having increased hourly with the thought that, well, maybe we are "Screwed" I had put a real dent in my 25 year old imported "Scotch Dew" in an attempt to lessen the pain but it hadn't helped and no, I hadn't had a bad dream.
After a trip Wednesday morn to Starbucks and several aspirins, I slowly accepted the reality that Trump is here and I was facing that and nothing I could do about it. Hopelessness and depression became me but at least the headache went away.
Then as the list of Trumps cabinet choices were announced, the dark place I was in only grew darker. I mean how could this man be where he is given what he is? I don't know the answer to that nor even now.
But I do know this. I came of age in the '60's. I had the idealism of that era. And it didn't die with Robert Kennedy or Dr. King. The idea of America survived the burning of cities in '65 and beyond. The division, pure hatred, and chaos. The idea of America lived on as it had in the 1860's, so has it today although it may not shine brightly, it is still there.
We're going to survive these next 4 years even though painful but we must begin today to plan for 4 years from now. I don't know if we can accept we're as a nation only slightly left of center but I think that's where we are and i think we should accept that.
And lets narrow our focus to things local. You folks that consider yourselves as D's and Independents better come together. You must if you want changes. D's need new leadership if you want to see your City Councils be something other than what you have then you independents better join the effort.
You want someone like Walsh in your state house, then don't find a quality candidate to oppose him and don't support that person.
Bottom line, you don't like the way things have turned out---then get off your behinds and plan for next year immediately and 2 and 4 years from now.
All day long …
There are a bazillion ways to quietly fight back, support Hope House for one and drug court. These are two places Mortenson didn't want to fund even though the funding was a grant is my understanding. The simple tax to support "drug court" went down to defeat. We couldn't get Amy Norquist elected, she would have been an awesome addition to that good ole boys club. IMO the local Republicans are bullies, there are a couple on Longview city council, they want to bend the rules to suit their agenda. Go to the local school board meetings, attend a county commissioners meeting, they are open public meetings and they can not turn you away.
The Trump administration does NOT have a mandate and our job is to call that out at every turn in any way that we can. Their game plan has always been to lie, then lie some more. That's exactly how they swayed so many people that either didn't do any research on their own and simply voted the way they always do "who's the best looking, who has the best performance before the camera's, who listened to Rupert Murdoch's Fox Propaganda machine". The Democrats suck at messaging and standing on an overpass waving a flag does not address the concerns of voters. We better get really good at reaching people where they are and most of them are on the computer and our young voters aren't going to show up at the Senior Center to volunteer to canvas but they would send text messages etc.
Well heck folks, time to be honest. On the Wednesday following "Black Tuesday", I awoke to the realization that as election results had come in the previous eve, and my fear and dread having increased hourly with the thought that, well, maybe we are "Screwed" I had put a real dent in my 25 year old imported "Scotch Dew" in an attempt to lessen the pain but it hadn't helped and no, I hadn't had a bad dream.
After a trip Wednesday morn to Starbucks and several aspirins, I slowly accepted the reality that Trump is here and I was facing that and nothing I could do about it. Hopelessness and depression became me but at least the headache went away.
Then as the list of Trumps cabinet choices were announced, the dark place I was in only grew darker. I mean how could this man be where he is given what he is? I don't know the answer to that nor even now.
But I do know this. I came of age in the '60's. I had the idealism of that era. And it didn't die with Robert Kennedy or Dr. King. The idea of America survived the burning of cities in '65 and beyond. The division, pure hatred, and chaos. The idea of America lived on as it had in the 1860's, so has it today although it may not shine brightly, it is still there.
We're going to survive these next 4 years even though painful but we must begin today to plan for 4 years from now. I don't know if we can accept we're as a nation only slightly left of center but I think that's where we are and i think we should accept that.
And lets narrow our focus to things local. You folks that consider yourselves as D's and Independents better come together. You must if you want changes. D's need new leadership if you want to see your City Councils be something other than what you have then you independents better join the effort.
You want someone like Walsh in your state house, then don't find a quality candidate to oppose him and don't support that person.
Bottom line, you don't like the way things have turned out---then get off your behinds and plan for next year immediately and 2 and 4 years from now.