Mar 14 2008
sometimes politics is discouraging & disappointing
The FRIDAY POLITIC~because one can’t be transcendent all the time
Not really anything astounding here this week. I was utterly disheartened by the news of a certain governor of a prominent state where I recently lived. Mostly I was sad for his three daughters and his wife. Not a lot of sympathy for him. Only that his dad made him cry over a bad move in a Monopoly game when he was seven years old. And that is a sad thing.
It appears the moral crusader was also a vindictive one, and hence, doesn’t have a lot of people even wanting to stand by his side, not many friends. And, while he may deserve it, that’s sad, too.
There was a little buzz in Washington DC as all three candidates for President of the U.S. went back to the Senate to pass some bills, and be friendly with one another for at least a few hours. And friendliness is always a good thing. We could use a little bit more of that, and a little less of the other stuff.
I agree - the most bereft individuals in this incident are his three young teen daughters. How horrific! I can’t even imagine the distress they must feel. How can a father of daughters not carry somewhere within himself the slightest concept that every woman was once someone’s daughter and that his own daughters will soon be women.
What amazed me, was that some of the local stations here did offer words of sympathy for the governor. I keep thinking, “What? The guy is a father of three teenage daughters. Not only did he break the law, but seriously–the girl was almost the same age as his own girls.” The hypocrisy is too much. No sympathy for him–I hope he goes to prison. But I am genuinely sorry for his wife and daughters. That’s sad and totally unfair for them to have to go through.