I have voted early, and I hope that you have also, or that
you will vote on Tuesday. I have done
what I could to get others out to vote for the Dems.
If you are reading this, I think there is a good chance you
will vote for Democrats. The promise of the Democratic party is a stronger
middle class, the rich carrying their fair share of the burden I paying for
things that we all need, improved health care, greater personal freedom for
everyone, and other things that I feel anybody in his or her right mind out be
for.
The republicans are the party of Trump. Trump’s message, at
least at the current moment, seems to be fear. Fear of change. Fear of people
who might be different that his ideal voter. And, fear of the great hordes of
humanity that are headed to our southern border, known as the caravan of immigrants.
This caravan – or maybe it’s actually two caravans – are made up of foreigners
who, according to Trump, are coming for "…free health care, free welfare,
free education, and for the right to vote."
How many individuals are headed this way? The number could
be as high as seven or eight thousand. That means that, if you take the approximately
2,000 border patrol professionals on the job in the area, and add the 5,200
troops that is being deployed to the border, that’s about a ratio of one border
agent or solder to every man, woman, child, and baby in this terrifying
caravan.
The list of diseases said to be infecting these weary
travelers includes everything from leprosy to smallpox. Yes, there could be
some sickness traveling with the caravan people, but smallpox and other
afflictions will be about as rare as the Middle Eastern terrorists that Trump
claimed are hitching a ride – or a slow, thirsty walk – with the migrants.
Trump says that any migrant throwing a rock at the soldiers
will be treated as though he or she had used deadly force, and fired upon. This
is one of the problems with having a president who never served in the military
or held an office or studied any history: he knows nothing of the Rules of
Engagement followed by the professional men and women of our armed forces.
Trump acts like every man, woman, and stroller- or
backpack-riding child in the caravan is either a terrorist or a freeloader.
But, I would like you to think about something.
These men and women and families will have traveled over a
thousand miles to reach our southern border. They had the sense to form a large
group. It is safer that way. But we must not minimize the danger that these
families face daily.
They want to come here. Those who are allowed to apply for
and who achieve refugee status, will almost certainly work hard to stay here.
They have the potential to become good Americans. Do you think most of those
MAGA-hat wearing haters, who still think it’s the height of decorum and ingenuity
to shout “Lock her up!” every time Trump mentions Hillary Clinton would be
willing to walk a thousand miles across formidable desert landscape to keep their right to vote for the deranged
orangutan in chief? I don’t think so either.
Anyway, we have gotten off the subject of the subject of why
it is so important for you to vote in the midterm election – especially this
midterm election. Come to think of it, maybe we haven’t strayed that far off
the topic after all.
Everybody says this is the most important midterm in recent
history. We say that every time, don’t we? Well, this time it is the truth. This
is the time to vote for the Dems and only the Dems. Green Party, Libertarians, Unicorn
Party, writing in the name of your maternal grandmother – let’s save these “protest
votes” and whimsical ballots for another time. And, I am not saying that your
maternal grandmother might make a much better president than the one we have.
We’re just not voting for that office this time.
So, you gotta vote! If you haven’t cast a mail-in or
early-voting ballot, do so on Tuesday, November 6!
That’s just for Democrats. Because voting is expected to be
so popular this election, Republicans are asked to show up to vote on
Wednesday, November 8.
Ha ha ha ha! That was
a joke!
You can’t afford to lose your sense of humor during times
like these.
We need to try for that blue wave! We don’t want to see the
red tide. Floridians especially have seen enough of that. It smells terrible
and makes our beautiful beaches undesirable.
Will we settle for a purple rain?
We’ll live with what we get, but this is time to look for
the best possible outcome and to work to make it happen.
