Getting Personal

I listen to and watch the news every day. Seems like we have hit the edge when some of those men in suits in our legislatures change their minds about those important issues that have engaged Americans for years. I am glad they do.

Everyone has their price, nothing new. But when one of those legislators has seen their grandchild's body splattered to death by an assault weapon in the hands of a madman, he has to think whether the rifle association with all it's money and support for the next election is ethically worth it.

Interesting, that with less money involved, so many of the "suits" have come on  board for gay marriage. I would bet that there is not a family out there who does not have some gay members. Who could be opposed to these civil rights?

We have for too long swept under the rug the issues of the undocumented folks who do our work so well, have really smart kids who will be the heart of productive America.

For the "suits", you only know that the undocumented folks mow your lawn and clean your houses and do extraordinary work on building your houses. It is easy not to see that these hard workers may actually be engineers or physicians, and are clawing their way up to be part of the American Dream.

But everyone has their price, money talks, and I am disgusted with our current lot of politicians who waft in the wind, try to appease their base and get the money from PACS and the rich who ferry them around in private planes.

What happened to ethics?