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SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun
Showing posts with label Joe McCarthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe McCarthy. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2015

ALL THE MARBLES

   Most days I'd rather trust these guys than the bozos ruining the House of Representatives. While John Boehner will be remembered for his shortcomings as Speaker, he is parting with a dash of honesty. The Hill is full of "false prophets" and Ted Cruz is a "jack ass." 
   I expect Cruz to begin channeling tail gunner Joe McCarthy. For the history challenged, he was the drunk demagogue who fueled the "red scare" hunting for communists in Hollywood, the State Department and under the bed. He did a lot of damage until common sense, decency and journalism exposed him for the gas bag fraud that he was. Oddly he is still a darling of some right wing Evangelical Christians, so Cruz may indeed reincarnate intolerance, ignorance and ignominy. 
FLASHES OF KID HOOD
   While a lot of folks in Washington have lost theirs, Lana still has hers. She's beginning work on some painting ideas and rolled out her kid hood prized marbles.


AND THESE ARE HISTORIC

   These clay marbles belonged to her mother and are well over a hundred years old.

A SKY MARBLE
    An appreciated cloud cover and fog occluded our view of the eclipse, but the night before the moon and clouds provided a dance of their own.

    See you down the trail.