Shutdown Day 22: Crisis of the Heart

Today we hit the record for government shutdown as Federal employees are missing paychecks, trash piling up at national parks and a political impasse with no end in sight. Donald's been throwing out the idea of declaring a "National Emergency" to get past Speaker Pelosi's firm "No" for a border wall. 

He even made lame attempt at a "Oval Office" appeal which was really just a flat teleprompter speech that was absolutely nothing new accept reaffirm his base which is all he cares about anyway. He did make one curious phrase of a "Crisis of the heart, crisis of the soul" which may just describe the last few years. Of course these words were not Donald's and I doubt he took any deeper meaning from them than just words on the screen. He's not capable of deep thought. 

An article that hit home was one by George Packer of the The Atlantic of his visit to Lincoln Memorial this week. It sort of hit home because I had visited there this last summer and found it very moving. A key point was Lincoln's quote that "If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be it's author and finisher" also "As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." It's an eleoquence and deep thought that seems to be lost these days in our beloved nation. It also emphasizes that our finish will not come from the outside but from within.

 

It does feel though as as our country is going thru a crisis of the heart.

The Hangover from Donald's Address last night

Ann Telnaes/The Washington Post 

 

The address was a big nothing-burger after all the hype. Donald was stiff and unconvincing and he was, as it turned out, just placating his advisors. What was the purpose of this? It was shameful the  major networks carried it in the first place. This was more about a failed campaign promise and re-election in 2020 than some "crisis of the heart" as Donald put it last night.

It's a sad state of affairs that over 800,000 workers are either furloughed or workers are missing paychecks because of a racist symbol and his ego. It's ironic that for someone who plays a tough guy he kisses the ass of those on the right. He cries "poor me" about a crisis he created and even was proud of(at least he was at first).

Nothing has changed as we heading to break the government shutdown record of 21 days with no end in site. 

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