This map tracks the rise and fall of empires and once-great nations; it hangs on Mitt Romney’s Senate office wall.
As a Mormon, Mitt Romney presumably does not believe in Karma. But maybe, more informally, he could nod glumly at the non-theological adage that what goes around comes around.
Or, more biblically, does he acknowledge that the scripture says we reap what we sow?
I have a feeling he does, now.
Or he should, at least when his money manager passes on the invoices for the $150K+ monthly he’s paying for 24/7 security for his four houses and his family.
And what about when he ponders the fact that all his five sons have already quit the GOP.
(The figures come from published excerpts from the forthcoming book, Romney: A Reckoning,, by reporter McKay Coppins.)
[Almost no one is paying attention. Voices crying in the wilderness. Luke 19: 39 Then some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “command your disciples to be quiet!”
40 Jesus answered, “I tell you that if they keep quiet, the stones themselves will start shouting.”]
TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the mayor urging world powers to abolish nuclear weapons, saying nuclear deterrence also increases risks of nuclear war.
Shiro Suzuki made the remark after the Group of Seven industrial powers adopted a separate document on nuclear disarmament in May that called for using nuclear weapons as deterrence.
“Now is the time to show courage and make the decision to break free from dependence on nuclear deterrence,” Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki said in his peace declaration Wednesday, “As long as states are dependent on nuclear deterrence, we cannot realize a world without nuclear weapons.”
Substitute “indictment” for “enlightenment”, and it might be the most proper motto for today:
As I write, the sun is coming up, just as it always has.
A neighbor is warming up his big pickup, as usual, before heading out to work.
The cat is mewing to be fed.
A credit card bill, open on the table, still needs to be paid.
And the New York City District attorney issued an indictment for falsifying business records, just as he is reliably reported to have done more than a hundred times since his re-election.
Which makes it time to celebrate. (I don’t usually chop wood here, enlightened or not; but I’ll carry some water later.)
The party was on before I got “woke” yesterday, this time from an actual afternoon nap. The Queens Daily Eagle gets the blue ribbon for the best headline:
And who could surpass the barbed sweetness of spirit that A. A. Milne brings?
Already, HRC, in her finest Methodist drab, is planning a mission of mercy . . .
Which reminds me, over at Rikers, 45’s bean counter Allen Weisselberg is already busy as his advance man.
They’re especially concerned about an inmate down the cellblock hallway, Dave Somebody. He’s doing a long stretch for reading “Mockingbird” to fifth graders, and now refuses to wear clothes.
Due to staff shortages, they’ve had to call in reinforcements, and the effort has been dogged by artistic differences:
The New York Story-reading Brunch look wowed some critics, but there were dissenters.
Personally I thought the hair was okay, but the gown —well, it showed a bit more leg than necessary. Tho for Pete’s sake, the ensemble wasn’t so problematic that it justified calling in Bernie . . .
But look, count on a cranky independent Vermonter to skip the glam, stay warm, and get the job done.
And if that’s not enough to keep up 45’s morale, there’s always the chaplain, direct from the Greater Queens MAGA Tabernacle, who visits regularly, bringing messages from his old pal JC . . .
Yes, like He said in his book, we must all enter the Kingdom like little children, or maybe undocumented migrants, so he’ll bring 45’s own special version, which goes something like this. . .
What more could I hope to add?
Maybe that, after breakfast, perhaps I’ll go out and chop some wood.
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[NOTE: Making, Un-making, and Re-making history: this piece has it all; plus two kinds of revolutionary art, personal achievement, bulletproof vests, and religion in action.]
TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the mayor urging world powers to abolish nuclear weapons, saying nuclear deterrence also increases risks of nuclear war.
