I have a secret, folks. I’m only willing to share it with you, however, if you don’t tell anyone else. You see, tried and true progressive me, a Democrat all my life, somehow happened to connect very strongly, both physically and emotionally, with a woman with a great sense of humor who has been a Republican all her life. She lives 200 miles away, so we see each only other every month or two, but we talk on the phone during the week.
In the last several months, we’ve started talking politics. It began with the arrival of The Donald on the scene, so who can’t talk about that! She thinks he’s a clown. And our discussions peaked after Kevin McCarthy spilled the beans. She doesn’t like the strategy and motivation behind the Benghazi committee, nor the waste of taxpayer money on a political witchhunt. When pressed on a favorite candidate, Her default mode is John Kasich.
Her biggest criticism of late is how the wingers are not only threatening a government shutdown over Planned Parenthood (She likes that organization), knowing that it cost the country $20 billion the last time it happened, and for not a single positive result, but also threatening to default on our national debt, probably ending our economic recovery and sending us into a recession. She’s pissed about that one, too.
So, I have a secret, folks. My Republican girlfriend is as sick of Republicans right now as Bernie Sanders and most other Americans are sick of Hillary’s damn emails. And if She doesn’t represent tens of millions of other Republicans and Independents, I’d be very surprised.
But don’t say anything, please! Let’s keep it a surprise as long as possible. The polls will begin to show the growing sentiment and unrest among likely Republican voters, and then ACTUAL voters, and it will be fun to see how shocked, truly SHOCKED! the Wingnut spin machine treats the news. As for me, I’m just waiting calmly and patiently, a wry smile on my face, to find out who gets the blame. Besides the Republicans, of course.