Saturday morning in Seattle. Outside gloomy weather makes things feel appropriate
for the headlines in the paper. The Republicans have gone home for the weekend, hours and hours of discussion. Come on now, someone is saying no "I am not budging".
I asked my Republican friend why He was so angry? He should be happy. He owns gold mines and swears the ACA can take away his gold. I said Its an insurance program!
"Mike in the 2,000 plus pages Obama has the power to seize my gold. Okay, I am going to read every word to see where it says that.
Veterans I know (myself included) are convinced the November 1st disability check is not coming. I pay many bills like rent out of that check and have already been told the troubles in Washington still mean rent is due when its due.
This Veteran is already working on the assumption I have lost over $2,900 a month.
One Veteran I know has one leg and cancer. He still pays rent and he was near tears
last week. He said "They HAVE TO GIVE ME MY CHECK." I had no idea how to answer.
Lives of Veterans are being screwed with. Stress alone hurts ones health.
Members of Congress from Washington State are worthless except one, Patty Murray
is a Senator with guts who is fighting Republicans tooth and nail. Her father had P.T.S.D
She is the Veterans best friend in Congress. This Senator is as real as they come,
She helped get a dying friend his Veterans benefits in weeks not months.
We need to fight even harder, blast your congress with e-mails and phone calls.
This nation needs to be stirred up. one percent of the country is doing great. The rest of us are slipping down the economic ladder every day. Savings are invisible.
A major grocers strike is about to happen where I live, this time I bet the unthinkable will happen, people will take the temp (scab) jobs while the strike continues. They need a job.
A 61 year old woman I know is about to be homeless. I met let her sleep on my couch,
I can only say some invisible wall lies between Washington D.C. and the rest of us.
We need to crack that wall.
"The people,when given the facts,will never make a mistake."
_Thomas Jefferson