Fuck these midterm elections.

[ericadawn16]

Every time I thought it couldn't get worse, it did. Now all of my life, except for Bill Nelson and Barack Obama, are controlled by Republicans. The only silver lining is that the Pro-Environment Amendment passed and everything was SUPER close so Florida has more progressives than they give us credit for, but...

Fuck.

Frodo : I can't do this, Sam.

Sam : I know.
It's all wrong
By rights we shouldn't even be here.
But we are.
It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo.
The ones that really mattered.
Full of darkness and danger they were,
and sometimes you didn't want to know the end.
Because how could the end be happy.
How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened.
But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow.
Even darkness must pass.
A new day will come.
And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.
Those were the stories that stayed with you.
That meant something.
Even if you were too small to understand why.
But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand.
I know now.
Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t.
Because they were holding on to something.

Frodo : What are we holding on to, Sam?

Sam : That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.

Comments

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I just want to add that I also watch C-SPAN.

While you appear disgusted with the senate behaviour, I was disgusted by the House behaviour. Anyone who was a junior member and/or a member of the wrong party was shut down. Anything they wanted to say, anything they wanted to add or discuss...they were rebuffed and turned away. There was always an excuse to be made for it...procedures usually, but still, those who didn't align themselves fully 100% with those in charge of the House had no voice. It was disgusting and I posted on Facebook multiple times begging people to watch CSPAN with me to see what was going on.

I also never heard a workable alternative to Obamacare.

[dm12.livejournal.com]

I am glad to see others actually get the information first hand. It's the best way to see, and be able to make a measured judgement. To be sure, both houses had some pretty reprehensible behavior, and I haven't heard of any workable alternatives either, From what I'm hearing and reading, I'm hoping that they have other fish to fry before they start in on that (if they even do).

Just don't give up, keep on thinking. This country will endure.