I have to begin this blog with a retraction. In the blur of Y2K, Florida's inability to count, and 9/11, I didn't realize that Hillary wasn't even out of the White House before she was placing the stepping stones in place for her journey back. And I didn't realize that Mayor Giuliani had such great aspirations as United States Senator before 9/11. I mean he wasn't even going for State anything, just straight from Mayor to Washington. I mentioned their Senatorial race and made reference to 2002, rather than 2000. So, now we are looking at the possibility of the two of them, once again campaigning for the same position, only now 9/11 has happened and America has changed dramatically since the year 2000. It seems odd to consider these two within their party platform. At least my understanding of the two parties. Democrats usually seemed to be more amidst the common people or at least present themselves to be so, and the republicans were usually more about big business and an element of pomp. But here we have Hillary who has spent a great deal of her adult life in mansions and motorcades and Rudy, who has worked his way through and upward in life, and has already struggled against Hillary, with values being her ammo. I guess, if Obama remains as popular as he is right now, and if the conservative pundits do their jobs well, he probably will, then perhaps Rudy will really have a ticket to contend with. Especially if the democrats "circle their wagons" so to speak. But for now, we have Rudy Giuliani who has truly become the icon of what it is to build and aspire and achieve, and overcome and rebuild after tragedy, but he believes in war. And we have Hillary who has been about as transparent as anyone can be regarding her aspirations for power and has virtually lived her life on the political silver platter. And she really wasn't this popular until after the Monica deal! Hillary can truly make any situation a political stepping stone. Some other woman gives sexual favors at the office, and Hillary goes for the promotion!!! Transparency . . . While I am tossing that word around, I have to comment on our present administration who has given the word, transparency; such importance and political meaning. For years when I've watched him speak or walk amidst the crowds, especially at his second inauguration, I've been reminded of the story entitled "The Emperor's New Clothes." I've included the link.
Basically it is the story of swindlers that convince the emperor that they have made him the most luxurious and royal clothing ever imagined, and imagined being the operative, as there were no clothes, but they also had convinced him and his royal court that they were so fine, and that only a fool could not see them. So, he paraded proudly. Now, back at the ranch . . .
As our leader has heard the muffled whispers and displeased comments of the crowd, without batting an eye or being embarassed that there is no covering, he's stood there in "all his glory" and simply informed us that transparency is good and to be valued!
and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. - Isaiah
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