"WHAT'S FOR BREAKFAST?"

 

HOLD THE LIGHT ~ Blog4Peace 2024

Tomorrow, the United States will hold one of the most divisive and consequential elections in its history.  The outcome may not be known for days, and it may be questioned for weeks or more.  The next U.S. President will have worldwide impact.  

Many states also have critical ballot initiatives, constitutional amendments, and are choosing who they will send to the Senate and the House of Representatives.  And choosing to fill state and local community offices.

Once all is said and done, it is really not over.  As responsible citizens, we cannot just turn away for another two years or four years thinking "well, I voted, I did my part". That is not enough.

HOLD THE LIGHT     

All lead busy lives, but one has to make room to stay if not politically active, at the barest minimum "politically aware".  It has taken time for the political arena to evolve to the corruption, the cruel discourse, the mis-and-disinformation so common today, and it is on the shoulders of all, it cannot be laid at the feet of one party or one person.  There are those who use it more boldly, loudly, frequently, but all use it.  As a citizen and a voter, we can and must hold each and every person we elect ~ each and every person we vote for ~ accountable.  We must HOLD THE LIGHT toward them, to what they say, to what they do.  Otherwise, that vote was no more that a mark on a piece of paper.  

If you live outside the "megapolis" that has become the cities of Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD along the I-95 North corridor toward New York, you may not be aware of the furor that rose recently when the venerable WASHINGTON POST (owner, Jeff Bezos/Amazon) spiked the editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for President.  He did this 11 days before the election.  He wrote, as did CEO William Lewis trying to justify/explain the decision.  Poorly.  Causing multiple resignations from the Editorial board and renowned staff journalists, and to date losing over 250,000 subscribers cancelling in protest.  

This from the newspaper that won a Pulitzer Prize for "ATTACK" its coverage of the January 6, 2021 insurrection.  And has endorsed other candidates in this election cycle.

The WASHINGTON POST banner carries the line: Democracy Dies In Darkness

And it will.  Unless each and every one of us HOLD THE LIGHT up to it.  As individuals, demanding it from our leaders, demanding truth from the media, not allowing only the deep-pockets to speak for us.  I've been a regular reader of the Washington Post for just over 60 years, even subscribing during the years that I lived out of the DC/Baltimore metro area.  But many more years have been lived and worked in this area than anywhere else, and I call this home, with pride. And I want to hang onto that pride.  Not to see it diminished by politicians and government "leaders" who come to work on behalf of themselves, seeking power and money with no real love of country or their fellow citizens within.  So, yes, we must HOLD THE LIGHT up to all in power, or yes, our DEMOCRACY will DIE IN DARKNESS.   

BLOG4PEACE 2024 

MAKING A CHOICE

If you went out to the market, or a nearby farm to choose a pumpkin ~ to decorate your front porch this year.  Or maybe several, some for the table top or just here or there inside your home, it's reasonable to think you looked for and chose the ones without flaws.  The ones that best represented what a pumpkin should be in every way possible.  

As we choose a president for the United States of America, the leader of the free world, who will serve all of us in the years ahead, we have an obligation and a responsibility to choose the one who is the very best in every way possible.  And the choice has been clear for a very long time.  Character and words and decency matter.  Morals and behavior matter.  How we treat our neighbors, our co-workers, how we treat those we do not even know ~ that matters.  

We can talk of democracy, we can talk of policies and yes, these issues are important, and it is critical to be informed and educated about these.  But underlying these issues is the character of the person and that will determine their ability to be a leader.  Choose well, it matters.

And little cat JUNE adds, just because she can, and can be "catty" about it ... I think orange is just fine for the pumpkin at my front door.  It is not at all fine for the leader of my country!  I voted BLUE.

FREEDOM

 FREEDOM

JUNE MEOWS OUT LOUD

 MY ENDORSEMENT

Mine Mommy says by now this is purrty obvious.  

Really?  Meow.

Well, it makes me happy to say it out loud.

And happiness shared is happiness doubled!

And it is Happy Tuesday!

WHAT WE NEED

"What Washington needs is adult supervision."
Barack Obama

 

WE VOTED EARLY!

We voted yesterday.  Well, not me.  I'm not old enough, not yet.
But when mine Mommy was looking at the sample ballot that came in the mail,
I helped by putting my paw on who she should choose!
She said that was very helpful.

We chose a new Senator, and a Mayor for our city.

We also chose several people for City Council, and some Judges, new and old.

There was a really important amendment to our state constitution

to protect the reproductive rights of women! YES!

And there were a lot of ballot initiatives to fund or not fund,

things for our city and county, some we approved and others we did not approve.

It took some time to read through it all before deciding on some of those

issues, and even to do a little research on a few of them.

But it's really critical to be a well informed voter.

Mine Mommy told me she has now voted for over 60-years, and she doesn't

think she's ever missed an election ~ local, primary or presidential.

She's also been registered and voted in 6 different states.

She also said she doesn't put a lot of "faith or trust" in all these polls!

With all her own personal voting history,

she's never once been polled by any pollster anywhere anytime!

And meow, I almost furgot to mention that we also

voted for Madam President ~ the hat I'm wearing today,

I think this is the one I'll be wearing for the next 4 years!

VOTE

VOTE 2024