The Furious Spinner

So I've been sitting back this last month, since the elections. It's quite Kafkaesque, isn't?

What's happening in Washington just makes me shake my head. The Republicans won't let a bill come to a vote if they believe more Dems will vote for it then Republicans. The Republicans are rewriting how this country is governed. Remember, they make the laws. The coup is complete, it seems.

As expected, the Emperor's administration is continuing to dismantle environmental rules and regulations. It's especially important now to stay abreast of what's happening with the environment. I believe the National Defense Council does a good job. I just heard about NET from the article I linked to above, but they look like they're doing good work, too.

Bill Moyers gave a good speech about the environment recently. He said, "Remember James Watt, President Reagan's first Secretary of the Interior? My favorite online environmental journal, the ever engaging Grist, reminded us recently of how James Watt told the U.S. Congress that protecting natural resources was unimportant in light of the imminent return of Jesus Christ. In public testimony he said, 'after the last tree is felled, Christ will come back.’ Beltway elites snickered. The press corps didn't know what he was talking about. But James Watt was serious. So were his compatriots out across the country." They know what he's talking about now as millions of people around our country sit around waiting for the rapture.

It is imperative to protect this planet, our biosphere. Yet I still drive a car. However, people all over our beautiful Earth are doing what they can to protect the environment and us. When Charlotte Brody discovered medical incinerators were the number one "distributors" of dioxin, she got to work. Unfortunately, women are the test tubes for all the chemicals in our environment. It's so depressing that when I think about it, I get weak in the knees. Charlotte Brody didn't get weak. She helped to change the way hospitals incinerate waste. The world is a difference and better place because of her. Each of us can make a difference.

You’ve no doubt heard the Republican candidate for governor in Washington state won by 42 votes, so we’re having ourselves a recount. I volunteered to be one of the “checkers,” watching the counters count. I imagine it will be boring and fascinating. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

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