Passion and the Presidential Primary
Author’s reasons for so passionately following the Democratic Primary.
I was recently reviewing some comments to one of my articles
published on the net and noticed one comment mentioning how
“passionate” I seem to be about this primary season. And they
are absolutely right — I am.
There are many reasons for that passion — foremost is the direction I have
seen our country go since the beginning of the Bush administration. My
father, my uncle and my only male cousin all gave their lives for this country
– for the rights we have as Americans. But with a few Presidential
signing statements or things just not told to Congress, I have watched those
rights eroded — little by little, bit by bit. I have seen the war in Iraq — an
unnecessary war — which destroyed a country and killed 4000+ Americans and by
some estimates 800,000 Iraqis’ (most of them innocent).
I have seen bad decision after bad decision trickle down to
me ? to one layoff after another until now I can only get temporary or contract
assignments which have no healthcare insurance.
I have two chronic medical conditions ? so ask me if I am better off
than I was seven years ago. I have seen
my life go from being really great with a stable income and insurance to a
battle just to continue to live day after day.
I am one of those people who has to split medications in half so the
prescriptions will last longer.
I have also watched the price of gas and everything else go
up, (while the oil companies have made record profits ? and not pay taxes on those
profits.)
I have had to work under bosses who have absolutely no
business in a civilized society much less supervising staff. So, after working for people who have no idea
how to run a business and to save gas ? I have started my own small business
working on the internet from home. Thank
God my family believes in me for I have had to totally depend on them to keep
everything going. Soon, I am applying
for a small business grant or loan from the government but I am sure with the
Republicans in charge that will be a total nightmare also.
I have watched while millions have lost their homes because
of predatory lending companies selling very creative financing and also because
so many owners have seen their jobs shipped overseas.
I have also seen a surplus turn into a massive debt owned by countries who we
have issues with. Example China
– we owe them trillions and we have trade problems with them. Now, you
tell me, how do we go to our “banker” and complain about the way they
are “running their other businesses”.
China uses the interest we
pay on the debt to buy oil from the Sudanese government and remains Sudan’s major weapons provider — weapons which
are passed down to armies who continue the genocide in Darfur.
I have sat and watched one of our major cities destroyed by
a hurricane and the government waiting a good week to help the people who lost
everything. What I still don’t
understand is if the news could show video of dead bodies floating in the
flooded streets of New Orleans,
why couldn’t our government get there faster with water and other supplies? (Heck of a job, Brownie!)
Passionate - - passionate???
No ? actually I am damn angry ? I want my life back, my stable income
with my healthcare benefits. I am mad
and I have no idea what to about it except to make sure that the next president
will at least be a person who has a clue what is going on in this world. And I guess if that doesn’t work, I will join
the movement to replace our government , which our Constitution tells us to do
when the old government isn’t working anymore.
About the author
Mary
Ann BouletteAustin, Texas
78758Writer,
Poet, Photographer http://maboulette.blogtoolkit.comhttp://seelifethrumyblueeyes.blogspot.comhttp://maryannboulette.com
Tags: bad decision, bit by bit, bush administration, chronic medical conditions, civilized society, contract assignments, cousin, democratic primary, healthcare insurance, layoff, medications, oil companies, prescriptions, presidential signing statements, record profits, seven years, stable income, trickle, unnecessary war, war in iraq
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