WHO IS THIS MYSTERY MAN ?

ACTUALLY.....Yesterday evening my husband and I were discussing a book he was reading.  There was a very interesting paragraph that I want to share with you.  The Aurthur was James Lee Burke.  This short paragraph was from his latest book entitled "Creole Belle" and goes like this:

A man rose from his chair and began shaking hands and introducing himself  to the people around him, moving from one table to the next, until he was standing directly in front of ours.  His eyes were bluish-gray, his hand soft inside mine when I took it.  "It's nice meeting you.  I hope both you gentlemen enjoy my little talk".  I'm looking forward to it, I replied.

Then I realized he was not actually seeing me or hearing me.  His eyes were fixed on the people behind me, or on the wall, or in neutral space, but not on me or on Clete.  He saw them in a collective fashion, as part of a purpose, but he didn't see the individual whose hand he was shaking.  It was strange to find myself extending my hand to a man who I was convinced did not care whether I lived or died, and I wondered how such a man took in so many people, and I wondered why I was actually holding his hand in mine.

Does this remind you of anyone?

YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE...........

ACTUALLY.....There are some things we all need to know about Mitt Romney.  He seems to think that because he's a wealthy businessman (for crying out loud we've been reminded of that enough), he believes that he is Presidential material. Romney's wealth keeps him out of touch and, his evasiveness about his wealth makes him untrustworthy.  He thinks he can offer advantages to America but his only indication of this skill is to make himself richer.  His aggressive takeovers have cost jobs, retirement benefits and pensions to many middle class Americans not to mention many have lost their homes because of foreclosure - but, Romney made millions.  He says he wants to work for the American people and improve our nation.  Why then does he keep his money in Swiss bank accounts and the Cayman Islands?  You got it - he avoids paying a lot of taxes that way.  If Gov. Romney is elected the middle class will never recover from his plan to shelter his wealth and that of his rich cronies.  The Associated Press reported that his attorney sold off stock in Chinese companies that traded with Iran beginning in 2010, as the presidential election neared.  He also remains close to Bain Capital and he disclosed that he made over $2 million in new income from Bain, which he claims he has not led in almost 10 years.

A few words about his platform.  Romney believes it's time to cut back on government and help the American people.  He obviously doesn't understand that cops, teachers and firefighters are Americans too, because he sees a need to cut back on those professionals.  (Think about that, it's serious.) Oh!  Here's a new one for you - I just read that Romney's platform also "takes a stand in favor of access to raw milk, motherhood, English as the official language and marriage being defined as only between a natural man and a natural woman".  It's against the minimum wage law and affirmative action.

Gov. Romney only wants to preserve the rich and shortchange the middle class.  He's indignant and arrogant when it comes to his beliefs in running our great country and in being commander in chief.  He was born an aristocrat and the silver spoon is so well wedged there is no possibility of change.  This man is not who we need to be President of the United States.

And so it goes......there's much more to share.  But that's for another day.