Still slogging through the flu, by my calculations day 11, which has been spent doing pretty much absolutely nothing other than sleeping and watching cable news shows on YouTube (though not at the same time). These, as I gradually remember from times past when I had a TV, involve endless panel of expert discussions of the current day's outrageous political developments in preparation for endless discussions of tomorrow's outrageous political developments, suspending the viewer in an endless state of outrageous irritation. But hey, what else is there to do when one has the flu, being so perfectly disposed for irritation to begin with? Sound and fury, signifying nothing? Or is it fire and fury? Later on, I read a piece by a "neuroscientist" regarding Trump's narcissistic personality disorder and an approaching deterioration to narcissistic rage response as the walls close in. Scary stuff.
Of course, much of the news is also concerned with the death of John McCain, whose passing has left the Republican Party quite without a sane representative. Sad. McCain was truly a holdover from what seems now a bygone era, a time when congressmen and women behaved with dignity and integrity, debated rather than insulted, forged policies and measures that would benefit all classes of the citizenry rather than fill their own pockets and those of the very rich. I often disagreed with McCain on an ideological level, but, as many have said, always felt also that he acted honesty and with personal integrity toward ends that he truly felt were proper and helpful. When something was blatantly wrong or morally reprehensible, he always had the guts to stand up and speak out, regardless of party or president. He was not a toady or a weakling, and people respected him for it. Well, most people did.
Of course, much of the news is also concerned with the death of John McCain, whose passing has left the Republican Party quite without a sane representative. Sad. McCain was truly a holdover from what seems now a bygone era, a time when congressmen and women behaved with dignity and integrity, debated rather than insulted, forged policies and measures that would benefit all classes of the citizenry rather than fill their own pockets and those of the very rich. I often disagreed with McCain on an ideological level, but, as many have said, always felt also that he acted honesty and with personal integrity toward ends that he truly felt were proper and helpful. When something was blatantly wrong or morally reprehensible, he always had the guts to stand up and speak out, regardless of party or president. He was not a toady or a weakling, and people respected him for it. Well, most people did.
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