January 31, 2006
A Day of Mourning
Samuel Alito will be appointed to the Supreme Court today. As if that weren't enough, we will have to sit through a disgustingly dishonest, nonetheless triumphant State of The Union Address, as Bush smirks smugly about the destruction he has wrought. No doubt the horrid broadcast will also include audience shots of grateful homeless victims of Katrina, enamoured, brain injured amputees, and dead coalminer's wives who have been invited especially for the occasion. I have already begun to chug Pepto Bismol prophylactically.
As black, democratic Senator Charles Rangel said when asked what he thought about the President,"Well, I really think he shatters the myth of White Supremacy, once and for all"
Photo note: A shot from my archives (thank heavens, I'm such a haphazard photo housekeeper that still had this) to mark the passing of abortion rights, affirmative action, civil liberties and the Constitutional concept of checks and balances in a democracy. It is also a picture of my TV screen tonight.
