tired of listening
the man walks away…
cicada on a branch
I like artful wordplay and advocacy, but over-the-top mendacity sets my stomach spinning.
Tonight’s RNC speeches left me with a bad case of agita, and no appetite for political propaganda from either party. So, I was surprised to find my weary self fully engaged in Christopher Lydon‘s latest post, It’s Rockefeller’s Party (Sept. 1, 2004). His thoughtful, urgent message on the nature of the Republican Party needs to be considered by everyone interested in the politics and future of our nation.
The GOP is not the heir to Reaganite conservatism, says Lydon. It is the Grand Old Rockefeller Party. This GORP isn’t fueled with raisins, nuts, and seeds grown in the soil of California extremism. [click for the rest of this piece]
— haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue
September 2, 2004
The Grand Old Rocky Party
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