Bexley Lane

This is something that should not slip by lightly. The video above is of a roomful of Republican voters interrupting the speech of a Republican Senator and presidential candidate with a standing ovation at the news that the Republican House Speaker has been forced to resign. It is hard to watch this outburst of joyful anger (or angry joy?) without wondering: what in the world is going on with the Republican party?

My 5 year old daughter decided to sit through the Republican debate for some unknown reason. I transcribed her observations verbatim and present them here for your enjoyment. "Mama, are these people trying to destroy the country?" (I promise that I did not say anything to invoke this reaction. My partner may or may not have yelled something to that effect as I turned the debate on). On Ted Cruz: "I like that guy's face. It's beautiful." On Marco Rubio: "why are his eyes so fierce mama?

Someone mentioned that they thought I may be 'leaving out the desperation part.' Honestly, I mostly avoid focusing on desperation, unless I'm thinking about jobs, or waiting to get in to the shelter. A small remembrance on the 60th anniversary of the death of Simmalikee, my puse (grandmother) Sixty years ago today, August 23, 1955, a stroke killed Simmalikee, my grandmother—in the Creek dialect of Seminole that she spoke, my puse . She had been my mother until then, raising me until my ...