One of my very favorites from Buddy, capturing the rising sun in the middle of a frozen winter. It's an image from years ago, but somehow it sprang to mind tonight.
I'll see you tomorrow.
[photo by Buddy Poland]
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Today I received a Christmas letter from my cousins in Iowa. I thought this forum would appreciate the first paragraph: “We hope for, we long for, peace and understanding among all people. We hope and pray for a time when truth, compassion, honesty and character are the benchmarks by which we measure worth. We look to a time when the least among us, the marginalized, the powerless, the “other” are treated with respect and compassion. With that thought, may our hearts open to the spirit of the season.” I share this with the acknowledgment that adoption of this perspective requires acceptance of the understanding that IT STARTS WITH ME.
In a Facebook entry addressed to Nancy Pelosi, Joan Baez addresses the need for action re: the 126 Republicans who joined the Texas AG’s lawsuit, a topic that has come up on this site. Baez asks about establishing “something like a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, where these Representatives, in order to be seated, would have to testify publicly to what they were doing and why. . .” She also proposes, “Another interesting approach would be to not allow these Representatives to be seated until they attend a class on Constitutional Law (yes, like driving school), taught by an independent and respected professor who would explain to them the meaning of what they did in detail, and make sure they were able to retake their oath of office with full understanding.” I would add to that a class in historical context, taught by Heather Cox Richardson! Here’s a link to the complete FB entry, reprinted by RSN: https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/66840-joan-baez-to-nancy-pelosi