Showing posts with label rambling thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rambling thoughts. Show all posts

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Rambling Thoughts


 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The phrase, "All politics is local" is a common phrase in U.S. politics. The former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill coined this phrase which encapsulates the principle that a politician's success is directly tied to his ability to understand and influence the issues of his constituents.

I wonder if he would say the same today?

What hasn’t changed are the local, mundane crimes and the not so bright perpetrators. Consider this gem.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/11/25/affidavit-woman-arrested-after-leaving-purse-full-of-meth-in-weld-county-jail-lob

Things the police deal with more than shown on splashy COPS episodes are, I’m told, most of the job.

4:30 p.m.: A caller in the 4000 block of 16th Street Lane found a dead squirrel in his rosebush and didn’t want to touch it. He was told to use a shovel and throw it away.

Self defense, and defense of others, occurs frequently. Probably not high drama television fare mainly, as this case demonstrates.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/11/25/court-date-set-for-burglary-suspect-shot-by-greeley-homeowner/

 From a small city in the bluest county in Colorado (Boulder).

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/11/24/longmont-mayor-wants-city-to-impose-restrictions-on-treating-weld-county-residents/

Tyranny can be writ small, as well as large. Weld County commissioners have told Emperor Polis they will not comply with his latest “Executive Order”. He may be after some sort of record. In office under two years and has issued over 250 orders.

For all the ugliness we see, we also see good people doing kind things. A neighbor down the hall brought Banner their turkey gizzard and liver. He disposed of them in three gulps.

0600 tomorrow starts a two day 600 mile business road trip. Commenting will be sparse until Sunday.