The Supremest Court nominee ever

Here I am in front of the TV set again, waiting for the Prez to announce his pick for the Supreme Court. I’m wondering what Donald John looks like—clueless as ever? He’s in such a protected environment, poor dear, that he has no idea what a sleeping giant he’s awakened. In the last weeks, two major demonstrations even in little Columbia, the tiny blue dot in the red state. And another demonstration coming on Friday when the Save-My-Care bus comes through Columbia on its national tour. Every day, my e-mail in-box is full of advice on how to talk to your congress people, whether to send a letter or an e-mail, and what issues to focus on. For me, there’s always been a heierarchy of concerns. I pay most attention and offer leadership when the issue affects my family and friends, and right now that means the possibility of a CAFO coming into my neighborhood and the protection of our health and environment. Second tier is the long list of other concerns that affect the rural community—health care, consolidation of the food business, the overuse of cancer-causing chemicals. Then, my third tier of concerns includes the general environmental and women’s issues that haven’t gone away. The best score is if you can combine issues. Like when I call a friend to go to a march and we talk and build some power around a neighborhood issue. And, of course, you’ve got to pitch in on the issues that your friends care about since you expect them to pitch in on yours. Today, I got e-mails from friends who put women’s issues in first place and a phone call from a board member of Food and Water Watch asking for help to foil the Trump nominee for the EPA. Yeah, I can help on those—in a phone call or e-mail sort of way. But my real energy is going into the first-tier issues, of course. So, it’s not overwhelming if you figure out what’s important to you. Well, here’s the Prez. Whatever he does, it’s going to cause problems. But he'll never know about the protests, Poor Dear.