“…The sneer is gone from Casey’s lip, his teeth are clenched in hate,
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate;
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey’s blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children
shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.” (Casey At the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Taylor)
Perhaps, the people can find their voices again, and not fear the attempt to be silenced by the forces which seem mightier and meaner making most of us feel meek. Yesterday, was one day, a day for celebration of fair, equal, diversity and an image of what America could become. Good news, listening to the results from the polling places, but good news is like the weather, it too can suddenly turn cloudy, with rain, snow or hail. Perhaps the anarchy and treasonous behavior of the Republican Party toward the average America became too much; that along with the Putin’s empty headed puppet sitting in the White House. Who really know…perhaps the the Russians in consult with the GOP forgot to rig or hack some polling places.
Progressives, Democrats, and Americans took their responsibilities to vote, seriously. But please, lets us not consider one day such a glorious victory as to NOT be wary of those who seek the assistance of a selfish donor class or the dictates of oligarchs, to steal democracy. We must continue to resist, and remove the politicians who prefer to play puppet to madmen and fools!
