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From the Other Side of the Edge….
The Cornered
Rat, …Pokes at the Big Dumb Cat
By Joe Facinoli
Ever seen a rat, get caught in a corner, with no place to go and no way
out?
Lights shining brightly on it, hair on end, eyes wide open, and baring
its teeth, as a last resort scare tactic??
Not a pretty sight, and indeed can be a bit scary, …but only to those
who think this creature is still dangerous, and allow it to be just
that, …even though its life may only be a moment from the end.
Add to this scene, a big, dumb, lumbering cat, five times or more the
size and strength of the rodent in question, and who thinks IT is the
one in charge, and in control over all things which pass through its
“House”.
The fat feline sees the annoying little rat standing in the corner, and
thinks it had something to do with putting him there.
Certainly (in its cluttered mind), the cat is much stronger and has
more power than its feisty counterpart, but the more agile mammal seems
to do whatever it wants anyway, and usually right under the house
kitty’s whiny, perpetually running nose, any time it wants.
In reality, however, the overgrown mouse has simply run past the bigger
animal’s favorite sleeping spot (not the first time), and put itself in
this awkward position, just as its slothy housemate happened to wake
up.
Can’t go back the way he came in, can’t go forward, can’t really move
at all, except to smack and poke at the nose and whiskers of the big
boy who continues to block its path, in hopes the fat one will just
roll over one more time, and once again ignore the rat’s foolish (and
tiresome) antics.
So it is with President Obama (the “Rodent-In-Chief”), and the
Republican led House of Representatives, and soon to be Senate
(“Chesire Cat” imitators, if ever there were any), who have attempted
to co-exist with one another, and none too peacefully, for the past six
excruciating years.
The President, his ever present agenda, and smug presentation of it,
always at hand, enforces whatever laws he chooses, and pays whatever
little attention he feels like to the others, …not to mention to the
Constitution he swore publicly (twice) to uphold.
And the Republicans let him.
The American voters dealt him, and his Democrat/Progressive/Liberal
party a crushing defeat in early November, taking control of both
houses of the U.S. Congress, and the same in 32 state legislatures, as
well as electing GOP Governors in 31 states.
And Obama just ignores all of that.
The Republicans in Congress have him exactly where they want him, and
where the majority of the country’s voters have clearly stated they
prefer him to be, but all we hear from them is whining and foot
stomping, and more of the same feeble words and indignant
outrages.
They’ve got him, in a corner and under their fat paws.
But if recent history is any indication, he’ll be dancing past them,
and around them, for the next two years. Freely, happily,
and mockingly.
And on Thursday night past, he did just that.
Presenting a new/old immigration initiative, which taken point by
point, and with a few important adjustments, is not all that
wrongheaded, nor counter intuitive.
But the manner in which he chooses to do this, and the method which
he’s using to make this overtly transparent, purely political move
happen, are in and of themselves both illegal, and completely
UN-Constitutional.
And the Republicans just wring their hands.
Oh, we already hear about coming lawsuits, and filibusters, and
de-funding, and the like. But behind the scenes, most
Republican lawmakers are scared to death of Obama, and the power he
wields with minorities, especially now with the burgeoning Hispanic
population (documented, …and not).
They not only don’t have any idea what to do about all of this,
politically, but don’t seem to know just how much power they have to
stop it, and exactly how much support they have from the American
public, …to do just that.
They are afraid to be blamed for anything. Afraid that
someone, anyone, won’t like them, won’t give them a 100% approval
rating, won’t want to hold their hand, and tell them how good looking
and wonderful they are.
So they freeze up, and let the Dems, and their arrogant, lawbreaking
leader, waltz right past them, time and time again.
And they might be right, to be a little nervous. They
haven’t exactly lit up the sky themselves, with ideas and well thought
out planning, for our future.
They must surely know that the American public didn’t really vote for
all those Republicans because they loved what they stood for, …nor how
handsome or pretty they thought they were.
They voted AGAINST the policies of Obama, and by extension, his
acolytes spread across the country, as well as his complete disregard
for the American legal system, and truly, for our way of
life.
So take heed, Big Cat, you’ve been handed an opportunity to make things
dramatically better for the citizens and residents within your sphere
of influence (that would be, …the entire U.S.A.).
But unfortunately, for you and your “normal” way of doing things, you
will now actually have to DO something, to make those new/old, possibly
exciting (based on our current state of affairs) things
happen.
In the meantime, our little R.I.C. (rodent-in-chief, remember?), who
finds himself stuck in that corner, due to actions of his own volition
(and other stupid stuff), and after American voters yanked on his long
ugly tail, and tossed him in there, …will not be going
away.
He will continue to swat at the Big Dumb Cat, with his grimy little
claws, on his skinny little paws, and do everything he can to make life
miserable for everyone who cares, …and to advance his unacceptable
agenda.
And they (all those fake smiling, multi-striped, disappearing when the
going gets rough, Chesire Cats out there, who call themselves our
leaders) just can’t let him do that anymore.
They have the power to stop him now, or at least to control
him. But they will have to get off their duffs, grow a
collective spine, and stand up for what’s really right and
just.
And stop worrying about trivial political ramifications, and how
certain voting blocks (legal and illegal) will think of
them.
A trapped rat will fight ‘til it can’t anymore, …or until it
dies. Now would be the time (politically), …to
accommodate that.
Joe Facinoli
--Joe can be reached at: joefacinoli@gmail.com
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© Copyright 2014, Joe Facinoli
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