I am outraged that the Republicans have claimed the Constitution as their own private Bible and are wasting legislative time reciting it on the House floor, taking turns, and skipping the parts they don’t like because they don’t fit their agenda.

Rachel Maddow in her show on MSNBC said that in their first hours of being the majority party, Republicans have reversed themselves on their NEW NEW “open” rules for legislation and said new legislation would not be open after all. The list goes on, but I wasn’t making notes.

On another right wing issue, Maddow addressed religious indoctrination in the military because it has escalated to an alarming degree. Military personnel in the thousands are being asked to answer questionnaires concerning their “spirituality”. Although the questionnaire does not mention religion, respondents who do not give the “right” answers are put into counseling consisting of attending church and praying. Moreover, Catholics and Protestants and anyone adhering to a spiritual focus or belief that is not Fundamentalist Evangelism, let alone atheists and free thinkers, must also get counseling and be guided.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is mounting a lawsuit against this quackery.

I remember a saying (not the exact quote but close enough) that evil wins when good men do nothing. Okay, ignore the gender gaff that excludes the rest of the human race, I do believe those who follow enlightened religious and ethical views have been asleep at the switch and that fundamentalist nut jobs are fast becoming the dominant force in the country.

On a totally other issue, years ago in my first week in New York, I had a dream and awoke from it in a cold sweat. I was 24 and had dreamed I was 30! Oh no, not that! Gasp, choke. Is anyone else laughing hysterically at this oh so distant memory?

xx Teal