I take my doses of news in much smaller, manageable gulps these days. I have come to realize that trying to parse and understand the dearth of daily opinions, hard news stories, and social media headlines, is like sticking your head in the ocean when you just wanted a sip of water. There is just so much water, and almost none of it is actually good for you to drink.
I need to find a way to work toward answers that find true compromise, and offer solutions that are in the best interest of all involved. In short, I still feel strongly that the best path is somewhere in the middle of both extremes.
But, WHERE IS THAT MIDDLE!!??
I was befuddled by a report from CBS News on a segment of “Eye in America” from “the battleground state of Wisconsin,” to get their reaction to Musk’s mass firings of Federal Employees. Supposedly, Wisconsin is a “Purple State” which Trump barely won in the last election. To a person, everyone interviewed said they supported the firings because “Government waste needs to be eliminated.” One guy even went so far as to say essentially, “These guys could just be making paper airplanes, collecting their pay, and getting a pension.”
OK then. We’ll call that a “Deep Red Shade of Purple.”
I wonder if the Wisconsin farmers, who reportedly have upwards of 70% of the work being done on their famous dairy farms by illegal/undocumented immigrants, would give the same “stamp of approval” to the ICE tactics/plans being carried out by this same administration?
According to some, The Republicans won a “mandate,” to do whatever the hell they want, because they won the Presidential election, the House, and the Senate. Not by a landslide…but enough to win.
However…trying to find THE MIDDLE for the entire population of our voting-eligible population is a lot more complex, and really exposes some big questions. Like, WHERE THE HELL IS THE MIDDLE?
For that answer, we need to break down the stats from the last election.
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