Wow ya’ll, some giant bug crawled into bed with me while I was sleeping last night and bit me. Hard. By the time 6 o’clock rolled around I could barely crawl out of bed. Still stumbling around actually, trying to convince myself that getting out into the fresh air this afternoon is exactly what I need to do rather than burying myself back under the covers and sleeping it off. Guess I should have taken the most recent bout of commercials for H1N1 a little more seriously. Heh. I don’t do sick well. I’m not good at it. I didn’t get sick a lot as a kid and, now that I’m older and, apparently, more susceptible, I don’t even know how to behave. So I just try to do what I normally do, which may actually not be a good thing. You’re supposed to rest, right? I seriously don’t know how to do that…
Anyway, let’s talk for a minute about something that came up at a blogger’s briefing I attended yesterday and that set me to thinking…U.S. Congressman Mike Pence spoke — to a roomful of young conservative bloggers and new media nerds. Totally my scene. — and he seems like a nice man and his positions are pretty well known and respected by those who attended this shindig. (You can read about it and watch the video here). But two things stuck out for me and I haven’t quite worked out what they mean…
First, Pence contends that the turning point for the American people as regards the current administration came during the last Wall Street bailout. The poll numbers certainly bear that out. But I think what’s fascinating, and granted this article is a few months old, is the point the writer makes about the bank bailout being coupled with massive spending. Now, this is all old news. But it certainly does seem to speak to the power of the voter and what I mean by that is this — with O’s soon to be announced proposed spending freeze, it seems that the drop in the polls made a difference on the direction of policy, which seems logical and unremarkable except for the fact that this is an administration that seriously didn’t care what the voters thought and tried to ram legislation down our throats regardless. To me, this just all solidifies the buzz on the wind — that there’s about to be a massive overhaul with the coming elections and favor currying is afoot. Things are about to shake up kids. Bet on it.
Also, there was a kid from this organization at this briefing and he acknowledged that he “stuck out like a sore thumb.” But I gotta give him his bravery props for attending. I met him later at Union Station and got his card so I think I’ll email him and chat with him if he’s willing. Always interested to hear the motivation/justification from the other side of the fence. It’s some of the most edifying stuff out there.
That’s it. I’m sick. No kidding, I feel really bad. But I must go for a walk or a run or something to just breathe. Just breathe…
