Planet Waves | June 04, 2005 Planet Waves is aptly named, I think -- Political Waves as well. The energies come, they influence, they go ... and then another wave of energy boots us along toward the next challenge and response. I've always liked the particle/wave analogy ... the tiny raindrop has it's perfect place and definition both as individual droplet and as part of the sea into which it falls. We're not Either, Or ... we're Both, And. We're each part of the whole fabric of humankind AND each an individuated expression of the whole. We each respond to the astrological kick and/or caress we receive in our own way -- but we ALL receive the same signal at the same time. That is yet another of our many, many commonalities with our brothers and sisters around the globe -- and why win/win is the appropriate response to every problem. "Do unto others..." ultimately comes home to us, becomes a part of our individuated experience because it has impacted the common experience -- which is why, I'd presume, it is considered The Christian Wisdom quote all of us must heed [or at least it was, pre-Bush.] My newest bumper sticker is an extension of that wisdom -- "I love my country, but I think we should start seeing other people" We're poised on some heavyweight astrological impulse in the next few months -- the energies will take us to the "next place." I'm hopeful that next place will look brighter for us all. It might be a little messy, of course. Do not be afraid of chaos, dearhearts, chaos takes us somewhere ... be wary of being afraid. That takes us nowhere. While we're waiting for the energy to amp, this is a fun post by writer and director Larry Gelbart, blogging for Huffington. Review this one to see how politically savvy you are -- or just to enjoy "clever" when it comes along. Peace ~ Jude A Grimmer Primer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/featuredposts.html#a001868 A is for Abu-Graib. Admission accomplished. Happily, all of the women responsible for perpetrating the torture, degradation and unspeakable humiliation have been named and/or punished. B is for Bolton, hard-driving, hard-headed, abusive, butt-kicking diplomat. C is for Congress. A debatable society - formerly a separate branch of the US government. D stands for the Reverend Dobson, Man of God, who acts with the certainty that the term is meant to be read the other way around. E is for Enron, a firm which could publish a cooking-the-books cookbook, whose executives will answer for their crimes just as soon as the office cleaning women all fess up. F is for Senator Frist, who would obviously rather be righteous than president. G stands for Guantanamo Bay. And for gulag. And for Goebbels. And, sadly, for GWB. H is for Huffington, whose space has launched a thousand quips; whose post at times resembles a rich kids' high school newspaper. I is for Iraqmire - a situation created when you bring the Wild West into the Middle East. J stands for Jeb, a member of the dynasty that has caused all too many others to do just that. K is our man in Afghanistan, Karzai - as played by another K: Ben Kingsley. L is for Lynne Cheney, logical enough for the L word. M is for the Media, the means by which a handful of enlightened men make billions by keeping billions in the dark. N stands for Nixon, patron saint of the gates: first, Watergate, next Iran-Contragate, and hopefully the inevitable accounting by the present administration: Abrogate. O is for O'Reilly, fair and balanced moralist/phone sex enthusiast. P brings us to Richard Perle - smooth as silk, and the worms that make it. Q is for the Queer Guy who seems forever stuck in the straight eye. R stands for Mr. Rove, the hand inside our bully puppet. S is for Arlen Spector, whose words from the heart go unheard by those in the White House who have none. T is for Trent Lott. And whoever thought we'd ever miss him? U is for the United Nations - still the best hope to protect civilization from itself. V stands for Vladimir Putin, or "Vlady," as he is called by the same man who dubbed the above Mr. Rove "Turd Blossom." W Who else but Wolfowitz to lead the World Bank? Who else but a man who has trouble adding up body bags? X is for Tom DeLay, the ex-exterminator. (A bit of a cheat but, then, sweets for the sweet.) Y Young Man's Christian Association = Ralph Reed and Gary Bauer. Z is for Zell - loud, living proof that there is no fury like a Democrat scorned. ++ Jude, the editor of Political Waves, is currently standing in for Eric Franics on his daily blog. You can subscribe to Political Waves (our all-politics news distribution list) for free at the link below. You'll receive between five and 10 news articles each day. You may write to Jude with your responses to her commentaries at moderator@planetwaves.net. Political Waves list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/political_waves/