I rarely write diaries, and none of them go anywhere anyhow. But, like so many here, I really need to rant it up a bit after what I’ve seen over the past two years, and especially in the past few days. Before seeing the excellent diary by Fish out of Water, I had already said to Mrs. Lippy this AM that
they just plain hate him.
There will be no compromise in their attempt to bring down the president and his party. Damn the nation, damn the economy, damn the jobs, damn everything but plutocracy and theocracy.
The title, of course is from Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers. So what do we do? Stand, stunned and overwhelmed like Theodin, when he says in despair, "What can men do in the face of such reckless hate?"
Aragorn’s response? "Ride out with me. Ride out and meet them."