Schlock and Thaw

“Schlock & Thaw”

It is we, U S citizens, who are in shock and awe. We are the ones who seem paralyzed, confused, dominated and thus seemingly powerless to act. Nothing that we do or say seems to make any difference. So, don’t stay in the game, break out, refuse to play: ignore George Bush. We should have no contact with him not even to attend his New Orleans style picnic.

Those in Congress and the Courts need to be vigilant and must protect us, and the rest of the world, from rash actions on his part. A pre-emptive confinement of power might be needed to send him a message about no more warring with the rest of the world.

Demand that those who want to be president show us now how well they will work with their political opponents to do what is best for our common good. They should start now. Can Rudy and Barak come up with a plan to get us out of Iraq and convince Congress to act on it? Can Hillary and Mitt start working together, now, on an immigration plan?

As for us, our first step is to tell the truth. Schlock is the only thing that we will ever get from this president. Every time someone brings up his performance, just think schlock and quickly move on to talking about something where change is possible. Schlock doesn’t only mean just crap, schlock:

ETYMOLOGY “Possibly from Yiddish shlak, apoplexy, stroke, wretch, evil, nuisance, from Middle High German slag, slak, stroke, from slahen, to strike, from Old High German slahan.”
From http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/s/s0137600.html

As someone said, Schlock around the clock. Count on it. Alternately, we could continue to expect different kinds of action from Mr. Bush.

Thaw is step number two for us. We need not like or love one another but we have to start melting the glaciers between us, regardless of politics, we are in this together. We have to work together to plan and take action that cannot wait for nearly two years when a new president is fully functioning. We have to be freed from our brittleness toward one another, freed from the possibility of being pitted against one another, and freed from being frozen in place. Think thaw. Let’s see if there are any statesmen among those leaders who would be president.

Docmartin

PS
As a Christian, I want my Muslim brothers and sisters to know that there is virtually not one action taken by George Bush that is in any way connected to the fundamental teachings of Jesus Christ. We ask you to condemn and separate yourselves from those who terrorize in the name of Allah. I only speak for myself when, as a follower of Jesus Christ, I condemn the actions of George Bush. Ours in not a faith that values violence or seeks power over others. I ask you to consider the fact that like Saddam Hussein, George Bush uses words to cloak himself in a faith; this is a disguise, a costume, it has no effect on his actions. We can’t let him highjack our great religion.