NOT IN MY NAME

     Reading the news yesterday and listening to an audio on a confirmed report, all I could do was think to myself, "Not in my name! Never in my name." It was a most shocking and horrific display of sheer barbaric thinking and behavior by a representative of the US government but that is not, will never be, my government. Please do not think this is done in my name, as a US citizen.
    In a tent hearing, a traversty of justice in the first place, a place set up for distance immigration trials and decisions, a man was refused entry despite an official notice of an appointment, because he was not there, meaning available for the session. Why not? Simply because after being forced back into filthy and inhumane conditions in Mexico, he was kidnapped. That certainly makes appearances difficult! Just a tad!
     Well, a lawyer for the government, supposedly our government, openly stated that the situation did not change anything, tough on the guy because it was his fault he was kidnapped, and that was not to be taken into account. I guess the guy was dumb enough to think that perhaps we would remember our history, our promise to the poor, the wretched, the oppressed of humanity, but we forgot, did we not? No excuse for missing the hearing. The judge was astounded!! A very  unhappy camper. Gee, I wonder why!
     Never can any of the egregious actions and behavior of this crazed government, of these misbegotten immigration adherents who see nothing wrong with following barbaric rules and orders, nothing of this is done in my name. I do not sanction it. I do not agree with it. It is totally unamerican and should be immediately stopped, but that is like asking for Trump to be a righteous leader - never ever will that happen!
     So not in my name for any of his crazed and fractured behavior. His mind was definitely damaged pre Presidency and right now it appears as if he is definitely affected by the virus. He shook hands and hung around with an infected diplomat. So did Pence. So did the rest of his malevolent family. Did any get tested? OnlyLindsey Graham,  a Senatorial example of wrong turns if ever there was one. At least he had the brains to test and self quarantine, but so what and so what for all the people around the country who need to be tested but no tests around!! No, this is not my government and not in my name for any of this ignorant and abusive behavior.
     Where are our leaders in this crisis? Blaming it all on everyone else other than themselves and their lack of forethought, their unpreparedness and their uncaring behavior. Their callous behavior. Seriously, should they be infected, who runs the government? Even Jared cannot do this for he is not an elected official! So who then? Pelosi? Ahhhhh. Madame President. Sounds good to my ears and that, that would be in my name!O, yes!
     In the meanwhile we continue to watch as the world shreds itself, as we get messages from oh, perhaps the beyond. Streets round the world are empty as the plague of the century hits the globe. It is eerie and frightening. A crazy 'dragon' storm of dust and flooding rains and howling winds hits the Middle East, first Egypt and then Israel. Anyone hearing a message for us? Are our days counted, our deeds examined and are we found wanting as was the ruler of Babylon? Do we need to send into the fire three young men to give us that warning? Or have we already sent in more than three victimes in our misguided and mismanaged  wars, our violent streets? Time for a change?
     Perhaps that change is coming for Trump has lost much credibility among those who voted for him in anticipation of a change and got chaos instead. He does not lead. He does not manage. He does not think. He does not care. He is demented, paranoid in his ranting about a 'coup' to overthrow the 'elected' President. There is no coup and he had better not be planning to use it to declare martial law throughout the land for he is definitely most capable of doing that. A fan of the people, of democracy, he is most definitely not.
     Today, in this global health and economic crisis, people are looking for normal, for someone who knows what balance is and even as Biden is not the ideal candidate, he does represent normal times, a balanced mind and personality, one who will gather experts to advise, not tweet endlessly in illiterate messages, rant and rave falsehoods all the day long. A change back to the middle, back to humanity, back to environmental regulations to preserve the safetyof our air, land and water. A return to calm meetings. A return to allies andthe resounding turn away from the growing authoritarian behavior of the White House.
     By the by, there is an old Polish proverb which states, "Where the Devil cannot go, he will send a woman." Aha! A woman candidate, at least for VP?  Klobuchar? Harris?
     Now that woud be in my name.