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Yesterday, brings to mind The Beatle’s, Yesterday.

There is no adequate way to recap the four days between Thursday July 19 in Milwaukee and yesterday.

Last evening nine of us had a regularly scheduled Democrat conversation group (“Coffee and Conversation”) at a local book store.  Among those attending was a local Legislator, a County  Commissioner, a City Council member, vice-chair of the local Democrats, and the others.  Larry, the convener, brought up the topic du jour.  No one really took the bait, the interest was in more local issues.  This does not connote lack of interest or disapproval.  Not at all.  The political process is working as it is supposed to work.  The rest you will get endlessly on the tube and the internet.  We were just local politically active citizens.

I had brought along a handout, which I have shared before at this space.  It isbelow.  My later 1980s view of the body politic which is all of us, unedited over these past 35 or more years.  Everyone took their copy.  I think it is worth everyone’s reflection, and if my rendition is inaccurate, please comment.  Here is the pdf of the below: Political Scrum original 1987.

There is no rocket science involved here.  As I observed to the table group, even we “birds of a feather” would/could have lots of disagreements about lots of issues.  The need of any society is to work things out.  Unfortunately, the easy way for media and political operatives is to cast everything from the “hard left” and “hard right” perspective, hardly representative of the whole….

Most all of us at the table with me would likely agree that President Biden has been an excellent President, and that Kamala Harris is a. worthy successor, as appears almost certain, as I write, today.  This morning on NPR, I heard J.D. Vance in Ohio advancing a counter narrative.  The current president, Joe,  is the worst ever in all of history, and the successor candidate, Kamala,  is a million times worse than he was.  Off we go.

Enjoy the Paris Olympics which have just begun.  A fellow walker who’s a native of France was saying this morning that the swimming competition will be in a pool in a barge floating on the Seine.  What a deal!  It is hard to imagine, but I’ll look for it!

Of course, there’s a similar political scrum in France, and Europe has similar problems to deal with, as we do.

And today we lunched with our 98 year old German friend, days ago returned from several weeks in her home country.  She’s extremely concerned about our country, as are her native countrymen, should the previous president be returned to office.  More later on that.

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President Joe Biden, Sunday

Vice-President Kamala Harris Monday at the White House with the nation’s top athletes

POSTNOTE: I will be doing more items on politics in the political season.  The next scheduled post will be following the Democratic Convention in August, but likely there will be unscheduled ones in between.  Check this space once in awhile if interested.

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