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Linda (Evanston IL)'s avatar

Education matters!

Hakeem Jeffries:

BA, Political Science, SUNY Binghamton, Graduated with High Honors

Masters in Public Administration, Georgetown University

Law School, NYU, Magna Cum Laude, Served on Law Review

Kevin McCarthy:

BA, Marketing, Cal State Bakersfield

MBA, Cal State Bakersfield

We know who is better qualified and it is not Kevin McCarthy.

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Bonnie Devine's avatar

This week left me beyond disgust. When one barters with the devil, or his toads, McCarthy should realize one always gets burned. But his desire for what he perceives as power; what he appears to either not realize, or not care ( because in all honesty..he's as bad as the toads, so whatever actions they'd take, in the end he'd likely be in lock step) is that he GAVE any power he thought he had ..away, freely. These actions, these choices, will have for their constituents at least, unintended consequences. ( Think about Medicare, Social Security, safety net programs & so forth)

Aside from that, I've never read that poem, or portion of, before. But I have to agree...well done. And I agree, that life is freakin' hard; the moments of true joy far less than its hardships & difficulties. Yet, I am grateful for every day I have on the planet; because even though it gets harder to "effect redo's " as we age, we still have the opportunity to, each & every day. The opportunity to start over, offer love to one another, to begin the masterpiece we thought we'd have accomplished by 30, be forgiven or offer up forgiveness to someone who's in need, or to write our perfect poem or story. Every day...every day...

Be well . I wish you & your family peace over time, as you grieve the loss here of a wise & loving, good man. There appear to be so few these days. You all had a true gift, as did he in the acknowledgement by you ( and I'm certain so many others) of the treasure he was...

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