We left on the day of the Orlando shooting. We heard about it in a MacDonald’s in central Pennsylvania. We knew immediately that the Senate would not do anything about ISIS terrorists buying assault rifles; 49 people would not be enough to spur action.
On our return trip we learned that the voters of Great Britain decided they wanted to leave the European Union, proving that the U.S. is not the only country with voters who sometimes make really really bad choices.
In California we stuck a Hillary Clinton bumper sticker on our car. In the whole way back we only had one guy give us the finger. It was in Nebraska by a tattooed guy in a pickup who roared past us on a rural highway. Good news–no shots were fired.
On our return we learn that the U.S. Senate couldn’t pass a clean bill on the Zika virus because the Republicans put some anti-Planned Parenthood provisions into the bill. I also see that the Pennsylvania legislature is continuing its “Profiles in Cowardice” on the budget.
Not posting for three weeks was as nice vacation. I actually thought about quitting the blog, but hey, if I don’t do this, who will?
Glad that you made it home safely. It must have been a nice trip. Seeing a lot along the way. Can't wait to hear of your travels.
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice trip, but we tried too much on the last day, driving from just this side of Indianapolis to Towamensing–626 miles. We are still recovering. But the trip did give me some good material.
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