QOTD

It's the great humorist Will Rogers' 140th birthday today.  Much of his political humor has a current familiarity to it; here are a few of his quips as examples:

"The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer.  If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way its been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking."

"The difference between a  Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats."

And, his oft- quoted,

"I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat."

Sunday Reflection: Right Track

"Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there." Humorist and social commentator Will Rogers.

It's vital that demagogue and lawless con man Donald "The Dumb Don" Trump be opposed and called out at every turn. As we move toward his inevitable impeachment for violations of the Constitution and for his corruption, keeping up the pressure on him and his Republican enablers is necessary to preserve what's left of our democracy.

But despite being on the "right track," we'll get run over if we don't channel our opposition into voting, and that means voting at every level of government. But before you can vote, you have to register, and some deadlines to register have already passed in some states. Here's a useful guide to the requirements in each state. Make sure you don't get run over.

BONUS:  The Los Angeles Times has a powerful editorial today, leading off a series on the imperative of getting the malicious moron out of office.  Please go read it.

Sunday Reflection - Will Rogers Twofer

Proving "the more things change, the more they remain the same" (French critic Alphonse Karr, btw), here's the late humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935):

"Last year we said 'Things can't go on like this,' and they didn't, they got worse." 

And,

"If Stupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out?"

One of Rogers's most famous quotes, "I am not a member of any organized party. I am a Democrat" also remains quite relatable.