When I turned on the news this morning, I expected hear the latest updates on Ukraine, but the story was the trucks coming to Washington. Most of us have been focused on Ukraine lately, but apparently there\u2019s another war \u2014 right here in our own backyard. The news station interviewed someone by the name of Bob Bolus (from Pennsylvania, I think) \u2014 He said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to put a stranglehold on D.C. They don\u2019t have enough cops, enough people to stop us. We\u2019re going to shut the Beltway down.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, the first thing that came to my mind is that the Beltway is pretty much \u201cshut down\u201d every day \u2014 during rush hour. But what I really wondered, was, what is this group fighting for? I gather it\u2019s a continuation of the \u201cprotest\u201d in Canada. If I understood correctly, the Canadians started out angry about mask and vaccine mandates. Then they began talking about a wealth gap, government overreach, Confederates, Nazis, and then Trump 2024 flags popped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But back to Bob Bolus \u2014 he said he\u2019s mad at Nancy Pilosi\u2019s Gestapo and that wacko mayor of D.C. His people are unified, invincible, standing up fighting. Even after his explanation, the details of what they\u2019re fighting for, escapes me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later in the newscast, another trucker, Brian Brase said, \u201cA lot of people have asked why we\u2019re doing this \u2014 what\u2019s the reason behind it. People want a defined, clear answer. They think it\u2019s one thing. The truth is, it\u2019s about my children. It\u2019s about my future grandchildren. It\u2019s about our families. It\u2019s about our country. It\u2019s about letting our government know that you work for us.\u201d\u00a0
Well, after listening to Bolus\u2019s reasons, Brian\u2019s explanation certainly cleared it up for me\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list of things that are concerning to me and I\u2019m paying attention to is pretty long \u2014 but here we are spending resources, money and energy on these convoys\u2026.. because their \u201cgrievances\u201d and non-specific demands haven\u2019t been met?\u00a0
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When I turned on the news this morning, I expected hear the latest updates on Ukraine, but the story was the trucks coming to Washington. Most of us have been focused on Ukraine lately, but apparently there\u2019s another war \u2014 … Continue reading