The Pain Of Departure

The Pain Of Departure

I can understand the frustration of those being evicted from Gaza. We work to build security, much of that in our homes and our land. Each is an extension of our own personalities so a threat to such immediately is taken as a personal affront. So imagine being evicted from homes you have invested blood and tears into. Imagine leaving the residence where you have celebrated successes, watched children grow, mourned losses and invested so much of your life. One man set his home on fire rather than leave it for the bulldozers. Another woman set herself on fire in protest. A radio interview this morning featured a woman who said she didn't understand where values had gone, making the statement that America wouldn't "put up" with a situation like this where homes are simply taken away from residents.

Well, yeah... we evidently will.

Only our homes will be taken by the government via a supreme court ruling about eminent domain.

A shaky correlation but no less heart wrenching for those involved.



On another note:
I read rumblings in a blog last night that WV Representative Shelly Moore Capito is pushing for a presidential pardon for her father, Arch Moore - the main reason Pittston Coal was allow to go with simply a slap on the wrist after the Buffalo Creek disaster. Part of me wants to gnaw on nails at her gall, part of me hopes she does make the attempt as it would most definitely put the final nail in her political coffin. You can tell she did learn from the master of deception - Dear ole Dad.