# music #poetry
SONG OF THE DAY – 03/07/25
From way back: haiku with a beat
https://youtu.be/D1EAwYjgnE4
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SONG OF THE DAY – 03/06/25
I went looking for a song for today. Something tickled in my memory that I couldn’t quite place. Scrolling through the suggestions panel on YouTube and trying a half dozen, still nothing felt right. Finally, only one title seemed to catch the moment.
800 YEARS THROWN AWAY - 7
One has demonstrated that sort of character and commitment in a career as a servant of the law, as attorney and prosecutor.
The other is already convicted of serious crimes, stands charged with more, has a long history of abusing legal process, and openly enjoys a reputation as a scofflaw.
Which of them do you suppose can be more wisely trusted with that immunity?
800 YEARS THROWN AWAY - 6
Now we must rely on the character of a President, their commitment to the Rule Of Law, and determination to resist any temptation to act illegally for convenience, power, or profit, to protect us from such abuses of this immunity. That is a high standard.
This November we are presented with a choice between two candidates.
800 YEARS THROWN AWAY - 4
Our elected and appointed leaders have accepted that legal accountability with their offices, although some, like other fallible mortals have run afoul of the law and faced the price of prosecution and/or impeachment.
But what has been accepted and true for 800 years is no longer true in these United States.
Bob Wertzler is retired from almost twenty years in the mental health field in California and Arizona. and many things before and since.