Stuck in a Rut

Almost everyone I know is stuck in some kind of a rut. It's hard to pull out of one you've wallowed in for years. For example, fat people may say they will diet, but still they reach for that sticky bun or bagel with their coffee each morning. Couch potatoes vow to start that exercise program tomorrow, but come tomorrow there they are, still on the couch. I feel for them, stuck in my own rut living here in Maine.

Despite interminable winters, nonexistent jobs and unfriendly natives, causing me to vow each year to leave before the next snowfall, when May comes around and my garden beckons, and the snow finally melts to reveal our two wooded acres where the cats can frolic without fear of being run over by a car, and the supermarket is within walking distance but still we live in the country, it's tough to climb out. In fact, each year I seem to sink deeper in.

But those are relatively unimportant ruts. Some that are more important have to do with the upcoming presidential election, whereby lazy Democrats deeply embedded in the muddiest of all ruts are blindly backing Hillary Clinton, a poor choice for president if ever there were one. For example, she lies. Then too, she cheats. And obfuscates. And sometimes she's downright ridiculous.

Yesterday she told a group of young people that in America, "the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top." She pretends to think that sucks. However, let's examine her own lifestyle: She earns between $200,000 and $300,000 for each speaking engagement, yet, by routing those exorbitant speaking fees through her own Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton "foundation,' she ensures that the money will not be taxed before she uses it for travel, meals and promotional events. Pretty slick, huh -- make a ton of dough and don't pay taxes on it?

Poor Hillary is also in a rut, griping about poverty while living the high life. Isn't it time all of us tried something new? Especially you Democrats: Try thinking outside the box for once. Better yet, try thinking.