Tuesday, November 14, 2017

I Confess to Confusion

The unwritten rules have changed so fast in recent weeks that I'm not sure what's considered virtuous and correct and what isn't.  So, commentators, allow me to ask a couple of questions:

1.  Are we no longer tearing down statues?  I mean, an Episcopal parish in Virginia has gotten into it by taking away their George Washington plaque and, by the time the Episcopal Church thinks something is groovy, the trend has passed, so that's it for now, right?

2.  Have coffee-making machines now become politicized?  Really?  By the way, here's mine.  It was made from leftover copper tubing, so I guess it's Libertarian:


It cost about fifteen bucks and, maybe, an hour's labor.  You can buy it from Etsy for 65 bucks, if you want.

3.  So, a few months back, Vice President Pence was mocked, called a "sexist", etc. for meeting with women either in a place of business or, if in a restaurant, with his wife present.  What was particularly rich is that he was being mocked by Episcopal clergy who are supposed to do the same thing as part of their "safe church" training, but what the heck?

Anyway, given the sordid behavior of our self-appointed moral superiors of Hollywood and Washington D.C., are those who criticized Pence still so mocking, or do they think he may be on to something?  [Asked another way, would you rather your daughter work for a Hollywood producer or Pence?]