Yesterday, I went to the theater after seeing, “Radio Golf,” a wonderful play by legendary Pittsburgh playwright, August Wilson. The play is about the trials and tribulations of the first African American to run for mayor of Pittsburgh. This play is obviously a work of fiction because there is little to no diversity in Pittsburgh’s city government. The protagonist in this play, Harmon Wilks, is ironically facing many of the same challenges of Barack Obama. He’s challenged with the evils that will come into play for any politician (think Tony Rezko). Of course, good prevails over evil and Wilks overcomes his moral dilemma and fights for the people who need him most. I highly recommend this play. It was quite entertaining.
After a fabulous dinner with one of my girlfriends, I came home to face my own moral dillema. I received an email from a GOP political consultant expressing how impressed he is with this blog and how he wants to continue the conversation offline. After reviewing the candidates that this consultant represents, I realized that a conversation with us can never happen. His candidates are the right-wing warhawks that we need out of Congress. My husband, the soldier, would actually think that all of these men are “chickenhawks.” Anyways, I will protect the identity of the consultant by not naming him expressly, but I am disappointed that he made the assumption that “The Real Army Wife” is a diehard member of the GOP because of the namesake of this blog. As most of you know, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. I am diehard Democrat and I am voting with the party for every position this year because the GOP has singlehandedly destroyed this country. Thank you Mr. Political Consultant for your kind words. I respectfully decline your offer to continue a conversation about the political blogosphere. I wish you the best of luck in your pursuits this campaign season.
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