Wow. This triggered my "Pro-Life" Google Alert. I have to say, it was a wonderful departure from the rest of the craziness in that alert. This is really quite a poignant quote. I love it. Thank you for an uplifting moment in what is otherwise one of the most depressing parts of this blogger's day.
"Blue" in Blue in the Bluegrass refers to my politics, not my state of mind, although being progressive-democratic in Kentucky is not for the faint of heart.
The Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is Central Kentucky, the area around Lexington. It's also sometimes known as the Golden Triangle, the region formed by Louisville in the west, Cincinnati in the north and Lexington in the east-south corner. This is the most economically advanced, politically progressive and aesthically beautiful area of the state. Also the most overpopulated by annoying yuppies and the most endangered by urban sprawl.
A Yellow Dog Democrat is one who will vote for even a yellow dog if it is running as a Democrat. I can't claim to be quite that fanatically partisan, especially since quite a few candidates who run as Democrats in Kentucky are more Republican than a lot of Republicans I can name.
But I do love the story Kentucky House leader Rocky Adkins never tires of telling about the old-timer in Eastern Kentucky who was once accused of being willing to vote for Satan if Satan ran as a Democrat. Spat back the old-timer:
"Not in a primary, I wouldn't!"
Amen.
2 comments:
It isn't even "pro birth." It's Pro Misery.
Yours crankily,
The New York Crank
Wow. This triggered my "Pro-Life" Google Alert. I have to say, it was a wonderful departure from the rest of the craziness in that alert. This is really quite a poignant quote. I love it. Thank you for an uplifting moment in what is otherwise one of the most depressing parts of this blogger's day.
--Kayla Sue
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