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Along Life’s Way
What’s the Deal
Here? A Fable
© 2018 Lois E. Wilson
President Art Deal was leading the country after a hard fought win in
the election. The opposition was still in shock and wondering, what
happened? It seemed to regularly offer different reasons for its loss.
The anti-Dealers believed they had gotten a raw deal, been dealt a poor
hand so to speak. They had at least one reliable entity to advance
their case—the liberal press.
Meanwhile President Deal was beginning the task of fulfilling his
campaign promises. He tackled some issues alone and was successful in
part on immigration issues and budget decisions. He also was able to
address the tax code. A reluctant Congress passed tax reform which
enabled many to retain more of their earnings to save or spend as they
see fit. His efforts with foreign trade and military weapon deals were
beginning to show promise of success.
Some of his most strident and passionate opponents fought him at every
turn by stalling legislation, obstructing nominees’ confirmations, and
leaking false information to a compliant press. They began to wheel and
deal to seal the deal to remove him from office.
The opposition went on a crusade to prove that President Deal had been
involved in collusion with foreign agents to win the election. This
charge seems to have been the product of “collective delusion.” They
began an investigation to prove Deal’s involvement. At every
opportunity, when needed, his opponents could stir up explosive protest
demonstrations which made good fodder for the evening news that
willingly acquiesced, “deal us in.”
As time passed, more and more constituents were becoming aware that all
was not right with the investigations into Deal’s activities. They
easily saw there was double-dealing when it came to the two sides.
There was certainly a double standard. On one side there was a tie-in
deal being tried; but on the liberal side, there was a deal to suppress
charges against their own.
Some of Deal’s opponents are under fire for misdeeds. Time will tell if
they are the true wheeler-dealers who made sweetheart deals to advance
their causes. Who were the ones giving the leaks to the press? A
Furtive Internal Brotherhood (FIB) has been exposed. Very few are
saying, “It is no big deal.”
The former director rushed a CYA book to press and to the public. When
he testifies, will he claim he never lied as he believed he was always
being asked about two “E” leeks? Will he assert that he never had
anything to do with any leeks as he hates the taste and smell of
onions? It is true; there is a bad odor about the whole situation. But,
it’s too late to rewrite his book.
Moral: The deal is—when David took down Goliath, he didn’t use a
boomerang.
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