In extremis

'May your hand be stretched out in friendship and never in want,' is an Irish Proverb. What a waste of words! Regardless of its meaning, these words seem inappropriate to and the antithesis of reality. Friendship has been lost between the political parties as a result of conflicting, partisan ideologies. Few Americans want for any necessities or luxuries in these United States, yet the media and administration characterize our society as simultaneously hungry and obese.

Obama's 'friend, union leader, Hoffa, slanders the tea party in America. Does anyone care but tea party members like ourselves who have already written a letter to the White House demanding an apology? Proverbs are useless; prayer is our last resort.