{"id":11301,"date":"2018-09-28T07:24:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T12:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=11301"},"modified":"2018-09-28T07:24:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T12:24:54","slug":"today-might-be-the-last-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=11301","title":{"rendered":"Today Might Be The Last Blog."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been producing this blog for a long time. I have endeavored to write interesting things, discuss politics, share flash fiction, and provoke your thinking process.<\/p>\n<p>This morning, it occurred to me that I have lost my way. Because of the following things, I am contemplating putting the blog to rest:<\/p>\n<p>1.  I found myself agreeing with Geraldo Rivera on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.<br \/>\n2.  I was cheering Lyndsey Graham and felt badly about my misgivings in the past.<br \/>\n3.  Ted Cruz is going to get a donation from me.<br \/>\n4.  I have upped my estimations of the republic surviving after Brett Kavanaugh opened a can of righteous whoop-ass on the democrat swine on the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Well, on second thought, #4 will keep me writing. But cheering the first three scares me. If you missed Graham, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZBcJVpM87tc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch this clip and listen closely<\/a>. He&#8217;s absolutely right, and if we are to survive as a nation of laws, his advice must be followed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZBcJVpM87tc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be back. 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