I am a little out of the swing of the news. I returned yesterday from Schenectady in upstate New York, from the weekend wedding of my cousin Reggie's daughter, Vanessa. The last time I was in Schenectady was four years ago when my son played his last lacrosse game against Union College. His team lost that day and it rained. This was a happier occasion.
It's beautiful country up there, even if the towns tend to be run down. Schenectady is among those that have seen better days but we stayed at a picturesque old inn, the Glen Sanders Mansion on the Mohawk River, which traces its history to 1658. This is where the reception was held,
The wedding was celebrated about a mile away in the First Presbyterian Church, which itself dates to 1760, older than the United States. The church is beautifully, breathtakingly simple. It was a great setting for a wedding.
My cousin Reggie, who lives in Atlanta, is my only American cousin. When friends and relatives called out, "Hey, Reg," we both turned around.
While I was turning around, Rep. Jason Altmire, said to be a Democrat, was taking the hand of the health insurance industry in unholy matrimony while other defenders of the dysfunctional status quo served as his attendants. Till electoral death do they part. That may come sooner than he thinks.
Silly man. He let the House health-care bill pass without his vote, which will be long remembered by those who sent him to Washington in the first place. And it will be quickly forgotten by the conservative constituents he sought to appease. Given any sort of conservative Republican choice, they will abandon him in a heartbeat.
Posted
Nov 09 2009, 04:07 PM
by
Reg Henry