Were this a little more than 20 years ago, I’d go to DC and self-immolate. Truly. I was bad off in every way.
Meeting the spouse was a Gift from The Almighty. Chez Boots celebrates.
M Y LETTER T O Ryan:
Dear Mr. Paul Ryan,
I write to thank you.
Thank you for being compassionate about welcoming our Syrian refugees. They will be wonderful additions to our communities.
Their compelling interest in honesty and tolerance of others who disagree with their religion is truly remarkable. What would we do without them? What would they do without us?
For example, their treatment of women and children, even in the many boats on their ways to Europe, is the stuff of legend. Of course, their treatment of females as a whole and defense of any woman ‘at war’ with their own body parts is simply unparalleled. And the commitment to women’s education! The importance of these things cannot be overstated.
In sports, ever the sportsmen, their equal treatment of opposing teams is welcomed, indeed. Then again, their encouragement of practice for targets, head soccer, and head polo is well known. We can learn much from them.
Their attitudes toward cleanliness and personal hygiene, especially with their left hands, is one to aspire to. Right down to wearing comely materials and washing frequently, even their personal toilette on planes is well-renowned and understood.
But their graciousness in learning the art of meat cutting, as witnessed on the floor of the Paris concert hall, is something to wonder at. So fast! So effective!
So thank you for your permitting the federal government to place untold numbers of the Syrians in our neighborhoods. Do not forget to let us know how your little girls and boys enjoy playing with them. We also hope, should you like animals, that your dogs like them so much that the dogs want to play in their yards, too, the way you want the Syrians to come in ours.
May you come to know the Syrian x refugee x community so well that you can hold then dearly enough to within a hair taken from your head.
Please forward to any and all interested parties, government officials, and THEIR STAFFS, LOBBYISTS, and spouses.