I SURE didn't expect to post this when I wrote it, but......you think my friend will respond to THIS?..

An email to my wonderful long-time American liberal friend who lives on the gorgeous island of Samos, Greece, when she's not living in Munich, and with whom I (try to) avoid talking politics, (and, after reading this which I just SENT her, whom I may never hear from again! She mentioned how it's hard to get internet there and she misses the American news...so.........gloves off, for the first time I've done this with her). Here goes:

Nice to hear from you! The summer's going well, thanks...(a little personal stuff here....I'm not including)...and thanks for the referral of the book!

Sorry it's so hot there..........but, it's lovely that the ocean's so nice to swim in. I know you enjoy that! Boston hasn't seen four sunny days since May 29, according to a Cypriot lawyer friend of ours there......America's having a very weird 'summer'.....I miss swimming but it's simply too cool...lovely, but too cool to swim.

Sorry you can't get our US news. I think you'd like it a lot more than I am. Anybody would, I think. California? What can I say? They tried high taxes and big government and we're screwed; suddenly , AHNULD wakes up to, just yesterday, "Hey, let's cut taxes on small businesses and control our spending" Gee, what a novel idea. It's worked in the past, but, gee, every OTHER part of America's slipping into the European socialism Europe's trying to rectify now, so why shouldn't we, too!?..........SO, he's actually considering cutting taxes and controlling spending..hallelujiah! At least there's sanity improving in the state....IF our 'representatives' can listen and get past their agendas. But, it'll be cutting police and fire before they cut anything that's not politically correct, like limiting paying for medical treatment and full college tuition for illegal immigrants....while my American friends struggle so hard to pay for their kids' college educations! Ah, well...same ol', same ol'. enough from me on that. Except, I will say I worry for Canadians who are already worrying about where they'll go to get quality health care when we've lost ours in the States...75% of Americans say they're happy with their private insurance, but OOPS...SOME won't pay for it and some can't! But, DO NOT rehaul the system and make improvements..NO! Just do a one-payer system....then we'll have NO health care.. they're talking about ridiculous scenarios like denying heart procedures if you're 'too old', but do NOT let big government stop paying for anybody's abortion! OH, GOD NO!! DO NOT do that. Then we're promised "You can keep your plan if you like it" ...ya, except there will BE no private insurance plans when Americans get more and more a taste of socialized healthcare and drop their private policies.....And, of course, our insurance provider, Blue Shield , will go broke. But, then, maybe Obama will subsidize them, too!? We own car companies, we own banks..why NOT Blue Shield, too? :-)

Aren't you glad you brought up news? HA! I can't help it...things STINK here. Even I'd prefer a two-party pay system like Germany's over what we're being told we need. And, if you argue with them, you're shut DOWN, I wish you could see some of the press conferences with Mr. Robert Gibbs! He shot Helen Thomas down SO badly the other day that even the slobbering sycophantic media was appalled..for five minutes. She had dared suggest, Ms VERY LIBERAL THOMAS, that, well, here's the exact quote "“We have never had that in the White House. I’m amazed that you people … call for openness and transparency.” She went on to add that "...the administration was trying to control the media, and she pointed out how they coordinated questions with the Huffington Post at a press conference." We MUST NOT question!! Obama's PR guy, Gibbs even actually said that Mr. Obama didn't bow to the Saudi King...."NO, he didn't" ALL of ours eyes must have gone bad........even admirers of Obama's had to laugh and show a LITTLE concern over that!! It does make for humorous situations!

Well, if I ever hear from you again, that'd be nice (Smile!!) HAH!! But, seriously, I'm glad to hear from you...I'm real worried about our country, and I'm just thought of as a wild 'rightwinger' for being so. !! Even if many of my liberal friends are starting to agree!
How's your family? Tell me about everybody!! WASSUP!! Now you can lecture ME...turn about's fair play. But, please...be gentle. WE have the media to pile it on us here..there's not even a whiff of even handedness here anymore.

I should edit or delete all this, but WHAT THE HELL..things STINK already anyway.........the truth hurts ALL of us...America, especially. Love, Z

SO, TELL ME, FOLKS....WILL SHE RESPOND!? What do YOU think!?