Were We Dissed by Okiedoke?

Morning Memo to Mike:

What gives with your "comments" programming? We were trying, Mike, to give you your props on your "Dam Politics" post, but after the third time of being rejected because APPARENTLY we do not know how to spell your first name, Mike, we gave up.

For the record, Mike, we wanted to tell you that you, Mike, were dead on correct in telling the world that today's politicians are generally worthless, short-sighted, egotistical, money-grubbing sots who are leading this country to ruin. Mike, our infrastructure decays while we build bridges to nowhere in Alaska and erect monuments to not-quite-dead and thus undeserving-of-veneration members of Congress, spending gazillions that we don't have, which encourages the Federal Reserve (a collection of private banks that pretend to be the U.S. Gov't) to print more money. And that leads to inflation and everybody working harder but getting less bang for their bucks, but that's a whole 'nuther issue.

We wanted to tell you, Mike, that Jefferson was right. Political parties still stink. They drag potentially great men down to mediocrity.

But what we really wanted to tell you, Mike, is that you were too rough on the "sorry ass" wooden dam in Massachusetts, and the men who built it 173 freakin' years ago! What a magnificent testament to old time craftsmanship. We can't even begin to imagine today's "best and brightest" trying to do anything similar. Why, if you can't use a dozen or so helicopters and spend a billion bucks or so, where's the fun?

Anyway, Mike, that's all we wanted to say.

Feeling somewhat rejected, this beautiful Tuesday morning ... End transmission.

UPDATE -- It's no longer a beautiful morning, but at least there is no more feeling of rejection. Once more we have proven that the Oklahomilist has feet of clay ... maybe eyes, too.