One Drunk Redneck

Back when our Founding Fathers wrote our Constitution, the concept of medical rights barely blipped on their radar screens.  Ok, that might have something to do with the fact that radar screens didn't exist back then, but let's be honest.  Their medicine bags contained a bottle of whiskey, sassafras root, and a twig or two of willow.  If the contents of the Doc's bag didn't cure the patient, what Granny's little brown jug contained would, or would at least by the time the patient woke up after taking a few shots. Medicine grew in leaps and bounds since the founding of this country so that by the early twentieth century, we had a rudimentary understanding of germs, viruses, genes and their roles in disease and ailments.  A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, which is how we ended up with a eugenics program, frontal lobotomies, forced sterilizations, human testing on the effects of diseases like syphilis, and mass immunizations that turned out not to be as safe as ...

I tell you, trying to say something without upsetting someone else is quite impossible. "The sun is shining brightly today." "Why is One Drunk Redneck celebrating global warming instead of doing something about it?" Twitter Troll tweeted. "I don't understand how anyone can be so callous to those who have lost a loved one to skin cancer," Melancholic Mom mourned. "How can I harness that energy?" Concerned Citizen contemplated. "Yipee!  Meet you at the beach for a cold one Drunk Redneck!" Beach Ball Belly Bob bellowed. I might have lost fifty percent of the votes for saying, "The sun is shining brightly today" but on the bright side, I got one vote and can fight for the undecided.  I might win the undecided if I can explain how to harness the energy of the sun and provide tax incentives for them to do it. After more than two months since my announcement for a possible 2024 run, I have been writing my opening speech with the...