Saturday, June 25th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

[Aristus]

"Judases, each one thrice worse than Judas!

Richard II, Act III, Scene 2, Line 132.

[love_katz]

1. Always perfect, you and Will.

Love you, Aristus.

[Aristus]

3. Aw...

Love you more, love_katz!...

I never see you anymore...

[love_katz]

8. Too busy these days to spend time posting here.

I have some family issues going on. My job kept me very busy over the last year, and it doesn't look like that will change any time soon. I just sort of drive-by post, once in a while. Sending to you, sir.

[Aristus]

9. Thank you.

[sheshe2]

2. Nailed it!

[Aristus]

4. Thanks!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Aristus!

Wow, perfect!

I was hoping you'd have a post up today...........and here you are!

[lastlib]

6. Spot on, Aristus!

As always!

[elleng]

7. :thumbsdown:

[Aristus]

10. You didn't like it?

[elleng]

11. A downer,

but apropos, Aristus.

[Aristus]

12. Yeah, it's a downer.

A lot of editions of WSTFTD since I started it in 2006 have been downers. We were in the depths of the B*sh debacle, and no end in sight. I thought of Congress, spinelessly letting the Clown Prince do anything goddamn thing he wanted as long as it ensured the continuing downward spiral of the US as a moral leader in the world. And I thought "A plague o' both your houses!". I posted the quote, along with a stock photo of the Capitol building, and the rest is DU history.

Often, I try to use Shakespeare's humor to lighten a situation. But sometimes, as in this edition, there's no humor; just towering Elizabethan outrage.