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In reply to the discussion: One of the millions of Republicans who could lose Obamacare has a question for her governor [View all]gratuitous
(82,849 posts)She protests that she's not going on exotic vacations or buying designer handbags. Okay, I get that. She's trying to be a wise steward of her meager resources. But the clear implication is that she thinks other people in her financial straits are indeed going to Cancun or buying Michael Kors bags, so they don't "deserve" the same benefit that she's taking for herself.
Ms. Meredith also continues to support the notion of putting Washington "back in its place." I wonder what, exactly, she means by that? Did she harbor the same sentiment 10 years ago? I would guess she didn't think that the Washington of George W. Bush had to be put back in its place. Fortunately, because it's never about race, I'm pretty sure Ms. Meredith isn't talking about the President's race. But what is it she means when she says that Washington has to be put back in its place???