Where is Nancy? – A creepy call from a sinister voice as many roamed the halls of the Capitol.
Repeated by one who reached the halls of her home, searching for her.
The GOP and right-wing are given the luxury of denying that they play a role.
Even as they target, stalk and troll with their actions and words.
Refusing to take the high road as Speaker Pelosi and her Party did.
Giving in to the impulse of their id.
Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats stood in unison with their Republican counterparts after Steve Scalise was shot.
Now to her devastation, Republicans will not join for a united front.
Even to denounce the violence and lower the temperature.
They take pride in being predators.
Then they blame Democrats and President Biden for the division in Washington DC and the Country.
Neither Speaker Pelosi nor her colleagues questioned or denied what went down with Scalise.
They didn’t have an unsavory base to please.
They weren’t participants in offensive and derogatory onslaughts.
They didn’t throw salt to the wounds.
They weren’t bound to a cultish commune.
They stood against and denounced the violence.
The opposite from what they now get from Republicans.
How low will the GOP and right-wing continue to go?
Using the largest platforms to troll and hurt.
Painful to watch Fox News.
As they lied about what ensued.
Dodged and skirt the issues.
Creating an alternate reality.
Despite the devastation that plagued Speaker Pelosi and her family.
Even when the attacker confessed.
They did not accept what the police said, peddling conspiracies born on the web.
Dismissing the work done by law enforcement who they say they stand with.
If law enforcement are not to be trusted they too can be targeted.
Made to be bullseye for attacks.
From the Party who supposedly has their backs.
Where is Nancy?
On January 6th, as the rebels entered to kill, she never stopped working.
Following through to ensure that the people’s voice would be heard.
She showed concern for Mike Pence whose boss stirred the mob, seemingly giving orders to kill.
And still, his right-wing gene willed him to stay silent.
As a Christian, how could he?
His silence condones the violence.
Pence stuck with Trump, playing Party politics.
Mindful of needing the MAGA crowd to secure his future win.
Cowardice, not bravery, compared to what Speaker Pelosi did.
Where is Nancy?
Working for the people, including those who want her dead.
Taking in the dregs, not giving in to dread.
Absorbing the blows, no matter what is thrown.
While standing against those who don’t even stand for what they say they believe.
Are wishy-washy.
Yet, she’s the bad one, the terrorist, the criminal.
At this late stage, still fighting the good fight.
Aiming to provide and protect the people’s Rights.
Where is Nancy?
Fighting for healthcare to be a Right – to equal access.
Her advice back in 2019 as she addressed the DNC – “We have to throw a punch for the children”.
As she steps down, she reminisced about accomplishments under Presidents Bush, Obama and Biden.
How many on the right want to be enlightened about those?
Dare to know?
Instead of acknowledging and appreciating, the GOP doubled down on harsh and obscene.
Members chose to stay with Party politics.
Even Mike Pence chimed in.
Claiming she was “fired”, a pun, based on an old campaign stunt.
Using word association to stir emotions with their base.
Continuing today.
Even as the political violence escalates.
Even after her husband’s attack.
They fuel the flames, refusing to step back.
Where is Nancy?
Working on Capitol Hill with insecure, irreverent, spineless men who perceive dominance as strength in their bid to feel relevant.
With women who believe they can’t stand alone and need men to come into their own.
For Americans, some who have shown to be dishonest and ungrateful.
Referencing her “Nancy” is not a mistake.
Acknowledging her title is too much for them to take.
Being an independent, confident, accomplished woman, their slight doesn’t make her shrink.
It just highlights how small they think and how low they sink.
She is said to be a woman of faith.
And has managed to stay positive and passionate.
Her lead has been exemplary.
As she leaves she gives encouragement and hope.
Her message is to be and do good.
As it should.
Unlike across the aisle – in order to survive, they lie, gripe, shame, blame and shun.
Taught to be weapons of war.
And no matter what, stay to their course.
They want their rewards to be tangible, what they can hold.
Not reflections of how well they serve.
Where is Nancy?
Manning the boat, trying to keep others afloat.
While the sharks circle.
Offering a helping hand, an olive branch.
While her colleagues on the other side of the aisle prime for an avalanche.
Where is Nancy?
Trying to work with her political opponents who deem her and her Party to be enemies.
Not just setting them up as targets but also members of their families.
Imagine having to work with those whose actions and words model hate.
Even after seeing tragic results, they do nothing to abate.
Where is Nancy?
With her husband, who was bludgeoned by someone in search of her.
Because of her work and service to which the intruder and his cult oppose.
Not some random man.
He’s a MAGA fan.
Following the lines drawn by the ex-President and his cronies who are still active members of the Government.
Their army on the ground.
It’s there they work in unison.
Not for the people and Country.
But to obstruct the other Party and those who stand with.
They keep themselves to the bottom of the pit.
Yet Nancy is the one being dragged through the mud.
Thirst for her blood.
Like Hillary Clinton, another woman so demonized.
Their goodness and accomplishments not recognized.
Where is Nancy?
They can’t see Speaker Pelosi because she’s above them all.
From her accomplishments, not needing a pedestal.
She’s difficult for them to see because she’s out of their league.
She’s to heights they will never know.
Their direction is down and their standard is low.
Where is Nancy?
In plain sight, but they can’t see.
Blinded by her cloak of decency and integrity.
For them, she will be difficult to find.
Because of the barriers they’ve placed in their hearts and minds.