Where is St. Patrick?

Guest post by Suzann Darnall

Now, I don’t know if it is true or not, but, supposedly, St. Patrick performed the miracle of banishing the snakes from Ireland. If this is true, I say we need dear old St. Paddy to return to earth for a wee bit and see if he can perform the same miracle in Washington DC, ‘cause I am pretty sure there are far more snakes-in-the-grass than even a political arena needs!

Now, lest anyone think I am overstating it by calling these less than honorable persons by the title of snake, let me share one of the definitions of snake: a treacherous or deceitful person. Some synonyms include: traitor, turncoat, betrayer, informer, back-stabber, and double-crosser. Wow, sounds like Congress is in session to me!

A snake-in-the-grass is a sly person who’s always doing things behind people’s backs. Kinda brings my thoughts right back to the passing of bills, the releasing of information, and other actions by our so-called representatives. They very much seem to prefer to do things under cover of darkness or behind closed doors.

Let us not forget the serpents. The really big snakes. The sly or treacherous persons who exploit their position of trust in order to betray it. We got way too many of those in Washington. Satan has been known as that old serpent called the devil. He was the tempter in the Garden of Eden. He is also known as the father of lies, the deceiver, the murderer, and the adversary. Again, sounds a lot like some of the folks in Washington, DC.

But, in reality, we cannot rely on St. Patrick to come down from Heaven and wipe out the sneaky snake population of DC. We have to banish the snakes on our own. We use our voices and our votes to drive them away and keep them away. We shine the light of truth into their dark holes and send them scurrying for cover instead of for cover-ups.

I love this great nation of ours. But, I am appalled at the corruption we are seeing that is creeping all across this land. President Trump is trying to drain the swamp, but the snakes certainly aren’t giving him a hand. And, oh yeah, snakes can swim. All of them. So, a murky swamp is the ideal location for their nefarious dealings.

I wish President Trump did have the power to banish the snakes. But, that is not his job. It is our job. So, let’s start banishing. Let’s use each and every election, from local to state to federal, and banish as many of the snakes as possible. And, while some snakes are hard to identify, the majority can be known by their distinctive markings. Most of the really dangerous ones have a (D) after their names.