Roland Gutierrez: “I read some alarming news lately about a ship spinning wildly out of control. Power was mysteriously cut but nobody…”

“I read some alarming news lately about a ship spinning wildly out of control. Power was mysteriously cut but nobody could say who pulled the plug. The ship's commander was suffering from nervous palpitations. Rumors spread that he could not fulfill his duties or that his whole crew might have to abandon ship. People said, ``They've been up there too long, it's time to bring them down.'' Were these the reports of the Russian spaceship Mir floating high above? No, it was the Republican ``ship of state'' right here on Capitol Hill spinning out of control, losing power, a nervous captain at the helm. Like the cosmonauts in outer space, the Republicans are far removed from people here on the ground. How else can we explain the GOP tax bill, a bill with tax cuts for the wealthiest but nothing, zero, for parents working full time to stay above the poverty level? There is only one explanation for tax cuts that are upside down. They must have been written in the weightless atmosphere of outer space. In the last Congress, the Republicans had a Contract With America. Today they have lost contact with Earth.”