3. Don Rodrigo

Ahhh, power. When I was dating and winning some and loosing lots more, an epiphany came to me. I was sometimes amazed at what the ladies would put at my feet as make or break dedision on our relationship. One would say, “That’s it! Your dog has to go…or I do.” Or it might be, “That friend of yours who drinks milk out of the container; him or me.” Now I could prove my love by getting rid of a “friend” by adhering to Ms. Cumquat’s demands and she would stay, right? Actually, no. Soon would come another off-the-wall “requirement” followed by threats to end the relationship. Instinctively I realized there would be no end to it, so while I might give up the milk drinking knucklehead, you’d have to shoot me before I’d give up my dog.

To be honest, this wasn’t always one-way; I used it myself on two occasions, usually making the demand something that I knew would be rejected, and I would get my freedom. I don’t know when the name for this weird penchant in human selfish behavior came to me, but I ended up with this explanation:

It is “The power of the person who cares the least.”

In every relationship the sense of love, or feeling will never be the exactly the same between two people. There is always one person who is “stronger” than the other or loves more than the other. That can either have a bad turn or it can lead to a life-long loving relationship between the couple. Yet, whenever the stronger person in the relationship has bad intentions, that strength can led to the misery of the other party, who by their relative weakness, may not have the strength to leave what can become an abusive relationship. Co-dependency comes to mind.

Projecting that theory onto the current political scene, it is clear who are the ones that love America with all their hearts and who are willing to trash the world if they don’t get their way. The ones who love America are the ones who, recognizing the emergency that this country is in, are willing to propose solutions (often even at the loss of income and personal security) that will help the current situation and get this country back on its feet. Think the Old Testament story (1 Kings 3:25) about the woman who has stolen a child from mother and the King, in his wisdom, offered to cut the baby in half, so that each woman claiming the child can have their share of the child. When the real mother says “No, she can hve the baby – please don’t cut it in half,” the King then knows who the baby’s real mother truly is.

As to the power of the person who cares the least today?

Michelle says, “Go ahead, I was never proud of that baby anyway,” and…

Barack Hussein Obama? Well, he wants me to get rid of my dog.