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The Parable of the Brown Stone
When I was a little kid we'd just love for school to let out and summer to come. We had a community swimming pool and I loved to go swimming there. I must have been 8 or 9 when this happened.....
For whatever reason the pool was open to kids in various age groups and the bigger kids had the pool from 10 to 1. Us younger kids couldn't use the pool until 1 but we all got there early to see who could get in the water first. One day they blew the whistle and the big kids got out and I ran to the deep end (not as much competition to jump in) and jumped in. Under the diving board was the deepest part of the pool. The little kids weren't allowed to use it but we could swim at the deep end and I usually did. That day after I hit the water and came back up I looked down and at the bottom of the pool I saw this brown stone. I held my breath and dove down for it. I opened my eyes to see where it was and the chlorine burned my eyes. I went down as far as I could but I couldn't quite get there. I came back up worried that one of the better swimmers would see it and get to it first. I took my time though and took several big breaths. I was determined. I had to get that stone.
I filled my lungs again as full as I could and headed down. Down, down, down I went. I opened my eyes and looked around I was near the bottom but the stone was about two feet away. My lungs and eyes were burning. I was so close. I gave it one last lunge with my last reserves and reached out!
I grabbed it! I did it. A monumental effort. Then it hit me. It was swishy....... and still warm. It wasn't a stone.
This is a parable for republican voters. Sometimes what you think is a treasure turns out to be nothing but a load of crap.