Tag: ship of state
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The Tripping Point
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Feb. 26, 2023) — In colloquial speech, a “tipping” point usually refers to that instant in time when the effects of a policy or an action become irreversible, and after which there may be no “turning back.” Another term has emerged in the vernacular: “tripping point.” That term refers to those…
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By the Way, WHICH Ship is Sinking?
THE “SHIP OF STATE” by OPOVV, ©2020 (Jul. 9, 2020) — “Captain, Sir, the ship is sinking.” “Why wasn’t I told about it?” “You’re being told about it now, Sir.” “But when did you learn of the ship sinking?” “A few years ago, Sir.” “A few years ago, Sir’?” “Yes, Sir.” “How many?” “How many…
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A Ship Without a Rudder pb
“AT HOME FIGHTING THE HEATHENS” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Sep. 4, 2015) — ACT I The curtain rises on a moonlit night. There are five men dressed in dungarees lounging around on blankets beneath the missile launcher on the fantail of a US Navy destroyer leisurely patrolling at 5 knots. A sailor enters from stage right.…
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There’s Only One Lifeboat
HAS OUR SHIP OF STATE SUNK? by OPOVV, ©2012 (Nov. 14, 2012) — Picture the Ship of State having been hijacked, the crew (government employees) and the officers of the deck (members of the Cabinet) all standing behind an unqualified captain, a person who has refused to show his papers because, no doubt, he doesn’t meet…