Nerts! Today I thought I would write a light and fluffy piece about life in semi quarantine, but foiled again. That man in DC apparently has nothing better to do than talk his stupid mouth off and dig the hole he is in even deeper than ever. Truly, when Mattis said that he is beyond stupid to "felony stupid" he hit it right on target.
Worse than that is the judgement that is more and more prevalent, that Trump is guilty of reckless endangerment. He has recklessly, carelessly and purposely placed Americans in danger of and for their lives, done so knowingly, with an attitude of he knows best and to hell with the rest. The arrogance alone is enough to knock one's socks off, but the consequences are more than just open mouthed astonishment.
The numbers speak for themselves. No, wrong. They do not speak, but rather shout to us, screaming, that we had better come to our senses before it is too late - if it is not already so. Months ago we cringed at the thought that we could have as much as 200,000 dead by end of year. We are now on target for 410,000 dead by end year, and trust me, that number is on the low side. Nor does it take into account the millions - millions - to reach double digits - who are infected and the lingering consequences to them, to the nation, to our economy. As far as I, and many others are concerned, much of this can be laid directly at the front door of the WH.
There is no more Great White Father, that supposedly paternally caring figure in DC who would take care of Native Americans. There is no more father figure in that building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Nor is that man my papa and neither is he yours. I know my Pops had my best interests at heart, would never ever do ought to harm me, nor tell me a lie that would possibly cause injury or death to me or anyone in the family. That is a Papa, but that man, oh, no, he is not. Yet he has the audacity to arrogantly admit to Woodward that he is a "cheerleader" for this country and he doesn't want people to panic.
Who the hell is he to decide where the truth ends and where the lies begin. I believe that to Trump, there is no dividing line, the only item of importance being whether it is good for him, good for his re-election and maintenance of power even beyond that. The arrogance, the nerve, the incompetence, the missed opportunities, the disasters not avoided or nearly head on, the errors of Kushner, the moral vacuum and weakness of the aides - all this a telling shame upon us here in this country. That we allowed such a man to be president. That we allowed the Republican Senators to vote to acquit with all that was there, all that was hidden though all knew it was there anyway - the GOP should hang their heads in deep and abiding shame as a beginning of a task that might never be finished. Who knows if we will ever return to any semblance of what we were and what we should be?
As you sit in front of your computer screen, or peer at your phone, ask yourself if you will believe this man when he tells you that he has a vaccine for you. A modern day snake oil salesman. Here in our front yard as well as in the backyard. And yet he has the arrogance to decide that nothing will stand in the way of his return to office. Deaths? Pfft! Sickness? Pfft. Weaklings! Dementia apace? Who knows or even cares! Felony stupidity - all that and more, all for the price of one vote! Will you vote by taking the vaccine he is pushing, which health officials deny, or will you swallow the Kool-Aid and go down as a modern day Jones victim, that Jim Jones being one Donald Trump, the bane of our existence and survival as the United States of America.
Bad things happen when a tyrant is allowed to remain in office. Bad things happen when people listen to lies and ignore their common sense. Bad things happen when incompetence and dementia rule the day, when the supposed leader is damaged beyond repair, well into overtime in office or never should have been there in the first place. And I must add to that that it does not make a difference whether one is at a local or lower than federal level of government, for all must work and mesh together as best we can. Right now we do not - not on the federal level, not on many state levels, and not on local levels in many towns and villages including right here in good old CV.
Let us not join that man and his acolytes and fellow reckless endangerers of life. Let us vote for one who has empathy and understanding, who knows that truth is of utmost importance, that it will all come out anyway, so just stick to it!!
Folks, we all have to do our duty and take advantage of our valued privilege and right to vote. The outcome is on our shoulders. We need to do better than we are doing now. We must do better. We need to work together if we are to succeed.
"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us," Mattis added. "We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership."
People, read that again and again. Think about it. Then VOTE. Once!
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