Election Thoughts – Coronavirus Edition

Leader and Unifier? - Ever since Day 1 when he was sworn in and gave his infamous ‘American Carnage’ inaugural address, the president has (when he wasn’t praising himself) complained, denigrated and blamed others for all the situations he has led us into. When it’s not Obama, Hillary or the Democrats, he orders his intelligence agencies to make the case that China and the World Health Organization are responsible for our miserable record. As he campaigns for a second term, there still is no plan to combat the plague. Instead, he calls scientists and experts ‘idiots’ and urges everyone to forget Covid and live their lives. Brilliant.

On the other hand,

“We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us” - The president says we’re “rounding the turn.” Feels more like circling the drain.

I have had to listen to the right wingnuts and Christian nationalists crow about how the U.S. of A. is not only the GREATEST NATION EVER but that Trump’s election was ordained by God himself. I’ll ignore the second part of that as unproveable wackalunacy but “American Exceptionalism” has been a cornerstone of conservative bloviating for years. “We have the BEST scientists and engineers and EVERYTHING here.” If that’s the case, why didn’t we kick Covid’s’ ass…like so many other countries have? Why are we now leading the world in infection and death? Because the president didn’t care…still doesn’t. Therefore, the administration didn’t care…because they know who they’re working for. Part of that American Exceptionalism, I guess.

On October 18, before another rally of his faithful, the president said that if Biden is elected, he will listen to the scientists…like this is a dangerous threat. Be afraid! Be very afraid! This calls for some historical perspective…which Exceptional Americans conveniently forget. When we (finally) started to listen to the scientists, it was called the ‘Enlightenment’ and the ‘Age of Reason.’ We emerged from the Dark Ages and made great advances as a civilization. Listening to the scientists is what made America Great in the first place. We are not just ignorant. We are arrogantly, resolutely, proudly ignorant.

Too Crazy to Contemplate? – The president insists on holding packed, super-spreader rallies to feed his insatiable ego and make the nation sicker…so by November 3rd, the country will be in such bad shape he will declare a National Emergency, void the election and claim he needs to continue in office…for the good of the country.

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller 

Move Along. Nothing to See Here - Another fact that many would prefer to ignore. The infamous Nixon administration resulted in 76 federal criminal indictments over its two terms of Watergate skullduggery. The Trump administration in its one term has amassed a total of 215 indictments…so far. A big chunk of them are Russian agents, so we can discount them. Otherwise, way to go. We’re Number One!

By Mike Lukovich, Atlanta Constitution 

And by the way, the shameful, illegal, unconstitutional Obama administration, over its TWO terms led to a grand total of ZERO federal indictments. Imagine that.

If the Dems can’t clearly articulate this abysmal presidency and convincingly propose better alternatives, they don’t deserve to replace him.