I live in the state of Washington and our governor, Jay Inslee, is doing an awesome job in trying to fight off this novel coronavirus (Covid-19) not waiting for the federal government to figure out how serious this pandemic is. (And, NO individual 1 didn’t recognize it as a pandemic before most other people – unless, maybe if they get their “news” from Fox or Listen to medal winner Rush Limbaugh) Individual 1 referred to our governor as a “snake” while standing in the presence of the doctors at the CDC who likely fully understood his EXTREME level of LYING as he pointed out “anyone who wants a test can get one.” That was absurd!
Inslee has been a national leader along with governor Cuomo of New York as their two states, so far, are bearing the major “brunt” of this pandemic. New York has many more affirmed cases of Covid-19 than Washington right now, but, that may be because they have more testing capability. I remember when Washington had a couple hundred cases confirmed (we now have well over 1000) the estimate of the actual number was 10 to 20 times higher because there weren’t enough tests to actually have an idea of the true reality. Calling my governor a “snake” was just another STUPID choice of words coming out of the mouth of our STUPID IMPEACHED so-called president. Every day he seems to be obsessed with being the center of attention (just like a naughty sixth grader) and he just can’t stop all the LIES! That’s how it works with pathological LIARS.
Governor Inslee is getting very creative in his anticipation of what lies ahead. Today, workers were building a makeshift hospital with, potentially, 200 beds on a soccer field near Seattle. King County (Where most of Seattle is located) purchased an old hotel with 85 rooms with the idea of putting non critical patients in these rooms. Then they went out and leased another hotel, I’m not sure how many rooms, for the same purpose. I haven’t heard a single “peep” out of Inslee in response to individual 1’s despicable comment because, first, I don’t think he stoops to that level and, secondly, he’s too busy trying to save as many lives of Washington citizens as he can. I’m happy he’s my governor (he actually ran for president) and, I hope the federal government will soon begin giving him and our medical professionals more HELP!
I still believe individual 1 is more interested in the Stock Market than he is “we the people.” Even the “bailouts” he’s proposing, I’m guessing, will be aimed more at large corporations (ie HOTELS) than to helping those at the very bottom who need the help more than anyone else. They need money, they need FREE health care, and they need shelter. I have doubts republicans have any idea how to get money to the true “grassroots,” and will be required to work with democrats in order to do so. As much as I’d like a $1000 “windfall” I’m not the one who they should be focused on. Yes, I am retired and living off Social Security and don’t have a lot of money, but my family won’t allow me to go anywhere so I’m not spending money. The money SHOULD go to those who will most likely SPEND it!
Today, individual 1 said “nobody in their wildest dreams had any idea we would need all these items,” referring to all the medical supplies which our doctors and nurses are desperately in need. (Including my daughter, an RN) That statement, of course, was absurd! Rex Tillerson and John Kelley both referred to individual 1 as a f*@king MORON! They absolutely knew what they were talking about. They spent MONTHS working with him. Sadly, as I’m sure individual 1 is aware, his most fervent supporters have EXTREMELY short memories so he’s coming up with some really WHOPPERS in the LYING category, and from what I can tell, his supporters continue to believe he’s telling them the truth.
I’ve been doing a LOT of reading lately and there are WAY too many Americans who still believe this coronavirus is a “hoax,” or it’s the result of the “liberal media,” or it’s democrats in the latest version of their IMPEACHMENT strategy. What many don’t seem to understand, he’s ALREADY been IMPEACHED! He will go down in history as the third IMPEACHED American president, and when the history books write this era’s “history” he’s going to be right next to Benedict Arnold and the democrats are going to look good. Whether it happens this fall, individual 1 will be the reason the republican party is going to be headed toward being a “recent memory.”
Many “experts” are realizing this crisis is likely to last longer in America than in other places around the world – including China which individual 1 has now decided will be his new “bogeyman” helping him to deflect BLAME from his own incompetence. We’re now listening to a bunch of “free market” – “conservatives” – agreeing the solution is for the government to “throw” money against the wall and hope it “sticks.” Here’s the major problem from where I’m sitting; all these people in places like Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, and other places around the country where people get their “news” from Fox and aren’t taking this seriously, they’re making it worse for all of us.
From what I’m learning, this virus is not “partisan” and it’s spreading across the country. Seattle is the home of companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, and there are, I’m sure, many of their employees were traveling all over the world – so, it doesn’t surprise me the first case of Covid-19 showed up in Seattle. Sadly, it showed up in a nursing home which resulted in many elderly Americans dying. But the present reality is it’s quickly spreading across the country, our IMPEACHED so-called president has no idea what he’s doing, and way too many Americans aren’t taking it seriously. In my mind, these are the same people who won’t believe in the Climate Crisis even when Miami and Los Angeles are under water. It’s making it worse for the rest of us!
In the last day the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. went from 10,000 to over 15,000 – that’s in one day. I just read in the Chicago Tribune where hospitals there don’t have the capability to test people with mild symptoms because, well, all those tests individual 1 said “anyone can get” aren’t available. Their testing the most severe patients. Here’s the problem with that. All those people who have this virus and either have no symptoms or have mild symptoms are capable of spreading the disease – and, in many cases are doing just that. Picture in your mind the HUGE lines at the airports when people were given a two day warning to return to the country from Europe or ???? How many of them were infected and where did they go and the people crammed into the waiting lines with them go?
And, then you have all the students on the beaches of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and ???? then crowding into the bars at night all getting drunk together celebrating an EXTENDED spring break – then, likely going home in places around the country – many taking this virus with them! Yikes!!! I’ve heard interviews with many of these students, I’ve heard interviews with many people in Midwest states, and they all sound like individual 1 when he gave his last “rally” where he called the coronavirus “the latest democratic hoax.” These people believe this crap. And, for the students – well, it’s a bad advertisement for our higher education system! I taught my sixth graders to be more inquisitive in processing information than what I’m seeing from some of these college students. (Your life is not ruined if you can’t get drunk during spring break of your college years!)
I’ve been saying since the 1980’s that Ronald Reagan succeeded in turning America into a “me” society from a “we” society. It hasn’t been more clear to me than right now looking at the number of Americans who are just not going to “get” what is happening until it’s right on top of them. This is why many experts are suggesting it will take up to 18 months to eradicate this virus from our “shores.” They’re saying we will be facing “waves” of the virus – I’m inferring because there are so many people who aren’t taking this seriously – so when it appears we’ve weathered the storm, well, we haven’t really – and the cases will start growing again. If I understand things correctly, that is why experts are saying something on the line of 40% of Americans are going to contract this disease.
Almost universally, the students I listened to being interviewed were “so what” it doesn’t really affect young people more than like getting the flu – “I’m not going to let getting the flu stop me from getting drunk on spring break.” Here’s the problem with that. First, there are young people getting sever to fatal cases of this virus. But, what they’re really saying is I don’t care about grandma and grandpa. Or, I don’t care about people with immune disorders, etc. That’s what you would expect in a country which has been a “me” country for the last 40 years. This is why Bernie Sanders is so passionate – he’s trying to change that mindset. I still remember when America was a “we” society, and I, for one, much preferred it. (And, don’t tell me to move to another country, because, in most cases, I’ve been here much longer than you!)
Right now I’m listening to Yahoo.finance having a discussion about the “stimulus” plan proposed by Moscow Mitch and it just confirms to me there are so many Americans who just live in the “moment.” I can tell you, when ANYONE brings up halting the payroll tax as a way to help pay for this economic downturn I just have to shake my head. The payroll tax goes directly to the funding now – and in the future – of Social Security. The government has been going after that trust fund for as long as I can remember (I started paying into this fund in 1963) and I will be very disappointed in democrats if they allow ONE CENT of that fund to be pilfered.
The “Yahoo” conversation has “swung” to the issue with Senator Burr selling about $1.5 MILLION of his stock “portfolio” just days before the market began its historic drop – likely saving him about half a MILLION dollars. It sounds like the commentators on “Yahoo” are agreeing with me this doesn’t have a “good look.” Of course there were other Senators doing the same thing, including Diane Feinstein (who claims she had no idea these shares, which are in a blind trust, had been traded), and that should be an interesting side note of this crisis! Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R Georgia, (who was just appointed) sold several MILLION dollars of her stock after a meeting where she was warned about the upcoming crisis. I don’t know if these trades would qualify as “insider trading” but I can tell you this is just more republican crap that, as I said, is a bad look!
Final Thought: The republican party is looking very Keynesian as they are busy throwing money everywhere they can. The Fed has already infused MORE than $2 TRILLION into the Stock Market and REPUBLICANS are proposing a $1 TRILLION stimulus package – which I can almost guarantee you democrats will not support – there’s going to be a lot of negotiation – but their concern for deficits – well we knew this anyway – is completely gone. (I guarantee you, the second Joe Biden takes the oath of office that concern will return – in a big way – again, they TRUST their followers to have short memories)
What you can count on is MOST of the concern coming from republicans will be the health of their corporate benefactors and they’ll be suggesting throwing some money at “we the people” to make us all feel a bit better (they should strengthen unemployment benefits, make it easier to apply, and increase the amount available plus lengthen the time – because of what I said above – this is going to be lasting a long time, very possibly. Yes, I hope the “experts” and, therefore, me, are wrong – I’m already tired of sitting in my house listening to how I’m one of the vulnerable ones! It’s the working class Americans who need help, it’s the people on the streets who need help now, more than usual – for example, that’s why health care absolutely, right now, must be FREE!
By their nature republicans work from the “top down” in their philosophy of government – “supply side.” Well, this pandemic should make it crystal clear, you can produce ALL the supply you want and if there is no “demand” your supply just sits there. The common sense approach to governing is to work from the bottom up! I’ve explained this many times here on this site. The “Reaganomics” was scam which republicans have used for the 40 years I mentioned above to pilfer taxpayer dollars into the bank accounts of their donors – you, know, the people even republican members of the cult complain about – the elite “swamp.” I don’t know if it’s the fault of our “liberal media” why Americans are so uneducated or ???? (I do know, when I was young you could drop out of high school in 10th grade and get a job which would support a family – which would explain why so many “baby boomers” are “uneducated”)
My point right now is, if republican succeed in sending you $1200 you don’t need that’s not a good reason to think they’re doing a good job right now. The fact the hospitals can’t test people for Covid-19 in Chicago should tell you all you need to know. That’s a massive government FAILURE which emanates right from the top. Yes, individual 1, the “buck” stops at your desk! And, don’t expect them to be able to prevent this stock market from continuing to tank. I don’t think there’s a big enough printing press at the Fed to stop that from happening. We’re looking straight into the “eyes” of a depression and it wouldn’t surprise me to see the DOW at 10,000 within a couple of months. Maybe the people on the beaches and elsewhere who aren’t taking this serious will understand their selfishness and we’ll solve this crisis more quickly, but, so far, I’m a bit skeptical.
One last thing: Once all the hoarders stop buying up all the toilet paper, again selfishness to buy more than you need, the rest of us can again throw our magazines into the recycle bin. When I see people on Ebay selling “Kirkland bath tissue,” which you can buy 30 rolls for $20, got 6 rolls for $40 I just want to put some kind of “scarlet letter” on their “Ebay store.” To me, that’s a perfect example of what is tearing this country apart – GREED! Enough said, stay tuned……