Individual 1 is attempting to take credit for all the good stuff which is happening in regard to “crushing the virus” – with a little ill-advised “help” from Moscow Mitch – as republicans are about to get more desperate in hiding the effect of their incompetence during the first almost one year of the reign of our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president in the battle against Covid-19. When Joe Biden took office we were on the cusp of having 500,000 Americans DEAD from this virus – more deaths than the Korean War, WW II, and Viet Nam “war” COMBINED. For comparison, President Obama and VP Biden faced the H1N1 flu pandemic and America lost just over 12,000 “souls.” When Biden took office there were 300,000 new infections per day and we were losing over 3000 “souls” per day.
Well, today was the day Biden’s Covid relief plan passed through Congress and the numbers of people infected has dropped to around 50,000 to 60,000 – still a number too high for republican governors to be opening up their states – but down from the 300,000 when Biden took office. Biden is acting like a real president who is LEADING by example and in just 50 days, there seems to be “light at the end of the tunnel.” But, as usual, we can all count on republicans to attempt to throw a “monkey wrench” into the plan. In Florida the “UK variant” is rapidly expanding and their governor, Ron DeSantis, is brain dead to what’s happening. The only thing I’ve been accurate about in my description of DeSantis’s actions is that he’s been CHEATING in regard to the official effect of this virus in that state (by undercounting deaths) – and, it’s still really BAD – likely to be getting worse despite the vaccines. (He’s prioritized his white donors over those who should have received the shots)
Individual 1’s cult will believe him when he attempts to take credit for all the good work Joe Biden is using, but there SHOULD be many Americans who take a second look at President Biden when they begin to receive the benefits of the relief bill – which is the BEST legislation in my lifetime aimed at workingclass Americans – and, keep in mind, the “price tag” is the same as the tax scam of individual 1 which led to stock buy backs and big donations to republicans. Biden’s Covid relief bill will put money into the pockets of people who, in most instances, will be SPENDING the money right back into our economy – that’s the difference between the two bills and demonstrates the real difference between the two parties. Americans SHOULD start figuring this out.
Tonight I listened to Mike Lee of Utah – one of the republican Senators who COWARDLY voted to acquit individual 1 in his SECOND IMPEAHCMENT “trial” – refer to the House bill aimed at making it easier to vote, among other issues which it addresses. It’s labeled “HR 1” and Mr. Lee referred to it as “from the devil.” Odd coming from an “individual 1” sycophant, wouldn’t you say? HR 1 will get NO republican support because it would reverse the voter suppression tactics which are happening all over the nation – a “solution seeking a problem.” It would also attempt to restrict some of the “dark money” in our political process (which might be why it scares Mr. Lee so) and addresses many of the issues of fairness we all need to address.
It also address gerrymandering by requiring legislative districts be “drawn” by a non-partisan commission and it contains rules regarding ethics – which, again, might be why Mr. Lee sees it as “from the devil.” Could it be the reform of campaign finance laws which has made Mr. Lee such a proponent against this bill – or the part where presidential candidates MUST publicize their tax returns. That would be a real problem for individual 1, wouldn’t it? The bill would create oversight on lobbyists and foreign agents – maybe that comes across to Mr. Lee as the work of the devil. I really don’t know, but I’m trying to understand. What’s obvious is democrats won’t pass this bill with republican votes – so, there’s got to be some kind of change to the filibuster rules in the Senate. I’d be OK with the idea if you want to filibuster you’ve got to TALK continuously with a requirement of 41 votes to continue the filibuster. If republicans want to spend a couple months talking about HR 1 and sleeping on cots in the Senate, well, then they could put off their obstruction. Otherwise?????
Back to Moscow Mitch. I was driving around today and Mr. McConnell reminded me of the depravity, or shall I say the willingness to LIE by republicans, as the Senate MINORITY leader was attempting to give republicans credit for the great progress against the virus since Biden took office – which, above, I’ve given the FACTS of where “we” were at back on January 20, 2021. Not only was McConnell soon to be voting to acquit individual 1 and then turn right around and regurgitate the allegations of the House managers – one of the more curious political acts of double speak I’ve ever seen. McConnell’s wife resigned from her place in individual 1’s cabinet one day after the INSURRECTION and, yet, now McConnell is on the record as being willing to support our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president should the republican party nominate him once again in 2024. Yikes!! (When has a political party been so intent on aligning to someone who does so much LOSING?
Regardless, today McConnell was attempting to take credit for the “CARES Act,” which was passed after the stock market had tanked following the reality we were facing with the coronavirus and a so-called president who was doing NOTHING to address the danger of it. The original DAMAGE was the “missing 70 days” at the beginning of the crisis when an effective response would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. The reality of the “CARES Act” was that Nancy Pelosi named it and the democrats FORCED the republicans to do things they were almost apoplectic about – like the additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits and an extension of eligibility for those benefits. Everyone was sent a check and there were aspects of the bill aimed at small businesses which would NEVER have been in any bill with republicans in control of the Senate without Ms. Pelosi realizing she could force these things into the bill.
Republicans wanted more tax cuts for the “big shots” (and, of course, they got some) along with a $500 BILLION slush fund to be at the whim of Steve Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary. In addition, the Fed got the “go ahead” to funnel TRILLIONS into the stock market to prop it up – and, of course, that worked. I believe the Fed “balance sheet” increased by around $6 or $7 TRILLION over the course of the first few months after the “CARES Act.” Republicans would have NEVER allowed this bill into law if the market had not dropped over 20%. Now, McConnell wants people to believe the “CARES Act” was a republican initiative. I still remember Lindsey Graham (and five other republicans) announcing there would be another bill like the “CARES Act” “over our dead bodies.”
Well, republicans were NEVER able to understand the seriousness of the pandemic and, as I’ve said here several times, Ms. Pelosi gave them the ultimate opportunity to actually win the 2020 election by making a move to “crush the virus” in the Speaker’s words. Democrats passed the “HEROES Act” which McConnell, and by extension individual 1, declared “dead on arrival.” It was a $4 TRILLION proposal which McConnell panned as a “Blue state bailout” and, by refusing to allow it to be debated they gave themselves a “death knell” for the upcoming election because the failure to “crush the virus” was key in individual 1’s defeat.
The one thing where individual 1’s administration was the so-called “operation Warp Speed” in the push for the development of a vaccine. The first vaccine was given conditional approval in early December and by the time Biden took office it was clear our former (TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president – I’m really getting tired of typing that) president had NO PLAN for distributing the Vaccines PLUS he had failed to purchase the necessary number of vials from Pfizer – vials which ended up being sold to Europe – where Pfizer is actually located.
However, as the success of the Biden administration is becoming apparent and the reality NOT a SINGLE republican voted for the “Covid relief bill” it has become apparent to McConnell the LYING is necessary in an attempt to offset the popularity of the bill, the likelihood it’s going to be tremendously productive, and that the republican obstruction could very well be a serious problem come the mid terms – especially if democrats “tweak” the filibuster allowing them to pass HR-1. That would overcome republican efforts to suppress the vote in over 40 different states and head off their efforts to further gerrymander legislative districts.
So, now McConnell is referring back to the “CARES Act” in his LIES intended to cause the “base” to believe it’s the republicans bringing them all this help as they – even republicans in the “base” – are suffering from the effects of the coronavirus. Senator Wicker from Mississippi even had the nerve to “BRAG” about the effects of the bill for his constituents despite his vote AGAINST the bill – saying the “fact I didn’t like the whole bill doesn’t change the fact there’s a part of it which is good.” As if to say, “I tried to vote the bill down, but since the democrats passed it I want you to know I liked the part which helps Mississippians.” These republicans have no limit to their ability to go “low.” Disgusting!
Fortunately, Biden and those closest around him are heading out into the country to help people to understand what is in the bill which will help them as they recover from the effects of this virus. The job is FAR from done – and, I worry that the effects of all the republican governors who won’t ever continue mask mandates (The Texas Ranger baseball team has announced it will welcome a “full house” for their first game which takes place on April 1.) I know for sure the UK variant is spreading Florida and likely Texas, Mississippi, South Dakota, Idaho, and a bunch of other states where there are no mask mandates. It is entirely possible the UK variant could spread faster than “we” can get people vaccinated. Stay tuned……………..
Final Thought: Today Merrick Garland was approved as the new Attorney General. I believe individual 1 may have ONE more serious criminal investigation to worry about. His actions on January 6th were the result of a couple months of “grooming” his base to believe the election was “stolen” and we all know the result. As I’m typing this there are over 300 INSUREECTIONISTS facing years in prison and my hope is this won’t be a rerun of the Abu Ghraib scandal in the Bush/Cheney regime. If you remember, the only people who faced accountability for that SCANDAL were the Army “grunts” who thought they were “following orders” but NONE of the “instigators” faced even a bit of “oversight.”
Well, let’s hope individual 1 gets his day in court for the INSURRECTION in the Capitol which, by all accounts, he watched on TV and enjoyed it because “these people like me.” He reportedly told Kevin McCarthy who was pleading for him to call off the INSURRECTION, “Well, Kevin, I guess they’re more upset about the election than you are.” To me, that answers ANY question any investigator would have about “intent” – which seems to be the barrier to some investigations into cases of INCITEMENT. Attorney General Garland has promised to put the investigation into the INSURRECTION as his FIRST order of business. I believe individual 1 should be a bit uneasy.
Of course, in New York individual 1 could be facing TWO investigations which could lead to criminal charges – including the case where he got the name (by me) of individual 1 – the paying off of two women he had dalliance’s with while his present wife was bearing his last son – for the purpose of HIDING these affairs from the voting public right before the 2016 election. Maybe even more dangerous to our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called two time popular vote LOSING (ex) president is the investigation in Georgia which, apparently, has evolved to a RICO investigation. I actually predicted he might face that kind of charge (me thinking from the Manhattan DA) – it’s a charge which implies the organized crime nature I believe he’s shown since the day he took the “oath” of office. (He’s never kept an “oath” in his lifetime)
Once again, my apologies for my lack of re-reading and editing. Maybe tomorrow! :o(