 Hi James,
Are you growing weary? Perhaps it’s time to put the pen down for a week or two. Take a break, please. It’s not a failure to go all-out against Mr. Trump in my opinion. It’s more a deterioration of your superb journalism I’m accustomed to. Covid deaths are way down, you say? “way down”?? What! I know you’re not a fan of the ny times but take a look at the graphs here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/06/opinion/coronavirus-deaths-statistics.html
Further, you seem to be painting a picture that this virus is nothing to be too concerned over. In fact, people do die from it and at a rate of at least double the flu. CDC: 79,400 flu deaths in 2017-2018, 34,200 for 2018-19. 138,000+ and counting for Covid. Further, look how insidious this thing is:
“COVID-19: Lasting damage to the lungs, heart, kidneys, brain and other organs is possible after a severe case of COVID-19.
Flu: Influenza complications can include inflammation of the heart (myocarditis), brain (encephalitis) or muscles (myositis, rhabdomyolysis) tissues, and multi-organ failure.“
(https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu)
Do the research on the cost, length of stay, …you name it. The findings support that a bit of hysteria should not be unexpected.
And what?, you propose to vote for Trump so as to vote AGAINST the democratic party? Really? You’ve lowered yourself to this level now? Instead of voting for who we want, we’re supposed to vote against who we don’t want? This is what your journalism is conveying! You can still vote FOR somebody, …libertarian, write-in, etc. …or just don’t vote.
And you think the Democrats will manage the money worse? Huh? Are you aware of what the Fed did after the March market tank?
“Now, in response, the Fed is starting QE to a degree never before contemplated. QE3 was $60 billion per month of debt purchases. This week, the Fed is doing purchases of $125 billion PER DAY!! The intent is that those purchases will be $75 billion of Treasuries and $50 billion of MBS. PER DAY!! The Fed is shoving a firehose down the mouth of the banking system and turning the valve up full blast.” (https://stockcharts.com/articles/tac/2020/03/qe-is-bullish-for-stocks-beari-109.html )
Do some more research and you’ll find that this was to bail out banks, corp loans on their share buy-backs used to prop up stock prices, and more. This happened under Trump’s watch. Historically, way back to when Nixon took us off the gold standard, it’s been happening across both parties. Both parties are in on it. The increased taxes and spending you’re worried about with the democrats is flyshit compared to the out-of-control fed money printing machine. And it’s pure speculation on your part, it seems, that the dems will be worse than the repubs who seem to be addicted to war-mongering. Most people don’t understand that wars and our military cost a ton of money and is dependent on the fed printing press. Can you please use your talents to help more people understand this?
Lastly, the (alleged) witch-hunt(s) on Trump simply serve to mask the atrocities of his loose-cannon nature. Can’t you point some of those out for your readers? e.g. – The immigrant children in cages in empty Walmart facilities? Yep, that’s still going on. I think you totally underestimate, with Trump in control, the risk to standard freedoms we enjoy. As a journalist, you should be especially concerned. (As far as the witch-hunts, your writings have helped me to understand that the dems would have been better to do nothing and just let him self-destruct.)
You like the blunt outlines of his policies? I wonder if you pay much attention to the execution piece? In general, it’s sort of an end-justifies-the-means approach without much thought. And it usually includes a mini-disaster with collateral damage all over the place. You say you like strict control of borders? Well, is building a wall the solution? Again, you don’t have to look too far to find many independent analyses saying what a total waste of money it is and how ineffective it will be. His approach to Covid? Well, he didn’t really have one. Had he, you would not be writing about the hysteria you’re somewhat disturbed about. The protests? Bring in the military? Have you seen what’s going on in Portland lately? …using rented mini-vans to kidnap protesters? …and on and on and on.
Please. Take a break. Get your form back.
Thx, -Bob
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