My Granddaughter posed a question...

She asked, "Should the States that took the pandemic most seriously be the first to give the vaccine to their population?"

...a simple question I had a hard time answering...

...I wanted to say 'yes' and I wanted to 'no'...

...maybe?

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Should we pursue Trump...

...after he leaves office for any criminal behavior and acts or should we look the other way and let bygones be bygones?

...I'm no lawyer but it seems to me that Trump has broken laws and has gotten friends and relatives to aid and abet him...

...now that the planned crimes have been committed Trump pardons his gang in a process which looks like some sort of obstruction of justice to me...

...the rule of law won't mean very much if presidents can systematically construct, plan and get away with crimes while in office without any consequence...if Trump has established a new accepted level of presidential criminal conduct then what will the next 'Trump' be like and where will that take us as a country?

...applying justice to this Trump seems like a huge litmus test and responsibility for us and for the new Biden administration...

...what do you think?

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Have Republicans wrecked our democracy?

The New York Times, 12-13-2020

" Trump Has Never Believed in Democracy "
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" He keeps lying to his supporters, telling them — partly out of pride, partly out of a craven quest for power — that he was cheated and that he actually won the election. Many of them believe him. Right-wing media have aided him in his deception, as have Republican officials, either through their public pronouncements or through their silence. "
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" That a majority of all Republicans in the House of Representatives expressed support for the frivolous Texas lawsuit signals to me that the difference between liberals and conservatives is no longer about values; it is now about a fundamental belief in democracy. Republicans appear to be saying that not all votes matter or should be counted. This is voter suppression on the grandest of scales, because it is an attempt at voter erasure, at eliminating votes that have already been cast and counted. "

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/opinion/donald-trump-election.html


...I think they have and I'm not sure we'll ever be able to fix it...

...sad...

Are Republicans our mortal enemy?

...trump today...

" Trump spoke for about 10 minutes, making characteristically false claims about the election and the prevalence of fraud, from illegally cast ballots to obstruction of Republican poll watchers.

"It would be easy for me to say, 'Oh, let's worry about four years from now,'" Trump said. "No, this election was lost by the Democrats. They cheated. It was a fraudulent election. They flooded the market. They defrauded everybody with ballots." "


https://www.phillyvoice.com/trump-election-fraud-pennsylvania-senate-republicans-hearing-gettysburg-virtual-testimony/


...you can't make peace with a devil that's out to destroy you...you fight to defeat it or you get destroyed...

...are Republicans our mortal enemy?...by their own words, YES

...get use to it...

262390/2977...

...262390 COVID dead divided by 2977 who died on 9/11 equals over 88, 9/11's...

...that's over 88 times 9/11 Americans COVID dead so far because Trump and his followers turned this country against itself as they politicized and minimized a deadly pandemic...

...we must not turn the other cheek, look the other way or let bygones be bygones, they must be held accountable...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

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What are you going to do to show Trumpkin love?

...I heard Joe's speech last night calling for us to all get along and not think of each other as enemies...being a good proud Democrat, I snapped to attention...

...early this morning, out on my front lawn, I placed a Baby Jesus to show all the Trumpkins in my neighborhood that I love them...

...I hope this goes a long way to help reduce the tension my neighborhood has been experiencing during the last 4 years...

...I'm proud of myself...

...what are you going to do to show Trumpkin love?

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There is no shortcut to recovery...

...WE CAN'T GET BACK TO NORMAL AND FIX THE ECONOMY UNTIL WE FIX COVID...

...to ignore, minimize or deflect will not cut it...

...THERE IS NO SHORTCUT TO RECOVERY...

...hey trump, are you listening?

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I've never...

...been a big Biden fan but listening to Joe tonight was a breath of fresh air...

...Joe's sane, calm, humble demeanor along with his honest answers slowed the usual trumpian-whirlwind discussion to a pace where one could actually be informed...

...saying that if he loses it might be because he was a poor candidate, or as president, with trump no longer capable of punishing Republicans there would be dissenters to do business with, to Biden's genuine sense of fairness, I think he convinced many people that he should be our next president...

...by contrast, the machine-gun barrage of confusion and lies spewed by trump tonight on another network, along with trump's fraudulent and evasive style, I think convinced many that four more years of trump will just continue our nation's nightmare...

...trump's overwhelming and exhausting, while Biden uplifts and refreshes...

...but it'll still be close...

DON'T DEBATE...

...Joe, DON'T DEBATE trump unless 100% physical separation is guaranteed between you and trump, your people his people and the commission's staff...

...trump's an asshole...he'll find some reason to walk over towards you, to try to shack you up, to try to shake your hand or to get in your face someway...in self-defense you'll backup or retreat, the optics and trump's ensuing verbal exchange will be horrible...you can feel it Joe, trump's going to do this...

...I'm even worried about Kamala tonight debating the zombie without 100% physical separation guaranteed to all parties...

...you and Kamala must be kept safe...

...play safe, be safe...

To lighten the mood...