Day 369 – The Dim, Dimmer, and Dead

Monday January 24, 2022

As you probably know I haven’t been writing much because it’s the same old stuff. Names change, places changes, stupid conspiracy theories change but it’s the same stuff. Stuff I’ve heard since I was five years old. “Eisenhower is a Commie.”, etc. Then it was “Barack is a socialist,” Now it’s Biden is ineffective.

Katie Porter was on Lawrence’s show a few nights ago, she had two sets of three stats: 1 – How are we doing? 2 – And Costs if we don’t act.

How are We Doing?

5.5% GDP Growth –

    all other G7 countries are in negative GDP. We have the fastest growing economy in years.

3.9% Unemployment. Lowest in years. Brought down faster after a recession than in any other time.

$345.00 increase in the Average American Family’s monthly disposable income, even counting for inflation.

Costs if We Don’t Act:

       $8,000,000,000 if we don’t let Medicare negotiate drug prices

   $145,000,000,000 If we don’t act to stop climate change (ie cost of clean up from flooding, wildfires, etc.)

$1,000,000,000,000 Cost if we don’t fully fund IRS so we can get people to pay the taxes they owe.

https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/rep-katie-porter-and-her-white-board-explain-strength-of-biden-economy-131354693754

Now one to D.D.D. (Dim, Dimmer, Dead):

Meatloaf died this week. From Covid. He was proudly unvaccinated. “I may die, but I’m free.” Yeah. Right. I never thought he was too bright. I mean his songs had some pretty lame lyrics: two out of three ain’t bad, by the dashboard light. I thought his musical highpoint was Rocky Horror. Then there was that weird Apprentice show he was on. So poor Meatloaf, proudly ignorant.

Then there is the advisor to the former President that may have to answer as a representative of our government – Ivanka. Yes, she’s Daddy’s little girl, but she also was in the government and as such has some explaining to do to the people. I still remember an interview where a reporter was asking her a question. She looked at him slack jawed and expressionless. Then she said, “I don’t know what that word means.” The word was “complicit.”

So who is dumber? I mean dimmer Ivanka or Meatloaf? 

Well, Meatloaf is dead. Ivanka wins.

I’m tired of people criticizing Biden for not having done more. They seem to forget the mess he inherited.

Now Republicans are trying to rig the next elections and when asked what they will do when and if they do take power their answer is “Wait and See.” So far they are proud to stand in the way of anything the President tries to do without offering anything that they think would be better. Well, that’s not entirely true. Susan Collins wanted the Rescue Plan that did pass to be smaller. Why? She “felt” it would be better if smaller. Did she mean less effective? Probably not, just smaller because ya know, it felt better to her.

Then there are the Republican members of Congress crowing about the money coming to their districts. They somehow forget to mention that they voted against it.

As I’ve said same old stuff.

And Joe Rogan, Bill Maher, and Aaron Rodgers of the “if you stay healthy and take care of yourself you don’t need to get vaccinated” club, I ask you this, “Do you think the Indians who died of Smallpox weren’t healthy?” Your argument does not stand up to the facts. Did you guys fail 6th grade science? Asking for the rest of us.