"Whats the Worst Thing That Could Happen?"

 If you are nervous, uncertain, wracked with anxiety, just remember this one very steadying thing, you've already been thru this once before, and in 2016 it came as a surprise and a shock as well. So whatever happens tomorrow and in the days or weeks to come, you've been there.  You can take some strength and even comfort from that grim memory.

To quote Churchill (always our refuge in testing times),"Let Us Brace Ourselves to Our Duties", to which I must add "We Must be Equal to Our Times". Our progeny are counting on us to right these manifold wrongs wrought by Trump's Cabal in DC and to not pass along to them the dire necessity of hard decision.

History and Democracy Itself, Are Counting on Us, Our Challenges are Great, Therefore Our Determination Must be Greater.

Good Luck to All of You, God Bless.

The USA has never lost a war

 quite like the war we are currently losing against Covid_19.  Mark Meadows, the White House Chief of Staff du jour, did however finally tip the Admin's coronavirus strategy this week quote: "We are not going to control the Pandemic" unquote.

Well, we are certainly not going to "control" anything unless we make an effort, dedicate resources, counsel patience & listen to the scientists...but who has time for that in the Trump Admin eh?

But I digress, as my white haired old mother used to say "Not to Decide, is to Decide", and the callous lack of decision by the White House re Covid_19 seems to indicate they are back hoping that "herd immunity" is somehow magically triggered and it all "goes away".  That is akin to feeding more and more Covid-Fodder to the Pathogen, until it gets sick of killing us!

That is what Meadows' means when he says we aren't gonna control the pandemic...and when fatalities have reached 200,000 + its time to call "herd immunity" what it is, genocide.  Someone somewhere doesn't want to do the hard work of a continental Covid_19 policy and simply prefers to feed the pandemic additional victims...that is what this comes down to....

A Legit Tweet....

 Posted on Twitter by the RNC (otherwise known as a synod of zombies and the undead with unmatched fundraising skills):

"Pres. Trump is fighting for YOU! Here are some of his priorities for a 2nd term:

*Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon *Send the 1st Manned Mission to Mars *Build World’s Greatest Infrastructure System *Establish National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network"

This is a laugh and half, no mention of covid_19 (I suppose it triggers cringeworthy presidential tantrums at this point, who knows?), or jobs or really anything. It is no more than two items on NASA's wishlist, a broken promise from campaign 2016 and a patently mendacious pledge for free internet that AT &T etc WILL NEVER countenance.

Or put it another way it's the GOP's version of California Governor Jerry Brown's 1980 pledge to "Protect the Earth, Serve the People & Explore the Universe."

But lets face it, these days, with enough money, a person, especially one of influence can enter their own personally tailored fantasy world live there, and govern from there for extended periods of time sans consequence.

Thats our real problem today, the Overclass has become completely detached from reality/consequence. In a democracy, under the rule of law, normally this can be corrected via free & fair elections...I say normally but these aren't normal times and and democratic mores and habits have degraded dangerously.

Thus metaphorically speaking, if there is a healthful change in government next month, the new admin's topmost priority is the restoration and strengthening of democratic norms as a means to firmly reattach the overclass to the empire of consequence in which the rest of us live.

Like I said, If....

I haven't yet paid $750.00 in Federal Taxes...

 but I Did That, The Honest Way, By Being Poor and Marginal!!  Not like that penniless chiseler Donald Trump who is using every dishonest trick in the book to conceal his huge losses and massive indebtedness. Allegedly Trump has personal debts that total to over four hundred million dollars that come due in his notional second term, he doesn't seem to have the money!! 

His kids must be sweating like whores in a church, I'm sure they knew how busted Daddy was, no, I think they were counting on the whole  cringeworthy mishaugas remaining a secret.  I wonder which one of them will turn state's evidence? I think Junior is too high on the prospect of power to make a move, Eric might snitch but word is, Eric is as dumb as a bag of hammers....no my money is on Ivanka, her eyes are full of cold inhuman hate, she is just the type to sell out her father and brothers to the IRS  all the while crying her eyes out on the news cameras.

You Were Expecting Better of Senator Mitt Romney? Really??

 Today, predictably, Mitt Romney did the right thing...for President Trump and Mitch McConnell and came out for an unseemly and hypocritical fast track process for the Late Justice Ginzburg's successor, per his statement, Romney incredibly asserted that what happened to Merrick Garland and this current misgauges both are constitution and both somehow serve precedent!

Look you all have to grow up here, and realize Mitt Romney was never "A Man of Honor" not when his political interests are on the line, nope never. He simply poses as a Man of Honor because the remnants of his conscience bothers him at times. Its a sad little tax his compromised convoluted equivocal self pays to virtue, nothing more.  The Man that Mitt voted to Convict, Somehow Rates Hasty Consideration for a Supreme Court Nomination, THAT is Romney's definition of Legality and Precedent!!?? And  Also, thanks to Mitt, no doubt McConnell can now really put the screws to that other Senatorial "Profile in Discourage", Susan Collins.  

I hate to say it, but until the American People themselves flip the Senate there isn't much that can stop this rubbish quite frankly. Romney made his big grandstand play during impeachment, that is pretty much all he had in him when it comes to His Country's Honor.

Senator Susan Collins...

 locked in the fight of her life up in Maine, has this to say about Mitch McConnell's hypocritical haste to replace the late lamented Ruth Bader Ginzburg on the Supreme Court:

""Given the proximity of the presidential election, however, I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election,"

Its not exactly "we will fight on the beaches" is it? But then its never like that at all when we are talking about the Senator Susan Collins the Moderate from Maine who has never actually successfully moderated anything in her long undistinguished career.  And anyway, look at the quote carefully, she doesn't say what she'll do if a nominee is referred out by the Senate Judiciary Committee...likely she'll do as she has always done, vote to confirm.  Moreover she will vote to confirm regardless of whether or not she is reelected in November. All she is really doing is expressing a preference, in a rather passive voice and furthermore Collins asserts no leadership let alone takes much of a stand quite frankly.  But she is locked in a tight race and this sort of timid utterance is classically her idea of hurling her defiance at The Gods Themselves.

And of course, our own "Profile in DisCourage" Governor Charlie Baker actually endorsed Collins for reelection last week and cut an advert for her!  Pretty badly timed on his part quite frankly, but Charlie needs to mend fences with the National GOP and helping out Mitch McConnell's Most Reliable Mark is part of that obligation I'm sure.  Charlie's riding high in the popularity polls right now, but the State GOP is riddled with disgruntled and angry Trumpers who'd love it if Baker got primaried on the road to his third term. If I was that lot though, I'd primary Lt. Governor Polito, it'd be serious leverage over Baker to force him to run with someone the likes of Scott Lively.

Alas I digress, I do think this sickening haste to cram another Falangist onto the Supreme Court is a heaven sent issue for all democrats running for the US Senate this Fall. Incumbents and Challengers Alike, ALL need to pressing their GOP Opponents on Ginzburg's successor...I mean I can promise you, they were fine "citing precedent" when it was President Obama's nominee, now however pure power is in play and its a different story by Ghod. So hammer them on this, Hammer Them!

If for nothing else than a fitting memorial to Associate Justice Ginzburg.

"Markey Beats Kennedy"

 Wow who expected that to happen? Wasn't Markey trailing by eleven points last winter?  I got to hand it to Ed, he never flinched, raised the money secured the endorsements and fought Kennedy to a standstill.  Ed's greatest and most consequent decision was to simply refuse to back down. Don't kid yourself, a lot of democrats in this state, privately wanted him to step aside, on grounds of age or out of respect for Camelot, Markey stood athwart the whole sickening process and cried "HALT!" Certainly a Kennedy had never lost in Massachusetts but there is a first time for everything isn't there? A lot of things went into the brew that is this victory, securing AOC's endorsement (note to the punditariat, The Lady has Reach Outside Her District, Pay Heed) and running to the Left of a Kennedy, successfully and the campaign's entire bold defiant tone...it all paid off.  I also think this is a reminder to the state that John Walsh, Ed Markey's campaign manager can still make things happen in this Commonwealth, Charlie Baker had best pay heed....

As for Kennedy, he gave up a sure thing, hoping to replicate the "rise by challenge" mythos that drove his Grandfather & and Great Uncle into the Primaries, but sad to say, it must also be noted neither man won their respective nominations.  If JPK 3 had but waited, he could likely have succeeded either of our current Senators both of whom though feisty, are also of an age. I think though, the usual blowers-of-smoke that surround any given Kennedy were all whispering that once he was in the US Senate, JPK 3 could pile into the Presidential Primaries Sans Demure as the Candidate of Camelot Redemption circa 2024...assuming we even have free elections in 2024.  Don't laugh, ludicrous ambition, thats how the Smoke Blowers Really Think! 

Otherwise, this sure seems like "The Twilight of the Gods" in Hyannisport even if for different reasons the Herald and The Globe will continue to blow on those embers, the back story is too juicy for either daily to walk away now.  Nonetheless I think it's over the enchantment is gone, I can't miss it because I know it fled a long time ago.

Anyway Kudos and Congrats to Senator Markey, "He Stood His Ground" On To November!!