They’ve allocated money for big and some small businesses with a little bit of payoff for workers and nothing for “middle sized” businesses. C’mon: $1200 for some workers? It’s a slap in the face.
And telling states to buy their own PPE but outbidding them on the open market? Actually stopping shipments to states whose governors he’s peeved at?
This is not a government. It’s a kakistocracy of chaos.
In this episode of “Bizarre Dreck,” Captain Shirk and Mr. Mock look to the unexpected separation of the two sections of U. S. Enterprise: The State Saucer Section and the Executive Drive Section. The Captain wants the whole Ship to go into Warp Drive, but the officers in the Saucer disagree. Mutiny?!
The GOP has long stated that their goal is to shrink the federal government to the size where they can drown it in a bathtub. It’s becoming apparent that that’s what they actually intend to do. They intend to destroy all levels of government in the United States and replace them with a plutocracy. I’m sure they see the coming depression as their opportunity to do just that.
This image conjures up an image of the Captain of the Titanic saying, “It was only one iceberg. And just a tiny iceberg. Ships hit icebergs all the time. And we didn’t even hit it. It’s just a little scrape. We have it totally under control. Nothing to worry about.”
America used to have a team of scientists and medical personnel whose job was to monitor the news for any hint of an outbreak anywhere on the planet and dispatch a team to isolate it at its’ source. The Obama administration set it up after the Ebola scare, and it dealt with several other minor outbreaks after that. Trump cut the agency in his first budget. If we had functional leadership, we wouldn’t have to be worrying about when to reopen anything, because it would never have gotten here. We would be shipping supplies to China to control it over there
The USA has 4% of the world’s population and 33% of the world’s corona virus disease. This is due to willful Republican ignorance. If Trump had done the right thing in the first place 90% of the deaths would not have happened. Now this deadly disease is deeply entrenched in the USA, more than anywhere else in the world.
Concretionist about 4 years ago
They’ve allocated money for big and some small businesses with a little bit of payoff for workers and nothing for “middle sized” businesses. C’mon: $1200 for some workers? It’s a slap in the face.
And telling states to buy their own PPE but outbidding them on the open market? Actually stopping shipments to states whose governors he’s peeved at?
This is not a government. It’s a kakistocracy of chaos.
basilisk Premium Member about 4 years ago
More like “We’ve allocated everything for a luxury lifeboat for First Class.”
superposition about 4 years ago
Do we still believe that only age and citizenship are enough for a person’s qualifications to be president?
Shouldn’t rational adult politicians agree to do much better than that?
Shouldn’t that be completely obvious to any truly patriotic American political party?
Or are political parties more corrupt than we should tolerate?
RAGs about 4 years ago
“If we were to take care of ALL citizens, we’d have to start by revering those tax cuts for the wealthy, and we could never do that.”
PraiseofFolly about 4 years ago
In this episode of “Bizarre Dreck,” Captain Shirk and Mr. Mock look to the unexpected separation of the two sections of U. S. Enterprise: The State Saucer Section and the Executive Drive Section. The Captain wants the whole Ship to go into Warp Drive, but the officers in the Saucer disagree. Mutiny?!
Zebrastripes about 4 years ago
I’ll breathe a sigh of relief when America gets back on track….mean while, I’ve been holdIng my breath since the inmates took over the asylum…
gopher gofer about 4 years ago
i’ve got a sinking feeling about this…
jhayesd31 about 4 years ago
In the last three Democratic administration there have been Three indictment of administration officials.
There have been between 142 and 317 indictment of Republican Administration officials depending on how you measure.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/09/facebook-posts/many-more-criminal-indictments-under-trump-reagan-/
phritzg Premium Member about 4 years ago
The GOP has long stated that their goal is to shrink the federal government to the size where they can drown it in a bathtub. It’s becoming apparent that that’s what they actually intend to do. They intend to destroy all levels of government in the United States and replace them with a plutocracy. I’m sure they see the coming depression as their opportunity to do just that.
Bookworm about 4 years ago
This image conjures up an image of the Captain of the Titanic saying, “It was only one iceberg. And just a tiny iceberg. Ships hit icebergs all the time. And we didn’t even hit it. It’s just a little scrape. We have it totally under control. Nothing to worry about.”
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 4 years ago
Today’s update:
World Records in Ball Dropping
2001-08-06 • Presidential Daily Brief: “Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US” • Bush did nothing.
2001-09-11 • 5 weeks after PDB • 9/11 attacks • Death toll: 2,977
2020-01-07 • Presidential Daily Brief: “Analysts concluded [coronavirus] could be a cataclysmic event.” • Trump did nothing.
2020-03-11 • WHO declared a global pandemic.
2020-04-15 • Trump suspended US funding of WHO.
2020-04-27 • 16 weeks after PDB • US death toll: 55,415
1955-1975 • 20 years (for comparison) • Vietnam War • US deaths: 58,220
Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
Vicious Republicans have been rocking the boat so much it is listing to the left.
Diane Lee Premium Member about 4 years ago
America used to have a team of scientists and medical personnel whose job was to monitor the news for any hint of an outbreak anywhere on the planet and dispatch a team to isolate it at its’ source. The Obama administration set it up after the Ebola scare, and it dealt with several other minor outbreaks after that. Trump cut the agency in his first budget. If we had functional leadership, we wouldn’t have to be worrying about when to reopen anything, because it would never have gotten here. We would be shipping supplies to China to control it over there
wirepunchr about 4 years ago
Don’t let donnie see the comment in the lower right or that will be his next cure .
Bobbers Premium Member about 4 years ago
And he should go drink from the sea (sez Abdul Gamel Nassar)
Godfreydaniel about 4 years ago
You know, if you swallow piranhas, THEY can eat that mean ol’ virus!
Union Man about 4 years ago
There is no way Trump is not an addict. Drugs? Alcohol? He cannot be this f$%cking stupid!
Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
The USA has 4% of the world’s population and 33% of the world’s corona virus disease. This is due to willful Republican ignorance. If Trump had done the right thing in the first place 90% of the deaths would not have happened. Now this deadly disease is deeply entrenched in the USA, more than anywhere else in the world.