It has been a discouraging year. The Repubs are in a orderly linear firing squad, calmly shooting at the Dems. In response, the Dems are in a chaotic circular firing squad shooting at each other and occasionally a Dem shooter shoots themself. I wish there was a reasonably disciplined, evidence-based third party. That's a pipe dream.
But at least, one can say the Dems are a big tent party and the Repubs are an ideologically cleansed party, giving them discipline.
COVID at the gym
At the gym yesterday, I noticed that no one other than me was wearing a mask, even though the sign at the door said a mask was required for entry. Speaking through my mask, I asked the minions at the front desk what gives? The corporate response: Well, Gavin Newsome (CA's governor) didn't sign anything, so nothing is mandatory. So, this gym is like a restaurant. You go in the restaurant with a mask on, but once seated at the table, you can take it off. Everywhere inside this facility is the restaurant table.
Kudos to the genius who dreamed that scheme up. I was at the restaurant yesterday, not the gym! I feel safe for sure.
Compared to countries with competent governance, the US has given up on trying to be serious about the pandemic, assuming it ever was serious, which I now doubt. All of us except hermits are gonna get Omicron, vaccinated or not.
A masked patriot
Stumbling and bumbling along
The House committee is still messing around with its investigation of the 1/6 coup attempt. Despite some very disturbing findings, things are moving slowly and not much is happening. The ring leaders are safe. The ex-president is safe. Once the Repubs take control of the House after the 2022 elections, the whole thing will come to an end, whitewashed and Kyle Rittenhouse will be awarded a congressional medal of honor for shooting Dems in a street protest. Biden is asleep at the switch, so no chance of any movement from him or his incompetent Attorney General Merrick Garland. The rot of democracy continues.
We're fine, Canada says so
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