Q NOTES # 460: The Pits

To make the point that there are still depths to which Texas has not yet sunk, there are RepubliQans in Tennessee who are ready to shut down the state's department of public health after it started encouraging kids over 14 to obtain COVID vaccinations.

It's time to kick ass and take names. Past time, in fact.

Additional proof that America isn't really so 'exceptional' would be the number of religious psychopaths who are running around spouting nonsense.  

In right-wing lunatics versus the Affordable Care Act news, the ACA wins the latest round by a score of 7-2.  

Cheez Doodle reenters politics as a U.S. representative from Florida, then replaces Madam Speaker? This is the kind of horse shit that floats around the political websites on the internet, which is apparently meant to prevent people like me from relaxing and enjoying life without the former guy. I have doubts about that idea, because in Congress, Cheezy would be basically 1 among 535. Even in a leadership position, he's a face in a crowd. I don't see that as being attractive to someone who needs to be the focal point of the political universe (and absolutely above the law), as Cheezy does. Also, the job has regular office hours, and limited time available for watching news shows on daytime cable TV.

Among conservative Catholic bishops, former guy passed every test, but Joe can't make the cut? Another rationale for refusing to take religion seriously. Speaking of religious lunacy, Mike Pence is no longer one of the poster boys for the Christian dominion cause. Tough break, Pence.

After meeting with Joe, Vladimir was very complimentary and seems to realize the rules of the game have changed since his butt boy is out of the White House. There are rumors that seeing Joe and Putin together on TV has been very difficult for the former guy.

The Democratic Party is gradually becoming the preferred option for younger voters and suburban voters, as well as urban voters. The RepubliQans are gradually becoming the choice of older white people in rural areas. Not expecting to see substantial growth in that demographic segment.

Brain Teaser

Here's a simple IQ test:

Would you willingly take any drug based on The Blob's recommendation?

Please answer YES or NO.

From Esquire, more about hydroxychloroquine and the con man who's selling it

Trustworthiness

It's probably no surprise that 90 percent of (R) people trust the Blob as their primary source of information re: COVID-19. This is discouraging, since people who chug the red Kool-Aid  by the gallon are probably not inclined to sacrifice for the public good, especially in red states. The upside is, we may end up with fewer (R) voters.

Added 12:16 AM Wednesday: Let's see if bodies stacking up in those southern red states get the Blob's attention.

Take your pick.

For the first time this week, I've had a chance to spend several hours checking news updates and political analysis online. What I'm understanding is something along these lines:

• If most states maintain current practices re: shelter-in-place, social distancing and self-quarantine, the spread of COVID-19 will be reduced, death rate will gradually diminish, and there will be some damage to the national economy.
• If most states follow The Blob's directions, end current practices and resume business as usual, the spread of COVID-19 will explode, death rates will increase, and national economy will suffer extensive damage.

Which option looks like a winner for The Blob in November? Remember, winning the election is the most important item on his to-do list.

Life in Dystopia, Part I

You wanna know what's pathetic? Here's what's pathetic: Fat Donnie pretending that he was way out in front of the health care professionals and experts on the nature of COVID-19 pandemic. He's so fucked up, it's embarrassing for the nation. He thinks that if he says or does something different right now, what he said or did an hour ago never happened.

 He's lucky that most (R) voters are ignorant lumps who will pretend they didn't see and hear what they saw and heard.

Digby @ Hullabaloo preserves the factual record for my future reference.

The Undoing

Maybe someday soon, the mainstream national media will put the lying bastard under the microscope, and everything he's done to weaken the United States will be common knowledge.