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Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

I was thinking about high gas prices, and I wondered, “Why do we have ExxonMobil, instead of one supplier named Exxon and one named Mobil? Isn’t competition the beauty of capitalism? Why do Exxon and Mobil no longer compete?

Maybe we don’t have capitalism. What would you call an economic system based on the purchase of politicians?

In 1998 Exxon and Mobil lobbyists purchased politicians who would approve their merger. Since then their stockholders benefit from the higher prices consumers pay at the pump. Apparently, the purchase of politicians at the best possible price is what we call “democratic capitalism.”

That is what I think about when I think about high gas prices.

Our side is corrupt but the other side is more corrupt.

Evidently, over the last 70 years, Russia successfully fluoridated our drinking water to make Americans stupid.

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

Yesterday tech company executives were once again grilled by members of Congress. Evidently, we can no longer find the line between yelling fire in a crowded theater and protecting free speech. The internet has changed everything.

Today’s NYT had an article about Google podcasts promoting violence and spewing misinformation and hate (https://nyti.ms/3ffm4Fi). As I read, I thought, “We should just let podcasters have their say. It is only ignorant, unimaginative, weak, truth-fearing, proud and selfish people, who would listen to them. Everybody else knows those programs damage our lives. So, why would anybody listen?”

Then I thought, “Oh–I forgot. Thirty years ago, public schools started focusing on improving test scores. Now we have a whole bunch of adults who are ignorant, unimaginative, weak, truth-fearing, proud and selfish.”

You gotta love those annual school goals of having students correctly answer two more multiple choice questions. Way to go, educators. I know–you were just doing what politicians told you to do. If you had an alternative definition of the educated person, however, you could have argued against the stupidest idea that ever became the goal of education.

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

If the shirtless person with the bloody leg is the Boulder grocery store shooter, at least we know one thing:

If Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson had been getting groceries, he would not have been afraid.

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

Headline:

Florida company accused of steering vaccines to rich donors

No surprise here. Unchecked capitalism at work–donations put them in the front of the line, don’t they?

Remember–that $30,000 gift. When do I get vaccinated?

So what if a few front line nurses have to wait a few more weeks? What do they contribute to our economy? Some of them are probably socialists, anyway—trying to make life better for others, instead of themselves.   

Update:

Let’s play Whataboutism:

Headline:

Workers at Elite Medical Centers Are Vaccinated Out of Turn

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

Let me get this straight:

The first reason states were not getting as many vaccine doses as promised from Pfizer was that Pfizer had supply chain problems. Then we found out Pfizer did not have supply chain problems, but millions of doses were sitting in Pfizer storage, awaiting instructions from the federal administration.

The second reason was that bad weather was hitting parts of the US and grounding delivery flights.

The third reason was that the chief operating officer for Operation Warp Speed gave the wrong numbers, failing to realize that some doses had not yet passed quality control measures.

The story has changed three times.

If it was really the second reason, why wasn’t that reason given first? If it was really the third reason, why wasn’t that reason given first? Could it be that all three reasons are lies? Is there any other explanation that makes sense?

The White House must think we are stupid, which is true for anybody who believes their third explanation. Sorry Army General Gustave Perna–those of us who have not been sleeping for the past four years know you are lying. Did the Liar-in-Chief thank you for taking a bullet for the team?

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

I hope Progressives don’t try to de-fund the police. Mitch McConnell is already doing that as he turns down a bill that includes recession relief for state and city governments.

Mitch objects to the bill because it does not include immunity from prosecution for businesses and industries whose employees were treated unfairly or injured during the pandemic. Evidently, Mitch has no faith in our legal system. Either that, or he knows corrupt lawyers will bring nuisance suits to the courts.

You gotta love how Republicans get conflicted as they try to find what is most in their self-interest. Is it business and industry? lawyers? or police? Evidently, the most campaign funds come from business and industry.

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

Some media types say Donald will influence American politics into the 2024 election. They are wrong. Any channels that cover anything he does will be turned off. How about you?

Frank Bruni’s NYT (11/22/2020) editorial reflects on this, too.

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

The following states do not have mask mandates. Therefore, their citizens should not receive vaccines:

Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming

As these freedom-loving Americans become infected, they create their own immunity, so vaccines would be a waste. And those who die won’t need a vaccine either.

Our side is corrupt, but the other side is more corrupt.

I am starting the countdown to Mike Pompeo’s smooth transition to a second Trump administration.

Day 1 — 11/15/2020 — Not yet, but so far it is smooth.

Day 2 — 11/16/2020 — Not yet, but so far it is smooth.

Day 3 — 11/17/2020 — Not yet, but so far it is smooth.

Day 4 — 11/18/2020 — Not yet, but so far it is smooth.

Day 5 — 11/19/2020 — Not yet, but so far it is smooth.

You get the idea. Let’s see where this ends.

11/23/2020 — It looks like we have a temporary transition going on. This must be the one that precedes the transition to the second Trump administration.

12/24/2020 — Not yet, but so far it is smooth. DJT is at Mar-a-Lago, waiting to find the right time to return to Washington for his second term as president, which starts on January 20, 2021.