Today, Americans began receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Dr. Michelle Chester administered the vaccine to Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, the first American to get the vaccine. Lindsay is a Covid nurse and said she hoped seeing her get the vaccine would convince people it was safe. “I have seen the alternative, and do not want it for you,” she told the
Today while the other news was "predictable" in many ways, I called the Wall Street Journal to cancel my subscription based on the defense by the Opinion Editor for the Op Ed by Joseph Epstein. Nondr. Epstein taught at Northwestern University for thirty years without a doctorate or even an advanced degree. It opens with:
"Madame First Lady—Mrs. Biden—Jill—kiddo: a bit of advice on what may seem like a small but I think is a not unimportant matter. Any chance you might drop the “Dr.” before your name? “Dr. Jill Biden ” sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic." To me this sounds like a bitter old man disappointed in his life. "kiddo" for any adult woman is not a term of endearment but a put down so this poor man can somehow feel he did more with his life by putting down the accomplishments of others. The "I have to be one up or I will feel one down" syndrome. So, the Op Ed had no validity as a piece that should appear in the Wall Street Journal if it is still the paper it use to be. When the Opinion Editor defended publishing it, that confirmed the WSJ is no longer the paper it was or needs to be. Perhaps I am reacting a bit personally because I have a B.S.E.E. from M.I.T. and I tell you I've never worked so hard in my life to earn it. When I was showing a couple of friends my "Brass Rat", the M.I.T. class ring with the engineer of the animal world, the beaver, featured -- a gold beaver, hence affectionately called the Brass Rat, one guy said "I didn't realize a spouse could have a ring." Why can't we celebrate the accomplishments of women rather than dismissing them? I told the WSJ that I'm expecting the Opinion Editor to apologize but I'm not holding my breath. We critically need the Black Lives Matter movement for Social Justice for all of us. We need a rebirth of democracy that has equity and well-being for every single one of us.
I have mixed feelings about Mitchell. Nice to hear the principled and correct statements and that he's left the R party. But how convenient that it's right before he retires. Free to speak his mind? They're ALL free to do that but have acted as a herd because of their individual fears, reinforcing each other's silence. Had a cadre been willing to speak up and openly deplore or, God forbid, oppose dt's actions in the last five years, at least some of them, things might have been a bit different. But no cadre and no guardrails on him, just obeisance. So thanks, Paul Mitchell and the rest of you folks who found your voices and scrubbed your consciences clean on your way out the door.
Sandra Lindsay’s words will go down in history. I saw her on MSNBC tonight and she thanked her staff for all of the efforts that they continue to give. I thought that was wonderful to say. It was very befitting to have an African American doctor administer the vaccine to an African American nurse. It actually gave me chills too watch it live. They are the ones putting their lives on the line to save ours. They don’t care what the color of your skin is, whether you’re rich or poor... they took an oath to help and save. They have my utmost respect and will forever be in my heart.
So much happened today that was positive, finally! Bring on 1/6/21 and just try questioning those electoral votes, you lousy cheating Repubs. I double dare you!
While the criminal cabal jumps ship, trump will be waving his pardoning wand over a vast array of undeserving evil people. His disrespect of Joe Biden and the very basis of our government has reached a level that is a violation of their oath of office. While trump is without a doubt, batcrap nuts, it does not absolve him or any of those who signed the absurd Texan petition. They need to face the consequences of their actions. The representatives who signed should not be allowed to take their seats in Congress and should be assessed a significant fine. The SDNY should be able to step in and prosecute trump and a few of the others on state offenses; preferably handing out subpoenas at 2:00, January 20th. That would be a reality show worth watching!
Word is, Fatso wrote Barr's letter of resignation (or at least dictated it). Given it reads like the Public Praise he received in the cabinet back in 2017, and what a j7uvenile ignorant piece of shit he is, it sounds like something His Illieracy would do.
These last couple mornings I have been in a different mood. I think it started with the rebuke to the president and the republicans by the Supreme Court. But mostly because I am listening to President Obama read his own words in “A Promised Land”. I have only managed to get to Chapter 7. It is difficult to turn off. I miss his raw intelligence, wit and wisdom. I miss his humanity.
It is the essence of humanity, the natural caring for each other, that is lacking in djt and his acolytes. Some will not change, but some will see the light. It will take time, but the sorrow for their willful mistakes will come eventually. Now with the Electoral College vote final we should turn attention to the pandemic and encourage all to get the vaccine when they have the opportunity. This is a true monumental accomplishment of science. Let us be thankful. Let us lead in the effort to make available this miracle to the world.
I was cooking dinner last night when my wife called down to say that CA electoral votes had been submitted, I actually started to dance! One dance step closer to removing the menace from the WH. Then, Biden finally ripped into tRump and the rethuglicans (he referred to them as his "former colleagues") to express what we all have been waiting for him to do. His speech was a nice combination of rage at the efforts to destroy our democracy and a plea to come together and move on. This morning tRump is crowing that with a new AG he will "finally have someone who will show the truth of the rigged election." He just can't quit, can he? His voice will be silenced when the law comes after him for his ongoing greed. I will do another dance the day Biden is inaugurated, and another the day that tRump is arrested and taken into custody!
Republican politicians often seem to find their voice when they are about to retire but even that's not always true. I see no reason to praise Republicans for doing the bare minimum. The bar is so low for them that it's underground.
Thank you, Heather, and maybe you can go to sleep before 4am now! I was just listening to your talk with Bill Moyers and Steven Harper when your letter came in. Fascinating, and yet Dec. 10th seems so long ago when there is So. Much. in your letter just now. Earlier, on the NewsHour, it was said that there is a wrench that can be thrown into the count of states' electors on January 6th. If one Republican in the House and one in the Senate each dispute the count, it can all continue to be delayed and put to another vote. Did I misunderstand that? Can that really happen? I am going to try and get some sleep myself now! Phew. We all have PTSD but it's really the doctors, nurses and essential workers who will need serious R&R when this is all over.
Cong. Mitchell has been properly recognized for leaving the GOP all of 3 weeks before he leaves office but his actions would be more meaningful if he planned to stay. It's more like "na, na, na, you can't catch me" than a profile in courage.
And today as the New Mexico Electoral College delegates after the New Mexico votes, the Republican Party filed a lawsuit stating illegal ballot boxes were used without proper authorization. A similar law suit was filed in October but withdrawn after changes were made. George Conway talked about it in an interview with Anderson Cooper tonight on CNN about just how ridiculous it is stating Trump lost NM by 100,000 votes and ten percentage points. So, more of the same craziness. To me it was more about another Trump supporter, former NM Rep. Steve Pearce (now state Republican Party Chair) taking orders from his Dark Lord. Pearce lost to Michelle Lujan Grisham in the last election for Governor.
But, it all appears to be about how much money can be squeezed (conned) out of his base. He will need money to support staff and family. I just hope cities get money up front for rallies now that he won't be President. No more Air Force One or Marine One for dramatic entrances, no Presidential limo, etc. and less Secret Service Agents.
I suspect few presidents have taken office for the first time facing the challenges and opposition that will await Joe Biden. So many complex challenges (domestically and globally) and so much hateful, anti-democracy opposition. If that wasn't enough, he's succeeding a president hell-bent on making the job as difficult as possible. There's no corollary in my long life, and I suspect there's nothing comparable in the nation's history (though HCR can address this with academic authority).
While Trump will inflict more damage, at least now that the Electoral College has voted, we can focus on the new president as he prepares to lead under extraordinary pressure.
Seriously concerning is the Russian hack. PE Biden needs to really soup up a tight cyber security force. Maybe replace the space force. Makes more sense to me.
Today while the other news was "predictable" in many ways, I called the Wall Street Journal to cancel my subscription based on the defense by the Opinion Editor for the Op Ed by Joseph Epstein. Nondr. Epstein taught at Northwestern University for thirty years without a doctorate or even an advanced degree. It opens with:
"Madame First Lady—Mrs. Biden—Jill—kiddo: a bit of advice on what may seem like a small but I think is a not unimportant matter. Any chance you might drop the “Dr.” before your name? “Dr. Jill Biden ” sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic." To me this sounds like a bitter old man disappointed in his life. "kiddo" for any adult woman is not a term of endearment but a put down so this poor man can somehow feel he did more with his life by putting down the accomplishments of others. The "I have to be one up or I will feel one down" syndrome. So, the Op Ed had no validity as a piece that should appear in the Wall Street Journal if it is still the paper it use to be. When the Opinion Editor defended publishing it, that confirmed the WSJ is no longer the paper it was or needs to be. Perhaps I am reacting a bit personally because I have a B.S.E.E. from M.I.T. and I tell you I've never worked so hard in my life to earn it. When I was showing a couple of friends my "Brass Rat", the M.I.T. class ring with the engineer of the animal world, the beaver, featured -- a gold beaver, hence affectionately called the Brass Rat, one guy said "I didn't realize a spouse could have a ring." Why can't we celebrate the accomplishments of women rather than dismissing them? I told the WSJ that I'm expecting the Opinion Editor to apologize but I'm not holding my breath. We critically need the Black Lives Matter movement for Social Justice for all of us. We need a rebirth of democracy that has equity and well-being for every single one of us.
I have mixed feelings about Mitchell. Nice to hear the principled and correct statements and that he's left the R party. But how convenient that it's right before he retires. Free to speak his mind? They're ALL free to do that but have acted as a herd because of their individual fears, reinforcing each other's silence. Had a cadre been willing to speak up and openly deplore or, God forbid, oppose dt's actions in the last five years, at least some of them, things might have been a bit different. But no cadre and no guardrails on him, just obeisance. So thanks, Paul Mitchell and the rest of you folks who found your voices and scrubbed your consciences clean on your way out the door.
Sandra Lindsay’s words will go down in history. I saw her on MSNBC tonight and she thanked her staff for all of the efforts that they continue to give. I thought that was wonderful to say. It was very befitting to have an African American doctor administer the vaccine to an African American nurse. It actually gave me chills too watch it live. They are the ones putting their lives on the line to save ours. They don’t care what the color of your skin is, whether you’re rich or poor... they took an oath to help and save. They have my utmost respect and will forever be in my heart.
So much happened today that was positive, finally! Bring on 1/6/21 and just try questioning those electoral votes, you lousy cheating Repubs. I double dare you!
Can the members of Congress who signed the amicus be rebuked or censured? Along with the 17 State Attorney Generals?
While the criminal cabal jumps ship, trump will be waving his pardoning wand over a vast array of undeserving evil people. His disrespect of Joe Biden and the very basis of our government has reached a level that is a violation of their oath of office. While trump is without a doubt, batcrap nuts, it does not absolve him or any of those who signed the absurd Texan petition. They need to face the consequences of their actions. The representatives who signed should not be allowed to take their seats in Congress and should be assessed a significant fine. The SDNY should be able to step in and prosecute trump and a few of the others on state offenses; preferably handing out subpoenas at 2:00, January 20th. That would be a reality show worth watching!
May today be the last Electoral College vote that we have to witness.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact needs to be a priority.
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/
Breathing a small sigh of relief for democracy and reserve my remaining breath for all the shenanigans yet to come.
Word is, Fatso wrote Barr's letter of resignation (or at least dictated it). Given it reads like the Public Praise he received in the cabinet back in 2017, and what a j7uvenile ignorant piece of shit he is, it sounds like something His Illieracy would do.
These last couple mornings I have been in a different mood. I think it started with the rebuke to the president and the republicans by the Supreme Court. But mostly because I am listening to President Obama read his own words in “A Promised Land”. I have only managed to get to Chapter 7. It is difficult to turn off. I miss his raw intelligence, wit and wisdom. I miss his humanity.
It is the essence of humanity, the natural caring for each other, that is lacking in djt and his acolytes. Some will not change, but some will see the light. It will take time, but the sorrow for their willful mistakes will come eventually. Now with the Electoral College vote final we should turn attention to the pandemic and encourage all to get the vaccine when they have the opportunity. This is a true monumental accomplishment of science. Let us be thankful. Let us lead in the effort to make available this miracle to the world.
I was cooking dinner last night when my wife called down to say that CA electoral votes had been submitted, I actually started to dance! One dance step closer to removing the menace from the WH. Then, Biden finally ripped into tRump and the rethuglicans (he referred to them as his "former colleagues") to express what we all have been waiting for him to do. His speech was a nice combination of rage at the efforts to destroy our democracy and a plea to come together and move on. This morning tRump is crowing that with a new AG he will "finally have someone who will show the truth of the rigged election." He just can't quit, can he? His voice will be silenced when the law comes after him for his ongoing greed. I will do another dance the day Biden is inaugurated, and another the day that tRump is arrested and taken into custody!
Republican politicians often seem to find their voice when they are about to retire but even that's not always true. I see no reason to praise Republicans for doing the bare minimum. The bar is so low for them that it's underground.
Thank you, Heather, and maybe you can go to sleep before 4am now! I was just listening to your talk with Bill Moyers and Steven Harper when your letter came in. Fascinating, and yet Dec. 10th seems so long ago when there is So. Much. in your letter just now. Earlier, on the NewsHour, it was said that there is a wrench that can be thrown into the count of states' electors on January 6th. If one Republican in the House and one in the Senate each dispute the count, it can all continue to be delayed and put to another vote. Did I misunderstand that? Can that really happen? I am going to try and get some sleep myself now! Phew. We all have PTSD but it's really the doctors, nurses and essential workers who will need serious R&R when this is all over.
Cong. Mitchell has been properly recognized for leaving the GOP all of 3 weeks before he leaves office but his actions would be more meaningful if he planned to stay. It's more like "na, na, na, you can't catch me" than a profile in courage.
And today as the New Mexico Electoral College delegates after the New Mexico votes, the Republican Party filed a lawsuit stating illegal ballot boxes were used without proper authorization. A similar law suit was filed in October but withdrawn after changes were made. George Conway talked about it in an interview with Anderson Cooper tonight on CNN about just how ridiculous it is stating Trump lost NM by 100,000 votes and ten percentage points. So, more of the same craziness. To me it was more about another Trump supporter, former NM Rep. Steve Pearce (now state Republican Party Chair) taking orders from his Dark Lord. Pearce lost to Michelle Lujan Grisham in the last election for Governor.
But, it all appears to be about how much money can be squeezed (conned) out of his base. He will need money to support staff and family. I just hope cities get money up front for rallies now that he won't be President. No more Air Force One or Marine One for dramatic entrances, no Presidential limo, etc. and less Secret Service Agents.
We shall see how he spends the money.
I suspect few presidents have taken office for the first time facing the challenges and opposition that will await Joe Biden. So many complex challenges (domestically and globally) and so much hateful, anti-democracy opposition. If that wasn't enough, he's succeeding a president hell-bent on making the job as difficult as possible. There's no corollary in my long life, and I suspect there's nothing comparable in the nation's history (though HCR can address this with academic authority).
While Trump will inflict more damage, at least now that the Electoral College has voted, we can focus on the new president as he prepares to lead under extraordinary pressure.
Seriously concerning is the Russian hack. PE Biden needs to really soup up a tight cyber security force. Maybe replace the space force. Makes more sense to me.