Team Trump makes 'political calculation,' puts burdens on governors

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 13, 2020:

He is setting it up so that if things go badly at the state level, in each state, the governor there will get the blame from the residents of that state, instead of Trump, in Nov.. On the other hand, if things go well in particular states as far as the virus, Trump will be glad to claim most of the credit. I am betting that most of the governors, red or blue, have figured this out and will lead in their own states according to what will help get them, not Trump, re-elected, since the voters in their state will blame them, not Trump, if things go badly in their state.

Iowa Governor Refuses To Issue Stay-At-Home Order, Instead Declares ‘Day Of Prayer’ | Michael ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 13, 2020:

Makes me flashback on the old Doors song where Jim Morrison thundered about a man talked about how to "petition the Lord, with prayer"...

I don't trust people enough to sit in the break room. I'll eat lunch in the car.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Good social distancing.

Overheard on Facebook in WV by a poster asking for restaurants to be opened-up now (misspellings and...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Nobody is stopping them from commiting suicide in some private way that doesn't endanger others. Let them have at it that way if that's how they feel, but I guess killing yourself does seem to them to be a disqualifier from heaven..

Keep your fallen friends and family alive in your memories and they will live on in many ways.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 11, 2020:

I agree. Once all the people who remember us have died, we are effectively erased from this world. There are, of course, gravestones or maybe even, for some of us who are exceptional, books, programs, or buildings, etc. with our name on them. But even then, most of us are pretty well gone from the human drama and conversations that go on after we die. I do not believe that anything else of us goes on like a supernatural soul that lives even after those who knew us are gone.

It's obvious that the bail out has its favorites again this time.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Because they have better lobbysists, just kidding, we peons have none at all. Also, they give all the big campaign money, unlike us. We peons only give campaign money to honest pols like Bernie who can't be bought...

‪THE SURGEON GENERAL BELIEVES GOD CREATED THIS VIRUS SO WE SUFFER THE WAY HE DID BEING EASTER ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 11, 2020:

They can believe what they like, but I'll choose to believe we suffer for different reasons, varying from individual to individual. As punk rocker Patti Smith sang about the whole Christ thing, " Jesus died for somebody's sins (if for anyone's at all), but not mine...".

Should Prostitution be Legal?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Legalize it completely, but it also needs to be closely regulated to prevent trafficking, exploitation, abuse, and spread of STDs. Like weed, it would be a huge tax boon to the government, but the reasoning behind both of them remaining illegal is the moral opposition of the religious.

In the UK, a woman supporting the opposition party to Boris Johnson's government commented on ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

This uproar is sort of similar to what happened after Thatcher died a few years ago. Many of us on the left were gloating and celebrating her death, while those on the right were outraged at that reaction. Personally, as the widower of a spouse who, like Thatcher, suffered and died of dementia, felt glad to see her dead, but not glad about her dementia, which I would not wish on my worst enemy. These sorts of issues are complicated and everyone deserves to have their opinion and feelings about their political opponents. Still, these opinions will always upset those on the opposing side and you better be ready to pay a price if you make them public.

It’s about the long term...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

The sad truth is that the Dem party doesn't really care about winning prez elections near as much as they care about stopping progressive candidates from ever becoming prez. The only thing that would ever really move the Dem Party to the left would be a progressive or socialist running third party or as an independent and getting 20% or more of the vote. That sort of thing was happening about a hundred years ago, when socialist candidates were getting tens of millions of votes in each prez election. That, and the Great Depression, is why FDR and the Dem Party moved way to the left in 1932, because they were afraid a socialist might become prez in that election or the next if FDR didn't pass socialist programs. The Dem centrists either don't know the real history or choose to ignore it.

It’s about the long term...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Ranked-choice voting would eliminate having to vote for the lesser evil, but the two major parties in the US would never allow it to happen in any widespread manner.

It’s about the long term...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Which is why I will not be shamed by centrist Dems into voting Blue this fall. They need to finally give progressives a chance to win the White House with one of their own. We've only been waiting since 1972...

If Health insurance changes more for smokers because of the extra health risk, shouldn’t the also ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

You would not be able to discriminate against church-goers with health insurance, even with discounts during a pandemic, because they could and would sue the insurance company claiming they were discriminated against based on their religion.

In the UK, a woman supporting the opposition party to Boris Johnson's government commented on ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Quite true. Speaking unpopular viewpoints always carries a price. If you depend on an employer for your livelihood or the membership of your party for your office or position in the party or government, you had better make sure your ass is covered before you clash with their views. Glad I'm retired and have comfortable finances, so anyone who doesn't like my views can kiss my ass!

Pretty much.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Me too. This dude will abide the quarantine, but not abide DNC-shaming.... Why should they court you when they are sure they can take your vote for granted?

Poor people suffering disproportionally. [theintercept.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

They always do in any kind of crisis or natural disaster..

If a church holds services and a person get covid an dies can the family sue for wrongful death or ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

You could sue (you can always sue for any reason), but as my brother used to say when he was a private practice lawyer, it doesn't mean you have a case. Most courts would say that anyone who showed up at the service was assuming their own risk for getting infected or suffering harm, so they wouldn't have a case against the church.

Cartoonists often capture the issue better than words.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Reminds me of the fake replica of the town of Rock Ridge in the movie Blazing Saddles.

Welcome to my virtual birthday party! The only party I am allowed to have.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Happy birthday. I like the Grump Cat photo.

Even after the US government has recommended use of masks or any face shields, I don't see a lot of ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

I don't wear a mask at present because they are not available in stores and haven't been for several weeks. I ordered one online a couple weeks ago, but it probably won't arrive, if at all, for another month. I don't have any bandanas to make one out of. I'll just go without and keep limiting my store visits. I don't need or deserve one near as much as medical workers do.

There is a movie where the main characters are trying to find a killer.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 10, 2020:

You're describing the movie Fallen. The killing entity also has some aspects of the movie It Follows.

I'm not sure how we are expected to survive with this level of anti-science stupid coming from our ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

It was refreshing to watch a cable channel today and see them cut away from Trump's daily exercise of lying during his coronavirus briefing to fact check him and then return only later after they had covered his first half hour of lies. It would be better if they just stopped covering his own participation in the conferences and only had us listen to the doctors and scientists, but that would seem too unfair. Still, this is better than giving him an uninterrupted hour to spew out his lies and misinformation in between doctors and scientists who are actually helpful to Americans.

Appropriate meme for these times:

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Kitty and duckling comforting each other. Who'd have thought?

Why is there no one in this chat room ?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Maybe you're early..

States Introduce Bills to Ban Marriage Equality to Get It Back in Front of SCOTUS

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

I doubt they will agree to hear it either. They know how unpopular it would be to outlaw gay marriage again and don't want to hurt the Repub party in the next election. That's also why I doubt that the SC will ever actually outlaw abortion again. It's been legal for too long and even tho they have had the votes on the court for decades to do it, they haven't. Again, it's because it would kill the party at the polls with all the women who would vote Dem as single issue voters. So they do the next best thing to outlawing abortion by putting up so many restrictions at the state level that abortion becomes unavailable in most parts of the country, at least for poor women. The rest of women are still able, like they always have, to get abortions when they need them.

WOULD YOU CHANGE YOUR LAST NAME WHEN MARRIED?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

As a male there was no traditional pressure to change my name when I married, so neither I or my late wife changed our last names when we married. All my friends are politically liberal, so none of them changed their last names when they married.

Humans are NOT the end result of the evolutionary process. [youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

I often doubt that we are the top life form on our planet.

[vice.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

It's all lip service and a con to get some of Bernie's more naive supporters to vote for Biden. Doesn't matter at all as most of us will see thru it and Biden will be replaced anyway in August at the convention. Whoever replaces him as the nominee will have no intention of pushing for any of Bernie's policies as the DNC hates both Bernie and all of his policies. Whoever we get in Nov. will be a Republican in their policies on all the issues that actually matter to the rich and corporations, basically everything that is not made up of the usual identity politics like abortion, guns, gays, religion, race, immigration, etc..

Today was Reap the Rewards of Eight years' Worth of Drinking.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

As Lou Reed once sang, The Power Of Positive Drinking...

Americans Prefer Lip Service to Action Well, America - we're now finally "once again" down to ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Sad that only comedians, like Carlin and Lenny Bruce, can tell the truth about America, because the media censors anyone from telling the truth in our news and info.

Anyone have a cat with this attitude lately?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Dogs, on the other hand, are happy to get the added attention and company...

another week or two gone. has anyone picked up a new hobby or habit during the shutdown?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Nope. Just staying at home and getting bored. Going outside for an exercise walk when it's warm enough.

CNN Host To Pastor: How Is It 'Pro-Life' To Pack People Into Church Amid Pandemic?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

I'd have no problem with these idiots risking their health, as long as they were all quarantined after the church gathering. But since they aren't and they are allowed to go into the community and infect others, their gathering is illegal and should not be allowed. I doubt they would agree to be quarantined after this gathering, but that should be the price and the deal offered by the local authorities to them.

Hello, I've been MIA for some time but today i needed to be on here.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

People change over time and drop their loyalties. I'm sorry you trusted and got burned..

Bernie Sanders: "I Quit, But I Don't Quit"

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

How the hell do you expect him to enthusiastically endorse Biden when he knows damn well that Biden not only has dementia and is going to get crushed by Trump, but that Biden also has no intention of pursuing any of Bernie's policies if he did win? You and the other centrist Dems can suck on it and enjoy your loss in Nov.. Bernie and his supporters, as always, will get blamed for the Dem party's loss in Nov. no matter what-instead of the DNC who is really at fault- so you can spare me your scorn for refusing to play the DNC's game this time. I will either vote Green or write in Bernie's name. I will not reward the DNC for again rigging the race and screwing Bernie. BTW, I live in a red state where the state govt. is totally run by Repubs, so my vote won't matter anyway in deciding the prez election. Don't worry too much about Biden folks, the DNC will replace him at the convention with one of their corporate centrists anyway, after he drops out from his dementia and claims some other reason. After stopping Bernie, the DNC has already accomplished their real mission and they really don't care if they lose to Trump again. Their gravy train and corruption will still go on strong in DC and that's all they really care about. Time for you to wise up and realize that is all they really care about.

The music world and our culture lost John Prine yesterday to COVID-19.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Hello In There is one of the most powerful folk songs I have ever heard. Won't be surprised if Dylan or Joni Mitchell are the next ones to go.

Rush Limbaugh Claims Health Experts Are Hillary Clinton Allies Trying To Hurt Trump | HuffPost

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Kind of makes you wish this lying fuck would get the virus and, with his compromised lungs and immune system from his cancer, we'd see the virus finish him off.

On the internet this morning there was a statement: "Biden says that Trump was gracious during ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

Biden has dementia, not a mental disorder so much. His memory and thinking are impaired, tho the US media will never report it. Biden is being propped up and treated as the nominee to stop Bernie, but Biden will likely be replaced as the nominee this summer by the DNC when they appoint someone else to replace him when Biden drops out and Bernie has been eliminated as a candidate.

Who avoids discussing religion and spirituality?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 8, 2020:

I avoid it.

Let this sink in for a moment, if you need a moment.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Hypocrisy, by people in high authority? I am shocked, shocked I say.....

COVID-19: The Bigger Picture Hiding Behind the Virus Agents outside our control with their own ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Before we know it, we may end up locked and being asked, " How many fingers, Winston?"

[gq.com] Horniness and social distancing. Comments?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 7, 2020:

No surprise here. Porn sites are booming, dating sites are tanking. Who'd have thought?

And yet Bond has miraculously survived every trap and evil plot imaginable and remained 35 years old...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 7, 2020:

The character may remain 35 years old, but the actors playing him have about all continued on with the role well after they were past 35. I think most straight men wish they were Bond.

Bonus! 😆 😸

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 7, 2020:

How sweet! Are they friendly with each other?

[youtu.be] The fight against facisism. Then & now.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 7, 2020:

The true fascists are not the Dems with their obsession with identity politics and PC. It's the ruling class and the corporate media who are controlling both parties and making sure there is no class war on behalf of the working class and the 99%. We saw with the Occupy movement how quick they were to crush any real movement against Wall Street, corporate America, and the rich. We also see true facism in how the leaders of both parties and the corporate media persecuted Julian Assange, Ed Snowden and Bradley Manning for revealing the truth about our government's corruption, oppression, and surveillance of its citizens. Getting outraged about PC and identity politics is trivial compared to that kind of facism.

GREAT Reply from the Moneyist: Dear Moneyist, I have been working since my now-husband and I ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I think the band The Offspring addressed this whole situation in their song Why Don't You Get A Job?

Highest rates of Unemployment projected since the great depression Are you or somebody close to you ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Not me, I'm retired. Several friends and siblings who are working from home or unemployed.

trump was told about the virus in December and every day in jan and some days more than once and he...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Yup.

Trump is the captain of the Titantic sadly.........

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Trump- I'm bigger and better than God..If only we were as lucky as the UK as far as having our leader get the virus and have to step down for the time being. Pence couldn't help but be better than Trump in this crisis.

In case you have not seen this. Hilarious satire! Watch the credits at the end! [youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 6, 2020:

For these kind of hypocrite evangelicals, religion is just a tool to get rich from and spread conservative propaganda with.

Regarding stimulus payments: - If the President and his Congressional allies really cared about ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 5, 2020:

In a word, NO. He doesn't want to spend all the money necessary on test kits in order to save a large bunch of peasant workers because he knows he can eventually get the economy back later for his rich friends and corporate America even after a couple million or less of us die from this. In his mind, the economy will eventually have all the slaves it needs for it to have someone pick the cotton and spend the money as consumers for the economy to run again.

The Americans defying Palm Sunday quarantines: "Satan's trying to keep us apart"

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 5, 2020:

Reminds me of Dana Carvey's Church Lady on SNL. Something's amiss? It must be S-A-T-A-N....

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TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 5, 2020:

This Tracey guy is too exhausting to listen to as he takes forever to get to his points. I am also turned off by his attitude of being the most cute and clever speaker in the room. I'll pass on listening to him again. Maybe he should audition for Fox News, since he is so contemptuous of the left in the US.

Is the US right in confiscating masks made in China at the 3M factory or should the buyer who paid ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 4, 2020:

That's a tough moral dilemma. Maybe the answer is that we should do less outsourcing of manufacturing and make sure that we have factories here for everything that is essential to our health and national security instead of shipping it all to third world countries with starvation wages.

[youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Still doesn't have the same appeal as his Ezekiel rap from Pulp Fiction. That speech is the shit!

Follow the data.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 4, 2020:

This video is, of course, from before the DNC dropped the hammer and fixed things to make sure Biden became the presumptive nominee.

Fellow inmates, I feel compelled to draw your attention to a looming crisis.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 3, 2020:

It might be different in the UK, but here in America I would be very happy for a couple months if someone started showing all the episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Never get tired of that show and need the laughs.

Near death experience

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Nope. Couple times I was certainly afraid I would die and was lucky enough to get thru it, but neither time was I really close to death.

Pick a card. Pick any card.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 3, 2020:

No shit. I've known this for my whole adult life.

What do you all think of the Illuminati?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

I thought that next somebody was going to tell me the Illuminati were behind this virus...

Donal trrump makes atheists want to believe in a hell.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

What do ya mean believe in? Aren't we already there now with this virus, the economy falling apart, and Trump as prez?

Who knows where you are most likely to find quicksand?

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

On the railroad line in Blazing Saddles....

A little stark reality. A text today from a compadre in Ecuador. Stay at home. ☀️

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Sounds like it's getting medieval down there. Reminds me of Monty Python And The Holy Grail. Can anyone say, "Bring out your dead.."?

Louisiana Church Packed For Services Again, Pastor Says You Can’t Arrest Us All | Michael Stone

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

If it weren't for the fact that these idiots will end up going from their gatherings and then spreading the virus to the rest of us when they visit stores or medical facilities, my response would be along the line of what some officers said in the Vietnam War, which was " Kill em' all and let God sort out the mistakes". Or in this case, let them all die from the disease, maybe by trapping them all in the church?

Covid 19 will shift the wealth disparity, yet again.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Hard to say in answering either of your ?s. Trump is clearly dragging his feet on coping with the crisis, but it's hard to say whether he is doing that to screw the lower classes or more because he wants to prop up the stock market and help his election chances. Could be a combination of all of those. How much the lower classes will lose of their wealth all depends on how many months the economy is shut down with businesses being closed. Right now it's hard to know how long that will be.

[haaretz.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Between now and then Biden will hide out as much as possible and at the convention I wouldn't be surprised if Joe drops out and the DNC appoints Cuomo to be the nominee instead, since the corporate media are now really building Cuomo up these days and there is a movement within the party to draft him. If that happens, I will vote third party as it will finally be clear to all who are honest that Bernie was cheated this time again. Cuomo has been a good leader for his state during this crisis, but it is also clear that he is as much or more of friend of the billionaires as Joe or any other corporate Dem. He has also refused several billion dollars from the feds for his state during this crisis because he insists on cutting his state's Medicare budget during this crisis. WTF is that about?

Joe Biden is too confused to be POTUS. He makes Trump look coherent. [youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

There may be plenty of time and delegates left to be awarded, but the Biden voters are so anti-Bernie that they will not be moved to vote for Bernie no matter how bad Biden starts to look.

A "How did we get here question".

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 2, 2020:

You got it. What America really worships is money, not some god.

Author unknown: "I WAS SCOLDED RECENTLY BY A BIDEN SUPPORTER for pointing out negatives about Biden...

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Well said, nothing I can add. Biden supporters who refuse to acknowledge Joe's faults and want us to shut up and fall in line can shove it, as well as take the full responsibility for his loss in Nov., instead of again, like four years ago, blaming it on Bernie's backers. Which they will anyway...

Young people seem to be having a tough time coming to grips with the COVID 19 crisis.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Your story shows why, five years ago when I needed to find a place to live, I chose to live around people who were more the age of my parents than in a neighborhood where I might be living around people the age of my children, assuming I had chosen to have kids (which I didn't). I had already been there, done that when I lived in a college town decades ago with my late wife. I got tired of living around spoiled, selfish children with their noise, late night parties, overuse of parking, and littering the neighborhood with trash. Old people are way less of a nuisance... As to your story, I was disappointed that it didn't end with you pulling a Clint Eastwood and telling them to get off your lawn, lol..Which proves that, unlike me, you aren't a complete geezer yet..

Jordan Klepper connects with Trump supporters at rallies.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 1, 2020:

It is beyond pathetic. He clearly has at least 50 IQ points on all of them. The most amusing part is how clueless they all are about their idiocy. I don't think his sample is that skewed, but I do know there are Trump supporters that are smarter and more informed, but they are not going to agree to talk with him on camera. They are generally financially well off people who support Trump because they don't like paying taxes and are selfish.

Natalie Maines Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Response Using His Own Lies [instagram.

TomMcGiverin comments on Apr 1, 2020:

At least now she isn't part of the country scene so she doesn't have to worry about all the boycotts she experienced with the Dixie Chicks when she slammed W..

Something to inject a bit of humor into the COVID-19 situation... [dailyblocks.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Very funny and on the mark. We can't fix stupid, but we can refute the lies.

I'm in a bad mood over Mike Lindell tonight.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Who is Lindell?

Missouri governor Mike Parsons R.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

My state to the north has around 450 cases. I think our figures are a little high even tho we have only a handful of deaths so far. You have two cities that are much larger than any in our state. Our state has had bars and restaurants closed since the middle of the month except for carry out, delivery and drive up while most people have pretty much stayed home. Our governor is a Repub too.

Choir practice turns fatal. Coronavirus is to blame - Los Angeles Times

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

It's not an issue for me since I have no interest in ever joining a choir again, unless it's one that only performs pop and rock music. And that's never going to happen here in Iowa, at least not while I'm alive.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Nope. Because privileged educated suburban white women will support Biden anyway because their class interest trumps their gender solidarity. They don't want any Bernie socialism, but they also don't like Trump.

Do homeless people get a stimulus check?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Hell no! They would just waste it on food or maybe even medicine..(sarcasm).

Even in a Pandemic, Andrew Cuomo Is Not Your Friend

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Thank you for sharing this. Very revealing about Cuomo's dark side even as he appears to be so much more competent and reasonable than Trump in this crisis. It all makes sense now how the corporate media is now making him a star on the national stage so that he can be set as the Dem nominee for prez four years from now and run on his response to the virus. Like the way Gulianni ran on 9-11. Another billionaire-loving neoliberal corporatist. He should be the perfect DNC choice then.

A company in Texas wants to dock paychecks for those receiving stimulus checks

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 30, 2020:

That should be illegal, but probably isn't.

bibbity bobbitty boo! How is everyone?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 29, 2020:

I'm bored as hell with staying home all the time, but doing fine medically. I bet we will be told by Reynolds to continue staying at home until at least May. The bars and restaurants will probably stay closed until at least then too. What do the rest of you think? The schools will also stay closed for the rest of the semester too, I bet.

The USA is 1 in two categories.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 29, 2020:

I take it as proof that we are the most dysfunctional society and government in the world. "USA, USA.." " We're number one, we're number one"...

Here’s a factoid.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Nothing beats job security these days..

Ok we've already got the pestilence, and now the midwest is expecting some very severe weather.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

I'll believe it when I see a Rapture type of departure of truly good people. Guess then I would have to admit I was in deep shit...

How ironic?

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

This is getting more and more like the series of Purge movies, in which the fascist ruling party tells their victims, " Thank you for your sacrifice" when they die for the enrichment of the party.

“Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles!!” Skeeter and Sophie on the same chair! My sister said...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

They are both so cute..

Despite voting against every single healthcare bill for the poor he could, I'm sure "Dr.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Good riddance..

My Hopes for when it is all over.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Good luck with any of those happening...

Happy Saturday Everyone! Been a busy day inside the house.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Scientifically, some sort of national policy of social isolation makes sense, but politically it would be very difficult to sell, since some states like Wyoming are so sparsely populated and have so few virus cases that the residents would not see it as necessary and would resist the national order.

Am I missing something here???

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

That does seem to be Trump's modern revision.

Joe Biden's last 5 "live" appearances are an EMBARRASSMENT to the Democratic Party. [youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Doddering old Joe is well on his way to looking the same as Reagan did during his first term, when Ronnie already had dementia, as we now know...

Oh no!!! Has this offense been elevated to the level of felony? (felin-y?) 😉

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Cats need something to amuse themselves with.

It's the new etiquette!

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Funny..

Credit and blame.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

We are on our own as far as depending on Trump to help us thru this.

Well a little bit of good news today.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

What do you sell?

Biden Sides With Big Pharma Against Plan That Could Make Coronavirus Vaccine Affordable – Sludge

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Anyone with a room temperature IQ and a minimum of intellectual honesty can see the corporate media has been working against Bernie and Gabbard from the beginning. Unfortunately most Americans don't fall into that group.

Germany's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Lower Than In Other Countries : NPR

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

We in the US are way behind in testing due to our capitalist healthcare system and its neglect of our public health system.

Good News.

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

I've had seasonal allergies for a few decades and so I am very used to the symptoms. I can tell if something else is going on and I don't get any fever from my allergies, mainly just irritation to my throat. I take allergy meds and rinse my sinuses with saline three times a day.

Dating in the Time of Coronavirus Woke up to messages from two dating apps recognizing meeting ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

I think the dating sites right now are like the airlines and cruise ships, industries that are going to be pretty dead for a while. Few people are going to pay for a dating site if there is no forseeable chance of meeting anyone in person for the next few months.

i guess I should be feeling bad about this one,,,, but I dont...

TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 26, 2020:

I've been sick of Pelosi too, for a lot of years. Schumer as well. They are both sellout, corporatist neoliberal Dems who have been at the core of the party's rot in the last couple decades. They are what Bernie is trying to get rid of in the party and that is why they hate him.