Blame

Anytime things go wrong, it seems that human nature requires us to heap blame on someone or some ones? Thus, who is to blame for all the death and suffering arising from the COVID-19 pandemic?

Is President Trump to be the scapegoat for not shutting down our country? What about the Chinese Communist bureaucracy and their costly misleading lies? The World Health Organization and its being a Chinese lapdog? Pelosi, Schiff and the Democrats in Congress who diverted our attention with Trump’s impeachment? The open-border globalists? Our Center for Disease Control which fumbled the virus-testing ball and forgot to prepare us for the next pandemic? Our national media for their constant negativity? President Trump’s task force for their questionable analyses and missteps? Some state governors? Mayor De Blasio?

Answer: All of these to various degrees ... the emphasis on which clearly depends on your politics. If you disagree, you need to take a deep breath and add yourself to the above list.

Sour Grapes

The contrast between how Obama dealt with Iran and how Trump does is so dramatic that it makes Obama supporters uncomfortable. Here is a typical liberal quote: “I’m kinda happy that this evil man Soleimani is dead ... but, but I still want to blame Trump for something. Let’s see, perhaps he didn’t think things all the way through to 2034? Or perhaps Trump will certainly have blood on his hands when the Iranians strike back.” (Not that this Iran Revolutionary Guard leader didn’t kill and wound thousands of Americans already.) Or even, maybe this was Trump’s attempt to distract the public from his impeachment.

All rubbish! What’s the saying? “Having your cake and eating it too?” Particularly if topped with sour grapes.