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DO YOURSELF A FAVOR

2020 WAS the worst election year I can ever remember.  And that’s saying a lot, considering my age.  Politics got all mixed up with health care.  President Trump went into denial, saying the  COVID -19 pandemic would be over by Easter.  Not true. New York  Governor Cuomo was more afraid of Trump’s criticism than the lives of  nursing home patients.  Instead of taking advantage  of a Navy ship  sent to accommodate covid-19 victims , Cuomo  shipped them out of hospitals into nursing homes.  What a mess.  Locked up at home, we binged watched the internet, listening to our TV cable news station of choice.   It was exhausting. Now that the pandemic is nearing the end, do yourself a favor. Quit thinking about politics.

Do yourself a favor. Now that the pandemic is nearly over, stop worrying about politics.
Health care influenced  the 2020 election. Do yourself a favor and forget about politics.

Don’t predict the dire outcome of Biden’s presidency before it’s even started.  Let it spin.  There’s nothing you can do and if you believe you can foresee the state of the USA in 2024, you’re kidding yourself.  Already, Trump is saying Biden’s first month was a disaster.  No one can know at this point in time whether the Biden presidency will be a success. A lot can happen in four years. Looking back on the history of our country, who could have predicted  Pearl Harbor?   The 9/11 attack on the world trade center?  . The 2008 recession?  The  Covid-19 pandemic of 2020-2021?

This is what I know and believe:  No matter who is elected as President,  the United States of America is–and will remain—strong. .  We are a nation of immigrants, with the courage  to leave their native country,  and the resilience to start a new life in spite of all the hardships they had to endure in a new land.  Yes, some presidents do a better job than others.  But:  four years isn’t enough time to ruin all the marvelous  things that we have achieved in the past four centuries.

 So do yourself a favor.  Return to school or work at home.  Get some exercise. Play games.  Take your family  on  a picnic.   Have some fun.  Turn off the news and enjoy your life.

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POLITICIANS WITH FEET OF CLAY

Before Donald Trump ever ran for office, psychologists had written that all politicians are narcissistic.    That they are  driven by a lust for power, prestige, status and authority.  Supposedly, they run for  office to confirm their sense of superiority to others.  Their feelings of entitlement cause them to lie when necessary, in order to satisfy those needs. I guess all of us are acquainted with politicians who seem to genuinely care about the constituents they serve.  So, I’m not buying into that one-size-fits-all characterization.  But politicians with feet of clay continue to disappoint us.

I’m not a New Yorker (except by birth) so I didn’t pay much attention to what Governor Cuomo was saying and doing at the start of the pandemic last year.  He talked a pretty good game.  The news media suggested he should run for president, because he was handling the covid-19 crisis so well.  Turns out, he wasn’t.  In fact, he was handling it very badly.  Shipped covid-19 patients off to nursing homes, where they infected elderly patients.  All of which resulted in over 1,000 unnecessary deaths.

And now, this last week, Senator Ted Cruz from Texas skipped town, leaving his constituents to suffer and freeze to death during a power outage.  But somebody spotted him on a plane to Cancun, and all hell broke loose.  The media pounced, and rightfully so.

Cruz and Cuomo now have one thing in common—feet of clay.  Although Cuomo’s actions are far more egregious than Cruz’s trip to Mexico, you have to wonder. Why did they not care about the feelings and needs of the people who elected them?

Politicians with feet of clay continue to disappoint us.
Politicians with feet of clay. Cuomo and Cruz disappointed their constituents.

Politicians’ career killing gaffes are nothing new, of course.  Remember Gary Hart, who was thought to be headed for presidential stardom?  Many politicians do stupid things, but they slip under the radar.  Sadly, most of us admire and respect the people we vote for.  We hang on their every word, and believe that they care about us.  But politicians with feet of clay will continue to disappoint us.