Biden hadn’t been in office more than a couple of weeks when his pessimistic predictions began. “The virus is going to get worse before it gets better,” he said on Jan 21, 2021. Sure enough, it did. One year later, he announced he would be sending out free virus testing kits and N29 respirator/ masks to all Americans. They arrived here in our town around the 2^nd week in March, 2022. By then, new cases had plummeted, so the costly distribution of kits and masks were no longer needed. Biden’s passive, self fulfilling prophecies fail the American public.

Biden's self fulfilling prophecies don't help. — BIDEN’S SELF FULFILLING PROPHOCIES are pessimistic and unproductive.

On August 18, 2021 he stated that “chaos was inevitable in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.” He surely was right about that. Especially when he pulled the plug so quickly that thousands of Afghans and numerous American service men lost their lives. . Just a little bit of foresight, and a gradual withdrawal, would have made all the difference.

In February, 2022, Biden said inflation was going to get worse. He was right. It has. He also predicted it would taper off soon. It hasn’t. Why would it, when so many people in America received stimulus checks they didn’t really need? And even for those who did need the money, it paid them more to stay home than to go back to work. Printing unearned money can only be paid back in one way: inflation.

He also predicted Russia would invade Ukraine. It did, especially after he showed his hand and promised that no US troops would ever be on the ground there. He continues to encourage the Russian aggression by assuring them there will never be a NATO supported no fly zone over Ukraine. Is that how you play poker?

On March 9, he predicted gas prices would rise. They have. Like about 58%. I guess he thinks that’s okay because after all “I told you so.” That’s not good enough. How about doing something to increase oil production here in the US. What about fossil fuels to the rescue? Why not wait until we’re back on our feet before pursuing “clean energy.”

Three days ago, on March 25, he announced , ‘there are going to be food shortages.” Going to be? Like, we don’t already have food shortages? How many of you have tried to buy saltine crackers, canned soups, and hundreds of other items, only to be greeted with empty shelves? But now, it’s apparently going to be OK, because Biden gave us a heads up. So how will consumers react to that last warning? For those who can afford it, they will stock up on anything that will keep: flour coffee, meat, baby formula, just to name a few. All of which will drive up demand and increase prices even more.

I don’t understand how the Biden Administration’s dire warnings are doing much of anything to solve problems. A pessimistic, passive approach is not what America needs right now. We need a leader who not only foresees the problems , but figures out how to keep them from getting worse.

Most of us agree this has been a weird year, weather wise. A long, hot summer extending into November, and lots of rain. All of which has produced a bumper crop of acorns and walnuts falling from our neighbors’ trees and cluttering up our walkways. The squirrels have been busy, reaping the benefits. For weeks now, they’ve been scampering across our fences and lawn with cheeks bulging. They’re storing up food all over the place, and from the looks of it, they’ll have enough to last the winter. When you consider what’s going on in this covid-19 pandemic world, it seems the squirrels are telling us something : Stock up on food now, because it’s going to be scarce.

Empty shelves warn of coming scarcity. The squirrels are telling us something.

Squirrels are telling us something. Better stock up now, because food may be scarce this winter.

Many supermarket shelves have empty spaces, and what products are available go up in price every week. I’ve recently noticed my shopping cart is much fuller than it used to be. I’m not consciously emulating the squirrels, but I seem to be buying a lot more of everything. Instead of one can of vegetables or beans, I’m coming home with three or four. Probably have enough toilet paper to last until spring. It’s not actually hoarding, because that would mean I’m getting stuff I will never have a chance to use.

For example, during world war II sugar was rationed. My mother’s best friend was childless, and apparently had more disposable income than we did. She and her husband began hoarding sugar in huge tin storage cans up in their attic. Lift the lid on their piano bench and you could see it was packed to the brim with hard candy. They didn’t eat the candy, and the woman seldom baked. As I remember, she never offered to share as much as a cup of her sugar. .

When the war was over, she invited me up to her attic to see all the sugar she had stored for the duration. It was hard and lumpy, and I think it was drawing ants, so she threw it all away. The candy had melted together during the summer months with no air conditioning, and so it, too, went into the trash pit.

Squirrels are telling us something. Time to stock up for the winter.

Squirrels are telling us something. Now is the time to store food for the winter.

In comparison, my overbuying isn’t really what you would call hoarding. I’m just filling my cupboards to the brim. Nothing will go to waste. But I’m bracing myself for a long hard winter of shortages and higher prices on everything we buy. The squirrels are telling us something.

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BIDEN’S SELF FULFILLING PROPHECIES

SQUIRRELS ARE TELLING US SOMETHING