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I’m trying to maintain a positive attitude about the current state of things in our country but, when I hear our alleged president declare “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” and then follow it with “We have developed, under the trump administration, some really great drugs & knowledge,” (drugs, some of which, it must be noted, are not available for anyone but his wretchedness), it makes my blood boil!

And then, one of the first things his unacceptableness did next was to announce he wants no more negotiating to take place on a stimulus package until “after I win” the election, which means, if the sane-minded among us prevail in November, there will be no new negotiations until after his despicableness is replaced in January of next year.

Think of all the human misery—new infections, lost businesses, home evictions, mental health issues, lost dignity and self-respect—not to mention the continued environmental degradation that will go unaddressed between now and then! It falls on all of us to be mindful of these things because his monstrousness surely will not be, nor will his myopically self-absorbed followers.

That there is no more immediate and effective remedy available to us when our leader slips the bonds of reason so completely as to place our entire enterprise in grave danger such as we now find ourselves is the stuff of nightmares and a bitter and potent wake-up call shattering, once and for all, the illusion of comfort and security we’ve been lulled into believing is our birthright as citizens of this once-great republic.

If his illegitimate-ness “loses” the election, and trump’s senate cronies lose their grip on that body, a Biden administration will owe it to all of us who have been forced to endure the depravities of these past almost four years to prosecute those responsible for the criminal behavior of the trump era to the fullest extent allowable under the law. No special deals should be contemplated; no presidential pardons should be allowed; no “extenuating” circumstances should be considered; no stones should remain unturned; nada; zip; zilch!

We’ve all been taught that actions have consequences. The public must be able to see that the actions of those who’ve enabled this horror show to continue for so long will have consequences too!

Tim Konrad

October 6, 2020