A few start-of-the-week thoughts. First, compare and contrast: The result of New Jerseyâs election for governor must be âlegal and fairâ no matter the outcome, Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli said in his first comments after the AP declared incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy the electionâs winner. BTW, Ciattarelli hasnât conceded the election. Republicans say NJâs Murphy won in a squeaker, an almost illegitimate (and certainly embarrassing) margin of 77,000 votes.
OTOH in Virginia, Republican Glenn Youngkin won a landslide victory by 79,000 votes. Terry McAuliffe the Democrat in the Virginia race, conceded. And Youngkinâs 17 year-old son was reported to have tried to vote twice for his dad. Thatâs a problem since heâs underage. And attempting to break the law twice, well, thatâs just youthful exuberance.
Republicans are all about election integrity. It must be nice to not care about hypocrisy or inconsistency. Maybe thatâs what Republicans mean when they say they are defending freedom â itâs the freedom to have no principles.
Second, the economy: The Dow is over 36,000, unemployment has dropped from 6.3% in Jan. to 4.8% today. Over 5.6 million jobs have been added, thatâs more jobs added under Biden in 9 months than in the 16 years of the last three GOP administrations combined. Weâve managed to give 220 million shots of Covid vaccine in 10 months. But only 30% of Americans think the US is on the right track. Democrats have a huge messaging problem. On to cartoons.
NOW they donât see a problem:
Will Dems get the message?
The message didnât work for those nice Aryan people:
Kids ask questions. Answers are simple:
The GOP hits keep coming…
2006: Gay people will force you to gay marry
2010: Muslims will make you conform to Sharia law
2016: Bad brown people are coming in caravans to kill you
2020: Socialism is coming. It will give everyone healthcare, not just the elderly
2021: Teachers will teach white kids to hate themselves if they learn about Emmitt Till
Biden deals with two climate crises:
Republican wet dream:
