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STATESIDE STORIES: BIDEN PROPOSES COVID AID »
President-elect Joseph R. Biden proposed last week a $1.9 trillion rescue package to combat the economic downturn in the US and the Covid-19 crisis. “During this pandemic, millions of Americans, through no fault of their own, have lost the dignity and respect that comes with a job and a paycheck,” said Biden. The Biden rescue proposal would be financed entirely through increased federal borrowing and comes from the idea that the virus and the recovery are intertwined.
A Second Opinion: Covid Aid Begun »
"I wish Trump’s $2000 dollar stimulus had been approved, but $600 dollars is better than nothing in times like these!"
A SECOND OPINION: New Year’s Resolutions Scotched! »
"Well, it’s that time of year when we all think about what we’re going to resolve to do in the New Year 2021. But this time around we have Covid-19 to contend with, in spite of the new vaccines that are soon to become readily available. I guess the only resolution I can really accomplish this year is to be a better person and help the homeless and the hungry. That’s a resolution with which we can all agree."
A SECOND OPINION: A White House Christmas »
Melania Trump sure went all out to decorate the White House this year for Christmas. Meanwhile, her husband, President Donald Trump, continues to dispute Joe Biden’s electoral win for the Presidency of the USA. This is Trump’s last Christmas in the White House unless he runs again in 2024 and wins. Meanwhile, the New Year will bring a new season, a new dynamic, and a new Administration to the House of the People.
A SECOND OPINION: Biden Elected US President; Trump Grumps »
The spirit of compromise underlay Joe Biden’s victory speech this past weekend, as he won the 270 electoral votes necessary to become the 46th President of the United States come 20 January 2021. He said he had sought the nation’s highest office “to rebuild the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class, and to make America respected around the world again.” Meanwhile, Donald Trump has filed several lawsuits, alleging voter fraud.
A SECOND OPINION: Trump Better, Campaigning Hard »
Donald Trump says he feels better than ever and is ready to resume the campaign trail. If I were Trump, I would have crawled into bed until the election was over, but Trump’s a fighting man and doesn’t want to appear weak in front of his constituents. He took experimental drugs to get over the virus faster and fought his doctors tooth and nail every step of the way.
A SECOND OPINION: Trump and Melania Fight the Coronavirus »
He wouldn’t wear a mask unless forced to; he was lax about “social distancing” at his meetings and rallies. He disputed with the experts about the pandemic. And now he’s been hospitalized at the Walter Reed Military Hospital for a “mild” case of the covid-19 virus. His wife Melania is also suffering from the virus and is in isolation at the White House.
A Second Opinion: August Lulls and Summer Reading »
Sitting under the shade of the trees in the pleasant summer weather, I find watching the squirrels and bluejays getting a drink and a bath in the birdbath sometimes just as fascinating as reading about Meditation, but still I am learning something new and improving my attitude in this locked-down world. If anything we have been given time to spend doing things at home we don’t normally do—Like READ!
A SECOND OPINION: Students preparing to have ‘virtual classes” in the Fall »
I say open the schools to learning and be done with it. We just have to go on with our lives.
FINDING DON QUIXOTE »
I had given up finding my favorite Street Performer Don Quixote. I was afraid he had gone the way of the many other performers, not to be found again. But to my surprise, on one of my last days in Madrid I rounded the corner and there he was. Tall, handsome, and lance in hand, waiting for people to take his picture. I have always loved finding him.
