Born a 10th generation Oregonian, (5 generations on each side) I have an enthusiasm for learning and teaching new things. After a ten year mini career in the dental field I moved on to research and embraced the social web. Though the internet is far too large for any one person to claim to be an expert, I can hold my own with the latest trends.
I enjoy researching and writing blogs. As the "Internet Program Director" for myMotherLode.com since 2008, I update the website and have a wide variety of interests. There is always something entertaining, educational or inspirational to share.
On the subject of playing “Gotcha Politics,” why are the Democrats in Congress launching an investigation into the Administration’s actions during the onset of the pandemic rather than creating a committee to investigate China’s actions that allowed the virus to spread worldwide by shutting out international help and clamping down on their own doctors spreading warnings?
Despite second-guessing by Democrats, including during almost three months of debates just ended, we can’t recall any of them calling for earlier, more stringent measures in dealing with COVID-19 than those of the White House, despite Mr. Trump’s ill-considered remarks and tweets and lack of testing available which is a whole other issue. Writer Arthur Conan Doyle once noted: “It’s easy to be wise after the event.”
Our political leaders, near and far, should heed the words of author Lewis Carrol: “If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much.”
Let’s recap the COVID-19 numbers: In California, there are a little over 46,500 cases out of a 40 million, or about one-tenth of one percent. In the U.S. the percentage is slightly higher: OK, three times higher as many would tout, but still only three-tenths of one percent, or one million in 331 million. World-wide there are 3.1 million cases out of 7.6 billion people, or four-tenths of one percent. And these are not deaths, which world-wide are only 6% of actual cases even without parsing for age or underlying health issues. Is the “cure”, a complete shutdown of the economy, worse than the disease? 26 million people in the U.S. have filed for employment so far. That’s twenty-six individuals or families financially damaged or destroyed for every case, active and/or cured. The socio-economic destruction has to end. It’s time for everyone to be smart, put on a mask, wash your hands and get back to work.
Dr. Henry Kissinger recently wrote an Op-Ed in which he warns that in the face of government lockdowns world-wide “The world’s democracies need to defend and sustain their Enlightenment values.” Those being that “the purpose of the legitimate state is to provide for the fundamental needs of the people: security, order, economic well-being and justice.”
