I wanted to provide an update on my personal perspective of the tumultuous events here in the United States.
Not that everything is all that rosy for you I am sure, wherever in the world you may be. Still, the horrifying scenes at our nation’s Capitol this past week being broadcast around the world, likely places the U.S. right at the top of the heap when it comes to worldwide concern.
First, Covid has momentarily taken a backseat to the other events that transpired this week, even as we are now losing over a record of 4000 lives to Covid every day here in the United States. That number is as unthinkable, as has been every other increasing daily number that has preceded it. The vaccines are certainly good news but, predictably, the rollout here, while still under the control of the current administration, has not been good.
My wife and I remain thankfully still Covid free. She has left the house very infrequently over the past ten months. I do virtually all of the shopping. We hope that you and those close to you, have been spared most of the trials of Covid as well.
Now as to our political situation here in the United States. Above all, the future looks so much more hopeful with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris taking office in twelve days. Thanks to the recent runoff elections in the state of Georgia, Biden now will have a Democratic led Senate to help avoid most of the almost certain gridlock and obstruction that would have been unquestionably caused if current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was still in charge of the Senate.
Biden already has been SUCH a refreshing return back to normalcy. Granted, he has had the lowest of bars for comparison. But even had he succeeded former President Obama, in my opinion Biden has handled himself extremely well even if Obama was the standard, and not Trump.
The people Biden has chosen to be in his Cabinet, and to lead the team to fight Covid, are an extremely competent, qualified and just plain seemingly decent group of people. Not to mention being so much more representative of the diversity of our population here in the United States.
After all the disgrace and abomination of these past four years, Donald Trump finally appears to have done something that Republicans, who have somehow not only stomached, but have actively supported, have finally been pushed over the edge. Not all of them to be sure, or even yet a majority, but enough it seems.
Our military has been consulted and appears to have assured us that, under these unique circumstances, they will not just accept, without question, any attempted Presidential order for military intervention if it is attempted in these remaining twelve days.
Certainly, there is a concern that bad actors around the world, of which there are unfortunately many, may try to take advantage of our current uncertainty. The closer we get to the January 20th inauguration of our new President, the less likely I feel that any bad act would happen just because of the political uncertainty here.
A brand new President might not necessarily be equipped and ready to handle an international incident if it happened literally the moment he took office. With Joe Biden’s vast experience, and familiarity with the world, I believe that he and the people around him, will be more than ready to act thoughtfully, and decisively, if necessary.
So, that is where we are. Trump is absolutely deranged and must be phenomenally depressed right now. But most everyone here seems to now be acutely aware that he is, and are on high alert.
We don’t believe this will be easy at all. President Biden and Vice President Harris have their hands full, even if they ONLY had Covid to deal with. Covid is their first priority and we hope and believe that they will help lead our country, and perhaps also the rest of the world, out of this Covid nightmare. But the economic damage, and loss of life, will be something that will last long past the end of the immediate Covid threat.
I hope that wherever in the world you may be, you are well and are surviving this epidemic as well as can be expected.
Here’s hoping for a better 2021 for all of us.
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