Friday Opinions

 

• I'm a big fan of contrarian journalism, but Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi have gone to such an extreme, it's like they've become clowns. Their journalism today does a lot of judging the motives of the left, to such an extent that I now question theirs. It's possible that they have discovered a niche in the anti-anti-Trump world that is very lucrative for them, so they're going to milk it for all it's worth.

• The latest Washington Post poll shows wide margins of disapproval for the riot in Washington. The problem is that--to the extent that Republicans actually disapprove--it's only to the extent that they blame antifa infiltrators for the riot. Most of these people haven't changed their minds about anything. Not a hopeful sign for the future of this country.

• President-elect Biden presented a vaccine distribution plan (in an effort to rescue the country from the Trump disaster). The actual President met with the pillow guy about declaring martial law.

• I return to this every now and then: Donald Trump is responsible for a couple thousand deaths in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria. It turned out to be just a dry run for the deaths of hundreds of thousands he caused from Covid. And 80% of Republicans approve.