The Syrian military, under direct orders from Syrian
dictator Bashar al-Assad, recently bombed hundreds of its own citizens with
horrible chemical weapons… again.
COMMENTS:
Despite assurances by Vladimir Putin and John Kerry in 2014
that Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile had been removed, attacks have
continued over the ensuing years and the Obama administration refused to
address the humanitarian issue. Allowing
Assad to continue is even worse than allowing Hitler to exterminate Jews; we
now know better. I don’t much care if
Putin stands in the way or not; Assad must
go. Otherwise, we are sentencing our own
souls to hell. (UPDATE: Last night, American ships fired Tomahawk missiles at the Syrian airfield from which the chemical weapons were launched. Great move by Trump).
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. What do you suppose China’s Xi and Trump are really going
to talk about? (Kachina ~ Pueblo, CO)
A. Age-old strategies of the game of Chinese checkers. Hopefully, they’ll fund some common ground
upon which to build some détente.
Q. How do you feel about Devin Nunes stepping aside from the
House investigation? (Kaiser ~
Vancouver, WA)
A. Surprised and disappointed. Why do
you fold when you have the winning hand?
To me, the Republicans showed another, ominous sign of weakness. I guess he didn’t permanently step aside; only so long as it takes for
the House Ethics Committee to clear him of left-wing charges. I surely hope that this move does not impede
the investigation of Trump-Russia charges or of Trump–Obama bugging
charges.
Q. What can be done to lower the prices on
pharmaceuticals? Some meds I must have cost more than a doctor’s visit, and I’m on a fixed income. (Paisley ~ Davis, CA)
A. Trump has already made a giant step in that
direction. A recent article shows that
some companies have started lowering prices in response to Trump’s demand that
Medicaid and Medicare should be allowed to negotiate drug prices, that bidding should
be allowed and that drug imports should be considered. As for me, I believe the whole medical
industry has turned very corrupt and that, for example, doctors prescribe drugs
even when they are not needed, solely in order to keep demand up, prices up and
stock values high. They do own lots of
stock in drug companies, you know. Why
should we be paying big money for drugs to lower blood pressure, when simply
draining three or four quarts of blood will accomplish the same thing? Just askin’….
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Property as compared with
humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people, must take
second place, not first place.” ~ Woodrow Wilson
TODAY’S VIDEO:
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