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Sound Off for Jan. 15, 2022

No love

I had always thought Hillary Clinton was the most despised woman in the land. Then Kamala Harris came along.

Vaccine shots

Let’s be grateful the shots are in the arm and not the butt, although it may make it more interesting.

Our divide

The failure to allow medical marijuana in the state is a good illustration of the divide. Those on the left are willing to take a chance and let those who suffer from illnesses have access to marijuana. Those on the right are not for fear of abuse. One side is willing to trust and the other is frozen by fear and distrust. One of several reasons why more people leave the state than move here.

Slow process

Cities are expressing anger at FEMA for their slow Zeta response. Basically they want a check. Maybe FEMA is tired of paying your claims for rebuilding piers that get destroyed after being built back for only six months. I’m betting the Coliseum Pier won’t last till end of July.

The difference?

Unvaccinated people in Mississippi led the nation in the use of monoclonal antibody infusions instead of getting vaccinated and preventing serious illness. Now they want to complain because it is in short supply. What is the difference in them and women having abortions to end pregnancy instead of using birth control for prevention, other than hypocrisy?

Far left

I agree with the astute observer who said that much has been written about the “crazy right” — but not so much for cities that are under seige by far left loonies. Or worse yet, those cities run by liberals which fail to prosecute violators and are riddled with crime.

A question?

What exactly is the far left? I’m as conservative as an honest person gets, and still get labeled far left.

A bad sound

Listening to President Biden trying to speak coherently is like listening to fingernails over a chalkboard.

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