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take his Geritol, and yet by now have simply had enough, and way more than enough, dammit, of our “extremely stable genius,” that font of “great and unmatched wisdom” who, in between tweeting, binge-watching TV, playing golf, selling out our allies and sucking up to our enemies (as long as they flatter him), seems to be running these “United Sheish” (sheesh indeed!) exactly as he ran his casinos? No, seriously, what the hell do we do? No fair urging us to emigrate! – Julian L. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Damn good question, Julian. And thank you for your witty and wise letter. You and I agree about the present political situation. I guess the only advice I would have is for us to keep in mind that as normal non-extremist Democrat Tip O’Neill said, “All politics is local.” There may not be much we can do about the dearth of political leadership at the top of the ballot. But there are plenty of broadly moderate to center- right Americans running for local offices. We should pay attention to them and support their campaigns and hope that they, as they climb the political ladder, will show us the way to a more sensible future. You wrote: “Warren thinks we can improve our economy by returning personal and corporate income taxes to Clinton-era levels. Are higher taxes good for the economy? U.S. per capita GDP, adjusted for inflation: $44,314 in 1998, $57,821 now. Question answered.” NOT! Using a totally irrelevant factoid to support the old right wing talking point that
Re: An Unflinching Look at ElizabethWarren’s Campaign Platform Thanks for your piece on Elizabeth Warren. The chuckles it inspired, however, failed to dispel an increasing sense of impending doom. Honestly, are our choices really (a) Warren (b) Biden, who clearly by now should be relaxing in Florida with his “record player,” and (c) Trump? Talk about picking your poison! Perhaps mine is an idle question, because I happen to live on the Upper West Side, where, let’s face it, even a dog turd labeled (D) could beat Trump next November, just as there are plenty of places in America that are Planet Manhattan’s mirror opposites, places where people sport “better Russian than Democrat” T-shirts (a choice nonexistent in Russia itself, where in “elections” the Boss wins 107% of the vote in some districts, and even 124% of the vote in others, and where those who dare express their displeasure with the Shirtless One risk being clubbed by Cossacks – or worse). But seriously, what’s your realistic advice not just to your readers, but more broadly to the millions (there used to be millions of us, at any rate) of normal non-extremist, broadly moderate to center-right Americans, and especially those lucky enough to live in places where their votes actually matter and the outcome of the election is not a foregone conclusion? What on earth should we do should we do if we just can’t stand Warren, can see that Uncle Joe forgot to
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