Not a fan, but ...

For most people life has certainly gotten worse the last three months.

The pandemic is completely out of control, with more than 370,000 Americans dead, hospitals without beds or oxygen and the disbursement of the vaccine a total mess. The economy continues to worsen, with only the wealthy smiling.

But no one should be the least bit surprised. First there was a warning of what was to come. Once the election was over Donald Trump was only concerned with one issue, and, of course, that was himself. He dedicated his time to trying to convince people that the election was stolen and Joe Biden won because of fraud and corruption.

Second, there was massive incompetence. Anyone in the Trump cabinet with half a brain was heading for the escape hatch. Senator Mitt Romney summed up Trump’s actions on the pandemic and economy, as “inexcusable and incomprehensible.” Why Romney stays in Trump’s Republican

Party is beyond me.

Then there is the Republican Party itself. The majority of the party is now Trump’s base, which doesn’t give a hoot about governing, but rather to fight perceived enemies, such as the media, Democrats, minorities of all kinds and the deep state. And for those GOP’ers who claim they want to govern, well, for the past 40 years, the only two things they really wanted to do was cut taxes for the wealthy and to add billions of dollars to the bloated defense budget.

For four years these Republicans in office and the rank and file, have said one thing, “I’m not a fan of Trump, but…” These spineless Republicans are as much to blame for the situation that exists today, as is Trump’s base.

Ralph S. Brax

Lancaster