The state of affairs

So many topics, so much to say. How many are out there rooting for inflation to continue unabated, at least through the midterm elections, as it will help them gain control of Congress, while their constituents suffer?

Republicans continue to call for “investigation” of the Dems’ failure to heed warnings of impending violence prior to Jan. 6. Right … that would be the peaceful protests and tourism we’ve been hearing about? Color me confused. Nothing happened that should have caused any concern, but we should have acted ahead of time to prevent … what?

Many experts say the supply-chain issue, a major cause of inflation, began with covid in early 2020 (along with the computer-chip shortage). Let me think … who was in charge in 2020? Of course, he had his hands full making up stories about election fraud. Oh yeah, and Hillary. We seem to think President Biden should be able to fix things, but I don’t recall any such demands made of the former guy.

Most of the current discussion about gun violence is centered around security at schools. This would be ignoring the fact that a great majority of recent mass shootings are not at schools. I certainly do not wish to minimize the tragedy of small, defenseless children dying in such a horrible way, but we should not forget the incidents at churches, social gatherings, military bases, office buildings, and Black supermarkets. Of course, we cannot discuss Buffalo too much, because then we have to bring up (gasp) racism.

I propose a gun version of Catch-22: If you have a mental problem, you cannot own an AR-15. And if you think you need an AR-15 for any reason, you have a mental problem. Finally: Cotton for president?

What?? Please, God, no!

CHUCK GOSS Little Rock