Thanks Joe

For locating such an apt article. Trump is indeed the main reason Covid has been so severe in the US.

Re: "Will the US ever elect a president as incompetent and callously uncaring as Trumpf again ?"

Yes I agree the US will elect someone as bad after 8 years of Biden/Harris.

Americans, too often, see themselves as God-fearing, gun slinging, non-political patriots with mythical superiority on their side.

Such a bloated national spirit leads American's chosing Presidents with all these exceptional and mythical characterists.

In the end its as if America is full of ignorant locals who gather around the latest snake oil salesman in town, a salesman offering quick magical cures.

GOOD NEWS!

Reported 20 November 2020:

"Joe Biden wins GEORGIA ahead of Donald Trump after RECOUNT
flipping the state for Democrats at the US election"

"Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed to expand their electoral map through the Sun Belt.

Key points:

- The Associated Press called the win for Biden in Georgia after a HAND-TALLIED AUDIT of ballots

- The AUDIT confirmed a winning margin of roughly 12,000 votes for Biden, having led by 14,000 before the hand tally

- The president-elect has called Donald Trump's refusal to concede an act of "incredible irresponsibility"

The win by Mr Biden pads his electoral college margin of victory over President Donald Trump.

Mr Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election on November 7 after flipping Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin to the Democrats’ column.

Mr Biden now has 306 electoral votes to Mr Trump’s 232.

...Mr Biden said on Thursday (local time) that Mr Trump's refusal to accept the election results has left Americans "witnessing incredible irresponsibility".

...WHAT HAPPENS after the RECOUNT?

The states have until December 8 to settle any disputes over the election result, including recounts and court contests.

Once that deadline has passed, each state's [ELECTORAL COLLEGE] electors have until December 14 to vote by paper ballot.

These are then counted and the electors sign six Certificates of the Vote.

Those certificates, along with other official papers, are sent by registered mail to various officials, including the president of the Senate by December 23.

The Lower House and the Senate will hold a joint session to count those electoral votes on January 6.

When a candidate receives 270 or more electoral votes, the President of the Senate will announce the results.

Inauguration day is on January 20, when the winning candidate will be officially sworn in as president."

via http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/georgia-called-for-joe-biden-after-recount-us-election/12904184

I move a motion that the Good establish a sheltered workshop for EX Trumpsters. The poor sods are suffering so.

In our concern for their Post Trump's Golf Delusions (PTGD)

I hereby praraphrase that famous patriotic American poem about European refugees to America first seeing the Statue of Liberty. That is:

"The New Colossus" written in 1883 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Colossus#Text_of_the_poemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Colossus#Text_of_the_poem

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your Trumpest masses yearning to breathe free Biden air,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, Trumpet-tost to me,
I lift my lamp of Free Medical Care the golden door!"

I'll second that! Most of the Trumpsters seem to have skedaddled from the Forum since "Fearless Leader" got booted out! Where is mhaze and runner these days.

"Donny, come out now."

"No !"

"Please, Donny, I've got your favourite burger."

"No beetroot ? Plenty of pineapple ?"

"Yes, just as you like it."

" ........ No. I WON !"

"Donny, you took three swings, that's three strikes, and you didn't touch the ball. That's out."

"No ! it's my bat, so I'm still in. And anyway, I won."

"Come on, Donny. You need your nappy changed ?"

"Yeah. Then can I come back inside ?"

"Okay."

"And can I have all my Spiderman comics too ? They're my favourite."

"Yeah, sure. Now come on, Donny."

" ...... Okay ....... But I still WON ! "

"Yeah, you won. Now come on out."

Hi Paulo and Joe

Yes I miss runner so (not).

Speaking of Bub-no-Play-no-More's nappy needs, here's a documented case: http://youtu.be/LPQYAT3wH_g?t=2m55s

And the Whole interview. Donny's special woman http://youtu.be/LPQYAT3wH_g

Cheers