We all have been in the dumps.  When things go bad, other negatives seem to pile up too.  Take President Joe Biden as a good example.  He is now given little chance to beat Donald Trump on November 5.  Then,   he yesterday found out he has contracted COVID-19 .  Also,   two-thirds of Democrats said President Biden should step aside and allow the party to select a different nominee . There seems to be a sense that Biden will soon decide not to run.  The likely candidate will then be Kamala Harris.  I have long thought that the best Democratic presidential option was Michelle Obama.   Polls also seem to point in this direction.   Michelle, however, seems disinterested in this prospect.  Now that Republicans are confident that they will sweep the White House and both houses of Congress, with Democracy truly threatened, perhaps Michelle can be convinced.  Biden's greatest contribution to the future of the USA would be to ...

Thursday has been Covid day since the pandemic, and has transitioned into medical/health/nutrition day. Today, back to Covid-19 because I just took the latest booster shot.  But first, a few news topics: Texas authorities have blamed power lines for igniting their largest wildfire .  Bad news for  Hawaiian Electric Company . President Joe Biden gives his  State of the Union  message tonight before a joint session of Congress tonight at 9PM ET. Great opportunity for his first major campaign speech, and he will cover all his victories and campaign issues. Senator Katie Britt, Republican from Alabama, will deliver the Republican response.  She is a MAGA-Trumper. Jill Biden has invited 20 guests, including the prime minister of Sweden (see following story). Some history: George Washington gave the first SoU in 1790. Thomas Jefferson discontinued this need in 1801. But Woodrow Wilson in 1913 re-established this practice, and the SoU has since then been presented...