Yesterday I said that Democrats needed a miracle to stop Donald Trump.   Most miracles are quick, like Jesus walking on water.  This sudden and crucial turn of event for Democrats triggered by President Joe Biden deciding to drop out of the campaign, endorsing Kamala Harris, was key, but not the miracle. This delivered prayer for Democrats is unfolding. The  universal support for Harris, with potential competitors quickly pledging to be at her side, plus strong sense of relief from freedom-inclined world leaders, has energized the Democratic Party, totaling changing the chemistry of the 2024 presidential election.   That margin of difference--the 5 to 10 percent of potential voters who can still be swayed--has definitely switched from the high that Donald Trump has enjoyed for a couple of weeks, back to Democrats. The youth/age vote has totally reversed.  Now, Donald Trump is the old and decrepit candidate. Adding his confirmed status as felon a...

      From  Worldometer  (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):            DAY    USA    WORLD      Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82 July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572 Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130 Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82 Oct     21      1225      6849         571   ...

  Here is a portion of an email I sent to a friend this morning: I've been trying to find out for almost two years now what the asymptomatic rate for COVID-19 is.  These are the individuals who are going around innocently infecting people.  The CDC and Fauci seem to think 40-45%.  I have read reports ranging from 20% to 90%.  I think this figure is closer to 90% than 45%.  When China shut down Shanghai these past two weeks they tested everyone.   Here is an article indicating that the asymptomatic rate is 97% !!! Shanghai counted more than 20,000 new cases on April 7, but the asymptomatic rate has stood at around 97%, far higher than anywhere else in the world, where it has been closer to 50%. The resultant sense is that this 97% rate is so high because those suffering from only mild COVID symptoms were placed into that category.  This Omicron BA.2 subvariant is relatively benign compared to Delta and other wave-producers.  But what, then, wh...