As this pandemic has been so domineering, had to bring this table up to date:      From  Worldometer  (new 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       703        85 Nov     11     1479     10178        564       550        60            25     2304    12025         620       518      118 Dec       1      2611    11891         697       500      109              9     3265    12342         848       337      142            10     3107    12932         769       487      173            11     3031    12401         652       440      205            14     2976    12635         909       384      210            16     3538    13535         968       357      16

Again, no Trump nor COVID-19, but I should comment on the Georgia Senate runoffs, with voting day being a week away on January 5.   About a third of the voters  have cast early ballots, similar to the general election.  Voters so far in Georgia   are 55 percent non-Hispanic white, 32 percent non-Hispanic Black and 13 percent of other races ( or of unknown race ) .   My early viewpoint was that both Republicans would win, and the betting odds then favored them.  Today, still the same, although there has been a small trend in the Democratic direction.  Still, the two Republicans ( with David Perdue even more so ) remain solid favorites in the -150 to +150 range, meaning 60% chance for the Republican candidate and 40% for Democrat candidate. Here are some of the latest odds from bookmakers across the globe, as betting on elections is not allowed within the United States at legal wagering outlets. There is an exception domestically for sites such as   PredictIt , which are exempted by the

As the USA enters its worst phase of this COVID-19 pandemic with a crippled economy and too many in financial desperation with true fears of eviction, it's a good time to Count Your Blessings , a song no doubt being sung in many churches this Sunday morning.  Some hopeful signs that good change might be forthcoming: The vaccines are coming.  Two for sure in a week or two, and a third soon thereafter.  A lot more in the pipeline ( from New York Times this morning ):  A bipartisan Senate economic relief package seems likely to be approved by the end of next week. The worst president in the history of the country will be gone on January 20.   Well, fans of James Buchanan might complain, so  read this .  Compared to Trump, all Buchanan did was not avert the Civil War. Two of Trump's most cloying sycophants, Attorney General Bill Barr and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp , defied The Donald, regaining a measure of self-respect.   You can add Republican Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to t