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Anybody heard from the Trump-Derangement-Syndrome set about what a great job Joe Biden is doing for America. Im betting we wont its difficult for folks to acknowledge theyve been duped.

At the end of this month, my father will have been gone five years. Most people knew him by his middle name, Neal, or nickname, Jerk. The rather peculiar sobriquet, Jerk, was a handle bestowed upon him by his grandfather. In Chebanse, where he lived most his life, he was always Jerk.

Dad was self-made, creating a successful business that survives him. I believe he thought the Frank Sinatra song, My Way was written especially for him. It was his way or the highway, as he strictly followed his instincts. It enabled him to create a true rags-to-riches story.

My old man had a moral compass that couldnt be shaken. He could be outspoken about what he thought was right or wrong. With that in mind, I spend a lot of time thinking about what dad would think about the socialist era we are experiencing.

Dad didnt live long enough to see Trump elected but was one of the first to come out in his favor. It surprised me at the time, as I doubted Trump could win.

Dad would have been disillusioned at the way the media and Congress treated his candidate with pathetic childish rancor, Russian witch hunts and wasteful impeachments. He would have also been highly critical of those who supported such nonsense. And, he would have most assuredly been dismayed that this kind of political hose-hockey could be carried out in the America he grew up.

There is debate within the family how Dad would have handled the China bug fiasco. Due to chronic poor health, I believe he would have stayed home to avoid contact with people. Having said that, he would surely have agreed that Tony Fauci has continuously moved the goal posts in order to keep people scared, confused and compliant. He probably would have had a few choice words for Fauci.

Speaking of Fauci, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a doctor himself, has been critical of Fauci and the National Institute of Health of late. Fauci has directed the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, a branch of the NIH, since 1984. They provided the funding, which Fauci signed off on, to the Wuhan Lab in China, where it is believed the virus was manufactured and subsequently escaped, rather than the original assertion it was borne from a wet market. Supposedly, 3.4 million people died worldwide of this bug, so its important for mankind to know where it originated and why. (Oddly, only 4,600 of those deceased souls were in China. Go figure.)

Other matters spawned by the bug, such as the absurd ongoing mask debate, PPP loans, forced business closures, and pandemic pay to the unemployed, are not as clear in my mind as to what Dad would have thought. I like to think I know, but sometimes he would surprisingly land on the other side of an issue as me.

Im confident though, Dad rolled over in his grave at the irrationality of other issues, such as:

My old man wasnt racist and would be upset with claims to the contrary. I could envision the look on his face when liberals claimed just the fact that he didnt consider himself a racist proved he was one. I saw that look on a few occasions growing up.

The list is endless in my mind, often frequenting my thoughts and writing. At times, given his health, I wonder if its better he had not lived to see what a sorry socialistic pickle weve gotten ourselves into. Ive overheard many elderly people say, Its a good time to be old.

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