First example: I’m picking up political signs from the election. I came across one in the Lehigh Gap, commercially printed, that said “We are lead by fools.” We are also at the mercy of sign writers who don’t know the difference between led and lead.
Second example: Sen. Lisa Baker (R, Wayne County) has filed a motion to overturn a moratorium on fracking by the Delaware River Basin Commission. She said,”This is a property rights issue.” She said nothing about the property rights of farmers subject to eminent domain when fracking gas pipelines cross their land, nor is she evidently concerned about the property rights of residents who live next to the noise, water and air pollution, and disruptions caused by the fracking process.
Third example: After months of saying that they might not accept the results if Trump lost, Trump supporters are now giving lectures on democracy to Clinton supporters demonstrating against the election results. Perhaps the Clinton supporters, who supported a candidate who received two million more popular votes than Trump, think the election was rigged.
Marie and I were coming home from Allentown yesterday and I said there goes Roy on rt 248. Wondering what he was doing driving so slow. Now I know.
ReplyDeleteActually, the irony about accepting the results of the election can be seen in the behavior of the Clinton protesters. They probably never gave one second's thought that they might have to accept an unfavorable outcome. Not that the popular vote decides who will be president, but don't be surprised if Trump ends up with more than Clinton when the final tally is in.
ReplyDeleteI will be quite surprised, even amazed, if the popular vote ultimately favors Trump. It is clear that a majority of people in this country favored someone else to be president.
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