Jim Zbick–Full Time Job

I am coming out of retirement and starting a full-time job.  Jim Zbick is a frequent editorial writer for the Lehighton Times News, and I have been hired to correct his errors, expose his wrong-headed statements, and explain where he went wrong.  It’s a frustrating job, but somebody has to do it.

Today, for example, he writes that the Democrats don’t have a deep bench for 2020.  First of all, it is rather early to be worried about 2020.  He may not realize we have congressional elections in 2018.  Jim, all the House members must run every two years; one-third of the Senate runs every two years.  

Ironically, this past Sunday’s Times ran an article by Frank Bruni discussing the deep bench of potential Democratic candidates for the presidency.  The list included Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris.  There’s New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representative Seth Moulton.  There are the old guys, Sanders and Biden.  There’s Amy Klobuchar and Sherrod Brown.  There’s Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Isalnd and Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles.  Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of some of these people.  It doesn’t take long for a candidate to catch fire in the modern era.  

As they say on the TV commercials, but wait, there’s more.  Zbick’s column goes on to criticize Nancy Pelosi’s concern for the working poor by noting that she is rich.  Here are three worlds for you:  Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  Zbick is probably thinking of Trump, whose tax “reform” benefits himself and his rich friends.

Zbick ends his column with examples of “some of the biggest liberal gaffes” of Democratic politicians and critiques the media for ignoring them.  Wow.  Impressive finish there, Zbick.