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You may have seen a recent Daily Kos post<\/a> from the always-on point Walter Einenkel, where a batshi*t crazy-as$ nutball\u2014and believe me, that doesn\u2019t come close to capturing the depths of this woman\u2019s Trumpian ignorance\u2014talked about how the teachers\u2019 union is \u201cgrooming our children for sexual predators.\u201d Oh, and did I mention that they are apparently doing this in a coalition with (I\u2019ll give you three guesses) \u201cthe CDC, Planned Parenthood, and Black Lives Matter incorporated”\u2014it was very important to mention the incorporated part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I posted this on Facebook, with the following commentary: \u201cThis\n is what you get on Fox News. This is why people who believe what they \nsee on Fox News are so extreme. This is a prime time show, and the host \nis on the same page with the guest. \u2026This is why America is where it is \ntoday.\u201d Most of my Facebook friends responded positively, but one \nfriend\u2014who, I will note, is not a member of either party and who comes \ndown on the liberal side of issues such as reproductive rights and the \nseparation of church and state\u2014essentially said, well, the Democrats are\n just as bad, just as extreme, etc. I decided to not let that stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s my response: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not even a little bit. There is no comparison and there is no \n\u201cboth sides are doing it.\u201d There is only one side that has completely \nbroken with reality. This is not the party of John McCain or Mitt Romney\n or Bob Dole. It is a cult in thrall to a madman who rejects science, \ntruth, and democracy, not to mention our Constitution. Joe Biden is a \nrelative moderate, and he\u2019s the one the most committed Democrats chose \nto represent them. In 2016, the most committed Republicans chose Trump \nfrom a field of 17, including many highly qualified conservatives. That \nmovement is intellectually, culturally, and spiritually bankrupt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Biden is a normal human being, and shows humane \nqualities like empathy. Trump, in terms of personal qualities, is \nclearly one of the worst human beings in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, let’s talk performance, and be objective here. The \nlast two Republican presidents gave us: the most disastrous foreign \npolicy blunder in our history (Bush invading Iraq in 2003), the most \nincompetent response to a natural\/weather disaster in our history (Bush,\n Katrina\u2014although Trump and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico isn’t much \nbetter), the worst economic crash since the Depression (Bush, 2008), and\n now, COVID\u2014where we have, by far, the worst death rates in the \ndeveloped world, to a large degree because our federal government played politics<\/a> with our health (Trump). <\/p>\n\n\n\n These were all things that, unlike, say, 9\/11, were completely \nwithin our control, and all followed Republican control of the White \nHouse and Congress. By comparison, Clinton’s presidency had no major \nblunders to speak of, and he turned the largest deficits in history into\n surpluses\u2014which his successor blew. Obama turned around the worst \neconomic crash since the Depression\u2014handing his successor a job-creating\n machine of an economy, oh, and expanded health care to millions of \npeople. Both Democrats avoided getting into any new wars, for what it’s \nworth. There is no way I can see avoiding the conclusion that today’s \nDemocratic party produces far better results for the American people \nthan the Republican party does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That was just off the top of my head. How\u2019d I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n