Sorry, St. Pat. No parades for you this month. Give us
a ring- back sometime in April and we’ll try to reschedule.
What? Another post about
coronavirus? Yes, I'm afraid so. Why this time? Because everybody is self quarantining
except those who are being quarantined by their schools or their towns or their
counties. And I feel duty-bound to help the Mass Media Mavens in fueling the
Great Pandemic Panic.
As we have pointed out,
school districts are closing and switching to online classes. So are many
colleges and universities Some of them are extending the spring break into the
next millennium.
Goodbye NBA season. And
NCAA Division One March Madness. And The NHL, for now.
And St. Patrick’s Day
parades in New York, Boston and all of Ireland. The New York parade is the
world’s largest. It has been held since 1762, though some of the original
marchers are having trouble walking and so are consigned to the sidelines.
The president’s
“beautiful wall” against Mexico cannot stop sneezing across the border. The
mostly Asian grocery shoppers wearing idiotic masks cannot immunize themselves,
at least not in the way they’re trying.
Airliners are flying
empty or near-empty. Great time to travel because the guy in the seat in
front of you won’t put his seatback back, largely because there IS no guy in
front of you. No one gets a center seat.
Are we panicking?
Probably. Should we be worried? Maybe. The UN says we’re in the midst of
a pandemic. Say, what? We are in
the midst of an outbreak of a condition about which we know very little.
Can someone please
explain the run on toilet paper? What is that about?
The upside: every punk
kid with a decent immune system gets to call the shots. Attention
oldsters: You don’t want their mercy. They’re not going to care about your
age. They care only for themselves.
As of deadline, the
market was still falling like an ice ball rolling down a mountain toward a
tropical ocean. There are things to remember.
1.
The
state of the economy is related to much more than just the major stock indexes.
2.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average is important only in that it is leading the rest
of the figures lower. “The Dow” is not a synonym for “the economy.”
3.
Congress
is trying to put together some laws to stop the ice ball before it reaches the
water. But a certain political party is throwing roadblocks in the way
all the while chanting lies about national unity.
4.
The
White House is absolutely clueless and is chanting positive thinking and
spreading cheerfulness. Disregard them. Listen to the mainstream
economists and the mainstream scientists rather than the political hacks, dolts
and desperados on Pennsylvania Avenue.
PREVIEW: Monday 3/16:
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I’m Wes Richards. My
opinions are my own but you’re welcome to them. ®
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© WJR 2020
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