The Mercury’s Sound Off for Tuesday, Aug. 22

In the Maui wildfire, the death toll is at least 114 people. It appears that electrical line sparks caused the wildfire. The electric company is saying they were concentrating on “green energy” versus upgrading their grid. The current plan is to rely almost solely on electricity for energy. This wildfire is just one indicator of how deadly that direction might be.

Realist

The recent indictments of former President Trump are an exemplar of the fact that our Constitution was written for virtuous people. Our founders never anticipated that laws would be twisted by rogue prosecutors into political attacks on free speech and politics by the Democrat party. Criminalizing political actions like those that took place in the aftermath of the 2000 election was never anticipated. Al Gore and his attorneys took the same actions in 2000 as Trump did in 2020.

Jim Atlas

Hey Pottstown, Where can I find/ɓuy a good taco? Quick and easy.

P.S.

Hot off the press … the House Oversight Committee, led by Republican Chairman James Comer, released a third memorandum revealing bank records that allegedly show Hunter Biden and his business associates received millions in payments from Russian and Kazakhstan oligarchs during Joe Biden’s tenure as vice president. But no worries Joe since you were adamant that you “never discussed business” with your son. As for the other 7 members of your family, that’s their problem!

Greg Levengood

Never in the history of civilization has a nation declined more economically, politically, socially, militarily, morally and globally over such a short span of time as the United States has since Biden took office. However, what really makes the collapse unique is that it was done intentionally, from within and with very little opposition.

Patriot45

The presidency does not give character, it puts the President’s true character on display for the world to see. With Trump, we saw the lifetime criminal behavior that put him in the criminal peril he lives in today. An innocent person does not say: If you come after me, I will come after you!

Jay Miller

Can’t make it up! Biden returning from another beach vacation when a reporter asks about the fires in Hawaii. Another deer-in-the-headlights moment for Joe! Biden couldn’t say it’s awful horrible or help is on the way for our Democrat voters! Biden with a lost look says “No Comment”! If that’s not leadership, nothing is! Where’s the Easter Bunny when you need one? I am sure the folks in the MSM noticed!

Just the facts!

All of those crying about the need for more money for schools; suck it up, the Ukrainians and illegal aliens need our money worse.

MC923

Recent headlines stated that two-thirds of Americans believe the 2020 election was rigged, that the feds incited January 6th, and that the Bidens are a crime family. An issue is MSM refuses to acknowledge info and stories that don’t verify the narrative that they support and push. So stories that are derogatory of Democrats and the left, and stories that are supportive of Trump are left untold in the MSM.

H John

When Democrats can indict you for saying there’s election fraud, you can be sure that there is in fact election fraud.

Biggly

Caleb White, a 17-year-old, number 3 high school basketball in Alabama died after collapsing on the court. Another of a long list of athletes who died or suffered cardiac arrest during play. I’m sure he was not a member of the unvaxed club. How many of you over 65 remember kids collapsing in HS playing sports? Yeah, me neither. Pandora’s Box was opened with zero liability for Big Pharma.

Anti – Vaxxer

I offer my kids $100 for every A on their report cards, which shows them education is a priority in our family and doesn’t cost anything because our kids are not very bright.

Bill Wilson

I can’t believe the irony of Rachel Maddow complaining about President Trump’s “rigged” election claims with Hillary Clinton. It is unbelievable that the 2 of them would sit there and scold Trump when Hillary has spent the last 7 years complaining about how Trump stole the election.

Sam Tasik

Cut & Run Biden will never meet with Gold Star parents. He is the cause of their sons’ and daughters’ deaths when he botched the Afghanistan retreat. He has already lied to them. Biden looking at his watch while their bodies were being removed from the plane says it all.

Barney

The Democrat Party has indicted President Trump 4 times. The indictments are identical to Putin’s indictments of his political opponents. In fact, in some cases more outlandish and less factual. One thing is certain, Joseph Stalin would fit in very well in today’s Democrat Party. Putin would too, or perhaps Putin is running the Democrat Party.

Jane Batdorf

Another Retired Person: Movies aside, we don’t elect Presidents to fly passenger airliners. If you’ll recall, FDR was in a wheelchair through the Depression and WWII. If you want to fault someone’s mental acuity, fine. Using your logic, only Olympic athletes should be President, regardless of character or mental ability.

Saw this on the internet: Trump isn’t being indicted intentionally while a political campaign, but he is intentionally campaigning during indictments.

Patriot54

My friend bought his wife an electric scooter to use while shopping. She claims it will do 30 aisles per hour.

Jim Fitch

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