Sunday, October 8, 2017

Good News-Bad New for Puerto Rico

by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist

The good news for some citizens of Puerto Rico, particularly those who managed to get close to Donald Trump during his very brief recent visit, is that they now apparently have an adequate supply of paper towels, at least for the time being.   The bad news is that much of the island is still without electricity, food, and safe drinking water.   The good news is that Trump assures Puerto Ricans and the world that his people have done a 'great job" and "amazing work" in getting the island back on its feet.  The bad news, of course, is that when Donald Trump's lips are moving, he is almost always lying.

Donald Trump went to Peurto Rico following the massive Hurricane Maria, and instead of bringing aid and comfort to the residents of that ravaged island,each and every one anl American citizen,  he supplied them with senseless and soulless bon mots about the devastating impact that their tragedy was having on his budget - and a minimizing of what they had gone through by comparing Maria's death toll with that of Katrina.  (You all should be ashamed for costing us so much money, and it wasn't that great of a hurricane anyway.)  He had also paved his runway of insensitivity with earlier reminders of Puerto Rico's looming debt crisis - as well as with disparaging remarks about San Juan's mayor.

Donald Trump is not the human being that Barack Obama was in these types of situations.  His mode of operation is to show up, assemble the press and pat himself on the back, stay well away from the muck, and then leave as quickly as possible.

Today Puerto Rico is still struggling to survive, and Trump is playing golf.   Reports indicate that many Puerto Ricans are planning to relocate to the mainland United States in search of jobs and better futures.  As Americans living within the United States, they will also have the right to vote in U.S. elections.  That will be good news for them, and, one hopes, bad news for Donald Trump.

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