In 2019, an estimated 38,800 people died in car accidents in the US (source  National Safety Council).  An estimated 4.4 million required medical attention

Medical errors likely lead to more deaths than car accidents (estimates are difficult because death certificates don't ever list medical error as the cause of death).  Few, if any, studies would put the number lower than 38,000 per year.

"Conclusion. CDC estimates that influenza was associated with more than 35.5 million illnesses, more than 16.5 million medical visits, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths during the 2018–2019 influenza season."  Source:  CDC

In 2010, 33,687 motor vehicle-related deaths occurred.  (Johns Hopkins)

In 2010, 33,041 unintentional poisoning deaths occurred.   (Johns Hopkins)

In 2010, 26,009 unintentional falls deaths occurred.   (Johns Hopkins)


As of 20 March, the US recorded 201 deaths due to COVID-19.  That's 201 total for the year.  (CDC)

Since we have idiots ordering gun stores to close and releasing inmates "due to the coronavirus", what other pet projects will people come up with?

Whereas people are in a panic about COVID-19, Now therefore we <insert overreaction here>

1)  Declare all incumbants unqualified to seek election (any election)

2)  Order all playgrounds and fields closed

more to follow...

Remember a few months ago when big medical companies (e.g., pharmaceuticals) were evil evil evil?

With the panic over COVID-19, pharmaceuticals may get an image makeover.

Unless, of course, it was the big pharmaceuticals that made this COVID-19 mess in the first place.  hmmmmmmmmmm.

Nobody can blame the "other side" for this virus.

An illegal that is now under arrest for "visa violations" (arrested when he tried to board an airplane) was the guy who killed four members of a Massachusetts family when his truck plowed full speed into that back of the van carrying the victims.

He kills people and now wants to go back to Brazil.

His bad luck that Florida isn't a sanctuary state.

...to watch the democrats wail about the stock market tanking after their silence about how well the economy is doing.

There's an op-ed piece in today's Boston Herald bemoaning that media silence over attacks on GOP voters.  WRT G Timm driving his car into a Republican Tent:  "No teams of reporters were sent to uncover his dark motivations, ..."

I know one reason the media doesn't look into it, they already have internalized the hatred of anything not liberal.  They already understand it.  The media hates the GOP.

Jeff Robbins started off his op-ed piece today with the headline "Romney, Vindman amount the best America can be"

I didn't read much of his piece because for fear I would OD on his lies.

It was particularly ironic that he complains about President Trump's "juvenile insults" while his piece is full of petty sniping.

I hope Jeff Robbins is a better lawyer than writer.