October 2, 2020

COV ORANGE -- Improbable scenarios

As if the indignity of the presidential debate # 1 (and perhaps the last?) weren't enough, with the lying and spluttering and interrupting Trump, a quiet-spoken, dusty-throated Vice-President Biden, live mics and a moderator who was a wannabee participant, now we have COV ORANGE. A warning signal to the nation and the world

When I woke up to the news of Donald's Covid diagnosis, and that of Mrs. Donald, I felt sure it was fake news! 
That Trump really wanted to get out of the debate and campaign circuits / circus and was finding an easy out through til voting day. 
Then I had my coffee.

It appears this is real. 

After the second cup, which further awakened my spirits but didn't improve them, I thought of possible scenarios.

Improbable scenarios :

1.  Trump is only slightly ill, and two weeks into it tells everyone No Big Fucking Deal, you're all wimps. Then cut to the final scene.

2.  Trump is somewhat ill and suddenly repents his prior position on SARS Cov-2, truly sorry everybody, I was so wrong. And wins over a bunch of uncommitted wimps who actually warm to this.

3.  Trump is VERY ill, to the point where he can't talk anymore, and the country holds its breath and reads the hourly bulletins issued by White House physicians and.
Recent defectors rally back round, like rats forgetting there was more cheese in the cupboard, speeches sympathy is shared, gushing prayers ooze out, tweets et al. from the hard right span the earth.....

Final scene: then he recovers, making a final sprint to Election Day, reiterating support for his thugs and ad hoc militias and going for broke. 
Disrupting voters, invalidating mail-in ballots.

4. Trump dies of Covid making the above scenarios impossible.

Other scenarios: 

1. The election is postponed and Pence is interim president (ugh)

2. Ivanka is hastily nominated to replace him (!!) (well no, just joking)

3. Melania publishes her memoirs and returns with Barron and her parents to Slovenia, where they retire in splendor and are never heard of again.

to be continued when more news on COV ORANGE is published or perhaps leaked from the White House