A tale of two Cabinets: What are the differences between President Joe Biden's in 2021 (top) and Lyndon B. Johnson's in 1967?
Correct! No masks, no social distancing, no pandemic back then. And OMG, 54 years ago — look at all the white guys!
When the second photo was taken, the Voting Rights Act was two years old. Now, thanks to John Roberts and Trumpy Republicans, voting is under assault again — especially in the state of Georgia, as we all know. But at least the GOP's being made to suffer for it: Major League Baseball just announced they're moving this summer's All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest.
This has more teeth than statements by corporations like Delta Airlines and Coca-Cola, which didn't bother to bestir themselves until after the pernicious voter suppression law had passed. Georgia is losing a ton of money on this game. May they lose more as the protest grows, because in the end, sometimes money is the only thing that matters.
So in a week that brought us the upsetting Derek Chauvin trial, let's focus on that and on other good news today. There are some pleasing headlines out there: Virginia has expanded voting rights. Nearly 102 million Americans have been vaccinated. Biden's gonna fund trains!
And, of course, there's Gaetzgate. Or Watergaetz. Whatever — we cats soon will opine on that. In the meantime, we PURR.
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