Missing The Forest For The Dust
By Mitch Berg
Joe Doakes, formerly of Como Park, emails:
I notice a common theme running through Berg’s Third Law (disasters) and Mother Jones Corollary to the Tenth Law (vicious lies) and 18th Law of Media Latency (48 hour rule): the media rushes to lie about Conservatives, so thoughtful readers will wait for the dust to settle an the truth to be revealed.
I wonder if a similar principle should apply to President Trump?
He proposes a course of action, the media loses its mind, Democrats and RINOs panic, the feared apocalypse does not occur. It happens over and over. He wants fair trade with Canada; Canada threatens to punish every American; tariffs are proposed; media, Democrats and RINOs panic; Canada backs down. If everybody had waited a week or two before setting their hair on fire, it all would have blown over.
Generally takes longer than 48 hours so how about a two week rule?
Joe Doakes
The committee is taking it under advisement.
