Between the lines

I would have thought that the reps would be glad to have this stinking blob of rotting meat taken off their necks but instead they are clinging to it like what they truly are, a bunch of maggots.

Interesting choice of words, Uncle Ken, and they may mean more than you intended.  If you have gangrene, maggots may be exactly what you need in order to remove the rotting flesh, leaving only healthy tissue behind.  Maggot therapy is a real thing but you will need a doctor's prescription if you want to order any hygienic maggots; they are surprisingly expensive.  Will the metaphorical maggots improve the health of the body politic?  Only time will tell.

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Those shithole states like Montana don't want the popular vote because they know they have an edge in choosing the president and they want to keep it that way.

Montana a shithole state?  Is that an informed opinion based on the time you've spent in Big Sky Country?  I didn't realize that their three electoral votes gave them such an edge, but good for them.

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I should be following health care issues more closely, I know, but I don't see the point.  On one side you have the welfare of the citizenry and on the other side you have the combined forces of the medical profession, pharmaceutical giants, insurance companies, and the legal profession.  Follow the money and see where it leads and in whose pockets it ends up in.  It seems to me that the outlook is bleak.

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A lot of hooplah lately about vaccines for Covid-19; two or three of them are supposed to be more than 90% effective but I'm a little wary.  I'd like more assurances about long term effectiveness and possible side effects.  What if it turns out the vaccines work but you have to take a new dose once a month for the rest of your life or you will suffer major organ failure?  Miss one dose and you die within a week.  Oh yeah, the cost has gone up a little but it's still only $250/dose.  Such a bargain!