Traveling Swiftly

I have nothing against Taylor Swift. She globe-trots around the planet in a private jet.  When she returns from her Tokyo concert to watch Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl she will travel in her Dassault Falcon 7X. The jet will release more than 40 metric tons of carbon emissions. What is my point?  It is ludicrous for Taylor to give up private jet travel. It makes no sense. All the rich elites who traveled to Davos, Switzerland, also believe it makes no sense to travel commercial. Just ask John Kerry. It also makes no sense for America to give up fossil fuels and shut down our capitalist juggernaut.  Capitalism has pulled more humans out of poverty than any other economic system on earth.  Fossil fuel provides the energy to lift people out of poverty.  Without gas to feed Swift’s private jet, she’d be stuck in Tokyo and miss the Super Bowl.

Donald Houghton

Quincy

Senior moments

As a person born in the first FDR Administration, I would like to apologize to President Biden after being a staunch critic of his political career. In one action or inaction he has furnished a great alibi for every senior male in the USA. The next time an authority questions my actions, or a mistake on my part, my response will be: “I’m just a well meaning elderly man with a poor memory.” In addition to that, my wife told me that she will never criticize the condition of my side of our garage. What is it with the Democrats? Joe doesn’t know who put the files in his garage, Hillary doesn’t know how the Whitewater files appeared in her home or what happened to the State Department emails. Then, of course we have Hunter Biden, who is an additional chapter.

John Lucente

Lexington

Maura Healey

I’m OK with Maura awarding cushy jobs to qualified ex-partners as long as she continues with politics that benefit Massachusetts. It is NO coincidence that almost $400 million for the Cape Cod bridges was awarded just days after Joe Biden’s successful, write-in win in the New Hampshire primary. A primary in which the Massachusetts governor heavily campaign in New Hampshire for Joe. It’s also NO coincidence that there was not a single mention of our senators in that announcement, especially Liz Warren. Liz has done almost nothing for Massachusetts, her only goal is to get her face on national TV and eliminate jobs from iRobot. It is time for Liz to go, but we cannot have her replaced by a Squad number or an ultra liberal mayor. Vote Maura.

Tom Buffinton

Plymouth

Editorial cartoon by Steve Kelley (Creators Syndicate)