There is a disease that seems to afflict older people more than younger ones. It is sorta like an old-timers disease. It seems to destroy short-term memory, but allows the individual to retain what they knew or what happened many years ago.
Some of those afflicted are able to recall what happened many years ago, but forget what happened yesterday, last week, last month, last year or just a few short years ago.
In my lifetime, some of these symptoms seem to have reversed themselves. Now it seems that many have easily forgotten what happened only a short time ago, but they are the youth, not the old-timers.
I remember at my age, (somewhat over three score and 10 if you know what that means) not too many years ago a president who, when he came into office, wanted to drill for more oil in various places and also build another refinery was told no.
Of course, it was a vote of the people (a liberal-led congress and some environment groups) so that made it kosher.
Just a short time later, the same president is blamed for a shortage of petroleum products, by the same groups who said no, no, no, to drilling for oil and building a refinery to make it usable.
I conclude that we need another new drug to help short-term memory or much shame should be heaped on those who want to pile the blame for the shortage and high price at the pump on the president who was told less than (eight) short years ago, no, no, no.
