WaPo Ridiculously Tries to Blame Everything but Biden for Empty Store Shelves – Opinion

In this episode of “Joe Didn’t Do It, You Can’t Prove It, He Wasn’t Even There”…

It is always a delight to see the zany efforts of both the Democrat Party’s puppet media and the Democrat Party to support the disastrously failed Biden presidency. This effort is one of the latter’s recent best, with “this” being complete absolution of hopelessly hapless Joe for the supply chain crisis and continuing instances of empty store shelves across America.

Washington Post Article titled Four reasons you’re seeing empty grocery store shelves, food reporter Laura Reiley splains to us troglodytes why it ain’t Joe’s fault, America — so stop saying it is.

Spoiler Alert: Toilet Paper Shortage 2.0 according to Ms. Reilly

“The omicron surge, extreme weather, and record December sales are among the reasons that the toilet paper aisle is looking shaky again.” Zero mention of the B-word. Neither is it throughout.

Reiley begins by correctly observing it’s “barely 2022 and already social media is swamped with pictures of empty grocery shelves — from cream cheese to paper towels, children’s juice boxes, and cat food.”

(Did I mention it’s not Joe’s fault?)

Some of these are the main culprits This round of deficits.Reiley said that the current pandemic’s symptoms are similar to those in its early days (yes and not). Some can be attributed to old problems being bumped into new ones. (Those “new ones” having nothing to do with Biden whatsoever, of course.)

Every single section of the greens or non-frozen meat department at my local grocery has been completely empty for three trips to it. Oh, rest assured, junk food laden with sugar and preservatives are still abundant, but everything fresh and healthy is gone 🙁 https://t.co/KXHKj8Kd5c

— Tiana Lowe (@TianaTheFirst) January 12, 2022

(See: “Not Biden’s fault,” “no way,” etc.)

Grocery stores in the Washington, D.C. area are empty and could take “months” to restock.

“Far cry from the good old days…empty shelves, empty produce, empty freezers” pic.twitter.com/xctpzwwzZK

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 12, 2022

What are the factors? DoesWhy is there a continuing shortage of resources, Reiley says Not Biden.

You will find nothing here. According to the Biden Administration, there are no supply chain problems. pic.twitter.com/xEXZNu4rp1

— Cory Mills 🍊 (@CoryMillsFL) January 5, 2022

Here’s Reiley’s take, beginning with the omicron surge, per WaPo:

Omicron surge.

She also cited several examples of how the omicron version affected supermarket chains.

The omicron variant surge has meant more work for stores — more deep cleaning, a return to masking, and social distancing — just as more employees can’t work and are calling out due to illness or quarantine.

Geoff Freeman (CEO of Consumer Brands Association), spoke on Monday to 27 chief executives from the food industry. He stated that more employees were absent in the last two weeks than all of 2020 according to WaPo.

This is an example of what I mean:

Covid has swept through supermarket chain Stew Leonard’s, which has stores in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew Leonard Jr. stated that 200 out of the 2,500 workers are either in sick leave or quarantine. [Leaving 92 percent of the workforce unaffected, you mean?]

“It puts a challenge on us,” Leonard Jr. told WaPo.

For example, on making every kind of pizza you want: The pineapple and ham pizza, we’ve decided not to make. Most of the other producers have made similar decisions. All are affected by the shortage of labor. A few of this is due to the Great Receipt, while a large portion of it can be attributed to the omicron flood.

The humanity of mankind! It’s not the pineapple-ham pizza.

The Great Resignation

More than 38 million Americans left the workforce in 2021, some of whom might have left low-paying jobs in favor of better pay, while millions of others remain on the sidelines in the proverbial “fat, dumb, and happy” category after receiving month after month of “free” (taxpayer-funded) COVID checks to Stay home. 

Winter weather

Are there any guesses? ThisIs it headed per Ms. Reiley (Emphasis mine)

In the Mid-Atlantic, snow storms have dumped over a foot in some areas. The sweeping weather system has made it difficult to drive in several parts of the country during the last two weeks.

[Fine. So you’re suggesting that only areas hit by severe winter storms — “climate change” — have experienced empty store shelves?]

The 20+ hour traffic jam on Interstate 95 in Stafford, Va. last week paralyzed many semi-trucks transporting groceries.

“The winter months are always challenging,” said Doug Baker, vice president of industry relations for FMI, a food industry organization. “But we’ve seen weather patterns that we’re not used to in terms of frequency and magnitude, from the West Coast to the East Coast.”

[Yup. The “existential threat of our lifetime” is def to blame.]

There it is. If you’re having trouble procuring toilet paper (again, still, whatever), America, two words: Klimawandel

Baker blamed consumers as well. Problems with the mind “caused” by “bad weather” shortages.

Snarling in the supply chain

Reiley blamed supply chain “snarls” from production shutdowns in China and the UK, among other countries, for lack of retail inventory, also insisting that fresh fruit and vegetables shortages have primarily been caused by concerns over “food safety.”

Only one problem. Millions blame Biden’s policies for gridlock in America’s supply chain.

Last, and certainly not least — but for sure the funniest:

People eat at home more often.

People! Stop buying all that food. Is there anything wrong with you? The brilliance and talent of Ms. Laura Reiley the food lady.

A combination of factors from rising inflation to surging omicron cases are prompting households to eat at home more — meaning grocery stores are being inundated with shoppers once again.

According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, Groceries sales rose more than 8 per cent in December.

Stores are still restocking from that surge and have been struggling to keep shelves fully stocked in several categories since the beginning of this year, according to data firm IRI’s consumer packaged goods supply index. [Uh-huh. Now you’re just sounding silly.]

“We’re seeing a lot of restocking and replenishment going on,” said Jessica Dankert, vice president of supply chain for the Retail Leaders Industry Association.

It has been a tough time for the heavy shoppers, as it comes out of holiday season, where families typically cook at home more.

[Um, the holiday season and all of its traditions have been going on how long? I’ll wait.]

Bottom line

There are multiple reasons for grocery store shelves being empty and supply chain issues that continue to persist.

It is absurd to absolve Biden from all culpability. This is exactly what Biden’s administration, the Democrat Party in general, and the sock puppet media have done consistently since the day he occupied the Oval Office.

Meanwhile, Corn Pop’s pal mumbles on.

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