Thoughts and Prayers

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

COVID arrived in the US on January 13. Wednesday is May 13.

That’s four months. Four months to figure things out, to communicate a plan, & to get testing & tracing in place. Instead, it seems we’re just opening up because of politics. Trump* the leader completely failed this test.

No, it would not be perfect. Just like any war there would need to be adjustments to the plan and targets would change.
But far better than baloney, miracles and magic drug gaslighting.

Just the minimal effort to demonstrate CDC recommendations at his task force propaganda meetings and the WH would have made a significant difference in infections and spread.

You want to say our testing has been a flop, I agree.

But once it's "here", I'm not sure what the president can reasonably do, to stop it and keep unemployment from surging. I guess Obama would have gone out, barechested with bullets strapped across his chest and a cigar in his mouth, and beat the virus back singe-handedly.

Trump was wrong for trying to curtail it with a travel ban, That was unnecessary because the virus wasn't that serious. Now, it's awful and he didn't do enough.

That's a textbook case of trying to have it both ways.