seacoaster wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:56 am
youthathletics wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:44 am
kramerica.inc wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:30 am
This whole thing has been en exercise in unpreparedness. Trump, Congress, governors, science etc all were
Caught sitting on their hands. ,And they still don’t have a clue.
We have the long lockdown, social distancing and wearing masks because our only REAL answer to this day remains- Don’t want to get sick? Stay in your cocoons!
Bingo.
I agree you can spread around the blame. But in the end, the President is the legally-authorized person to most meet the demands of a crisis, "foreign and domestic." You want to dilute the pool of the blameworthy -- OK. But the holder of that office not only gets Harry Truman's maxim tossed at him, he has the legal powers to meet the moment. This President didn't, won't and, in terms of his priorities and character, probably can't.
The Governors by and large seem to have done the work, and some have done better than others. My Governor, a Republican, has done a very good job, under conditions that weren't as fraught with difficulty as many other states. But he and his cohorts in the GOP would tell you privately that the federal government's failures center largely on the Executive Branch's inability and unwillingness to meet the moment.
IMPOTUS should be LEADING, but he is not.
I also live in a state with r governor, who is doing his best to slow down the spread. That is all that he can do, try to get residents to NOT spread the virus. It is that obvious and simple. Am I wrong?
And he has managed to do so, as we have had declining cases for several weeks now. It sure did stink to have to work from home when possible and face fears of infection when I went to my office and then job sites; even grocery shopping.
Now here in MD, one of the lessons of the past few weeks might be: be careful with taking premature victory laps. We don't know where the NEXT spikes are going to come. Until we've made it through (at least) a year of this thing, avoid hasty conclusions on which practice is best.
Test. Test. Test. Confirm for people that they are well or NOT.
by cradleandshoot » Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:57 am
Mr moderator, deactivate my account.
You have heck this forum up to making it nothing more than a joke. I hope you are happy.
This is cradle and shoot signing out.