Rand Paul's Coronavirus Fix: 'We Just Need More Optimism'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

During a tense exchange on Capitol Hill, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday blasted the nation’s top public health experts for their lack of optimism during the unprecedented, highly lethal, and surging coronavirus pandemic.

“We need to not be so presumptuous that we know everything,” the Kentucky Republican said during an impassioned plea to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions about the need for schools to reopen. He went on to call America’s public health community “fatally” arrogant.

“Perhaps our planners might think twice before they weigh in on every subject,” Paul added. “Perhaps our government experts might hold their tongue before expressing their opinion.”

Paul specifically berated Dr. Anthony Fauci—the public face of the White House’s coronavirus response and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—for his recent statements on spectator sports, herd immunity, and other subjects. Though Fauci had couched his words in caveats, he said that “it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall” and that, even with a working vaccine, herd immunity might be difficult to accomplish if Americans aren’t willing to take it.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rand-paul-coronavirus-fix-just-162851331.html

[Wounded Bear]

1. Isn't a libertarian optimist an oxymoron?

[still_one]

5. Libertarians are selfish jackasses

[COLGATE4]

2. This from a "board certified doctor" who was

"certified" by a "Board" composed of himself and his brother in law.

[Newest Reality]

3. See...

Having a Libertarian clown who is really close to the edge as far as consensus reality is concerned spells doom.

Electing fairy tale pie-in-the sky delusional, sentient Cheese Whiz, (including that ideology) is never going to to work out. A walking sack of wrong does not make a right.

"The house is on fire!"

Sen. Paul: "Douse it with lots of optimism! Libertarians to the rescue!"

A pessimist complains about the wind. An optimist waits for it to change. A realist adjust the sails.

[soothsayer]

4. I guess someone prefers a cheerleader to a leader

SMH

[iscooterliberally]

6. I had that on yesterday and heard Rand Paul with his statements.

He really is an embarrassment. He should go back to private life. He consistently wastes everyone's time.

[abqtommy]

7. And Rand Paul's Sphincter says what?

to Mike Meyers...

[LastDemocratInSC]

8. Ahhh, more "Power of Positive Thinking" bullshit.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Which is commonly referred to in therapeutic circles

as "thinking errors" and "magical thinking", neither of which are effective in treating COVID-19