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In reply to the discussion: My son made a very important point today. If Trump had acted on Covid19 early, [View all]paleotn
(21,904 posts)You're son is spot on. Recognize the problem. Do some fluffy political speeches about how dangerous this is, and then step away and let the experts handle it. Whatever they need, whatever they want....they get. Full power of the US government behind them to smooth the way. Then we would be in the same shape as South Korea and Japan. Addressed the problem rationally and effectively. And he's be damn near unbeatable in Nov. Lucky for us he's a freaking moron. Not lucky for 120K+ Americans however.
Along that same line, I mentioned to my wife yesterday...imagine if Donnie or someone just as nefarious was a smart and savvy as Barrack Obama or JFK? We'd be living some version of The Handmaid's Tale right now. I thank my personal god every day that they're fence post stupid. That's the only thing between us and the abyss right now.