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DL Open Thread: Sun., April 12, 2020

Let’s Just Let The Coronavirus ‘Wash Over’ The Country.  Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. ‘Well, you see, Mr. President, millions will die. That might impact your poll numbers.’  ‘Oh.’

Trump Was Warned Early And Often About The Pandemic:

  Throughout January, as Mr. Trump repeatedly played down the seriousness of the virus and focused on other issues, an array of figures inside his government — from top White House advisers to experts deep in the cabinet departments and intelligence agencies — identified the threat, sounded alarms and made clear the need for aggressive action.

The president, though, was slow to absorb the scale of the risk and to act accordingly, focusing instead on controlling the message, protecting gains in the economy and batting away warnings from senior officials. It was a problem, he said, that had come out of nowhere and could not have been foreseen.

You simply must read this article. If, for no other reason than to throw it in the faces of his defenders.  It’s his fault, and that’s the truth.

Everything Falls Apart, Ctd.   The latest carnage: 530,006 confirmed cases and 20,608 deaths in the United States.  The number of deaths has doubled in a week. We can only hope that doesn’t happen next week.

Trump Threatened To Veto Stimulus Package Over Aid To Postal Service.  There’s no point in trying to understand this man’s brain. It’s diseased, everybody knows it,  but the only people who could do something about it, won’t. 

Trump Administration Tells Employers Not To Worry About Recording COVID-19 Cases.  There’s no point in trying…oh, wait, I just wrote that.

Pastor Vows ‘Satan and Virus’ Won’t Stop 2000-person Easter Service.  I will not tempt schadenfreude, but I’m not holding you to the same standard.

Delaware Nursing Homes At Center Of Outbreak.  I will not mention his name, but one of those quoted in this article helped lead the opposition to strong nursing home reforms in Delaware. I have nothing but contempt for him and for those who placed profits above people. Twenty years after we fought for these reforms, got them enacted, only to be largely thwarted by Vince Meconi and his henchperson Carol Ellis, we once again see the fruits of their ill-intended labors.

Happy two-days-after-crucifixion-day!

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