(April 18, 2020 at 8:17 pm)Prof.Lunaphiles Wrote:(April 17, 2020 at 12:10 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Trump should have taken the threat seriously LONG before he did. Closing the border to China was helpful, but neglecting the internal readiness was criminal.Do you think he will be impeached again?
No, but hopefully he won't be in office much longer.
Quote:(April 17, 2020 at 12:10 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Trump should NOT have been promoting untested treatments. He put many lives in danger by his actions.He did it - what's going to happen? Why did the governors and mayors, and doctors allow it???
Huh? How were they supposed to shut him up when he was at the podium doing that?
Quote:(April 17, 2020 at 12:10 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Trump should have prepared so that states do not now have to compete against each other for vital supplies. Instead, the federal government should be supplying those necessities. By his failure to act, he has put more lives in danger.Why didn't the individual states check on the inventory - you know, sort of a check and balance thingy.
Because that is one of the jobs of the federal governmnet: to coordinate exactly this sort of thing across states.
Quote:(April 17, 2020 at 12:10 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Trump should take responsibility for his failures and seek for ways to rectify them instead of placing blame on anyone and everyone else.you see failures, because you hate Trump. You have no idea what all has happened, and you are not recognizing that the Senators, and Representatives and governors, and all the hierarchy of health departments are at fault for not cooperating in making sure the states are prepared for an epidemic. There is all kinds of blame to go around. you just don't have the smarts to figure it out, because it is a very chaotic system, and all you hear is people blaming Trump
It is the job of the EXECUTIVE branch, headed by Trump, to do these things. I don't see failure simply because I despise Trump. I despise Trump because of his long list of failures. It would have been *so* nice if he could have risen to this occasion, but not a chance.
Quote:(April 17, 2020 at 12:10 pm)polymath257 Wrote: If Trump was too distracted by the impeachment proceedings, which had already run their course by the time the virus showed up, then he isn't fit for the office of the president. Other presidents have continued to do their duties in spite of harsh criticism and even impeachment.He was not distracted - you were. You were praying for a conviction, and that he would have been removed, and the Vice-president would have made everything better.
During the impeachment trial the Senate Majority leader announced a Congressional meet concerning the CoronaVirus - do you remember what Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer said afterwards???
If Trump can't do more than one thing at a time, he is incompetent for that job.
Quote:(April 17, 2020 at 12:10 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Trump should NOT have been trumpeting his 'ratings' when the country is in crisis. At the very least it shows a lack of perspective.Why can't they get rid of him???
Trump should have told the truth early and often about the risks and to be honest about what is known and not known. he seems to be completely unable to do this in any endeavor, but it was necessary for safety in this one.
All that Trump has done is show that he is an egotistical, incompetent blowhard who fails to take responsibility for his own failures.
Because we have a system so corrupted by partisanship that the Reps won't do what is necessary for the good of the country. The failure of democracies tends to happen when demogogues get power from the populace.
