Political aspects of the pandemic...
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I used to be for term limits, but after watching Trump and Carter come in with no experience, it seems some experience may be necessary in Washington. You are possibly eliminating people we may need.
Politicians as a group have a horrible reputation. My personal experience has been very limited, but when I needed help, I got it. Senator Bob Corker stepped up for my wife and I when we needed paperwork for our adoption. He went way above and beyond the call to help us beat a deadline, and he did not know us from Adam. Senator Fred Thompson was from the county I lived in for twenty seven years; I never heard anything but good things from local people. My parents were personal friends with Senator Howard Baker, and they loved him.
The mayor of Humboldt, TN is a patient of mine. He is a prince of a man. I do not care for the mayor of Milan.
Historically Congressmen have been despised. It's an easy group to pick on.
I can see no downside to elimination of lobbies.
After reading that, I would be very pleased if only 1% of our population exhibited the three non-mask wearing traits...
Very true. It may have been important to him getting elected.
If you have a president that is not very experienced then he will have to be surrounded by experienced bureaucrats to make informed decisions. Either way you been someone that has worked for the government for a long time to make it function. Whether it be elected official or someone that is hose by elected officials to advise.
I am not opposed to career bureaucrats. I am opposed to individuals becoming an institution within our elected government. When you are in that game too long, the number of people who own a piece of you and your loyalties grows exponentially.
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It tracks the exponential rise in the costs of campaigning...
Our system is broken. I would say Strom Thurman was the best example of why we need term limits. The guy got re-elected at 100 years old. I don't like when we have these career politicians that could not function in any other job because they have never actually had a job. And exactly how do they all become super rich? They have 3-5 homes, tons of money doing a government job that does not pay millions. All they do is run for office and nothing else. They are only working to get re-elected. If you think "well the dems care" then you are fooling yourself. We absolutely need term limits. I say give the senate and house a max of 12 years. If you cannot get your job done in 12 years, you don't deserve your job anyway. They will still have elections as they do now but after you have done 12 years, you are done.
I remember several years ago a quote that it costs Canada the same amount of money for all their federal elections as it costs for one US Senate election.
I didn't know where to place this, since it cuts across political, economic and scientific lines. It treats the possible geopolitical problems if China gets a vaccine first. On the scientific side, I like the Chinese approach of testing traditional killed virus vaccines alongside the novel, spike-specific vaccines we've put all our future in. Today, he said again how much larger "Warp Speed" was than the Manhattan Project, so I looked it up and corrected for inflation. Manhattan was half again larger the Warp Speed, in today's dollars...
Was tempted to throw this in Covidiots.
South Dakota dismisses 'elite class of so-called experts,' carries on with state fair after Sturgis rally fueled COVID-19 surge
The South Dakota State Fair opened Thursday after the state's last major event, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, led to a surge of COVID-19 cases.
www.usatoday.com
unfortunately, that sweet taste of white supremacy is just too much to give upWas tempted to throw this in Covidiots.
South Dakota dismisses 'elite class of so-called experts,' carries on with state fair after Sturgis rally fueled COVID-19 surge
The South Dakota State Fair opened Thursday after the state's last major event, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, led to a surge of COVID-19 cases.www.usatoday.com
She lost her father to COVID-19: 'Awful' Facebook users are telling her to 'suck it up'
A Shasta County woman talks about her father's 5-week struggle with the coronavirus before it killed him. Grieving is made harder by deniers.
www.usatoday.com
Another in the column of bring on the human extinction please.
This could go in politics or science. Either way, why is the government buying tests if they don't want people tested.
www.bloomberg.com
U.S. Buys Almost All Abbott’s $5 Rapid Tests Made This Year
The U.S. government is buying almost all of the $5 Covid tests Abbott Laboratories plans to produce this year, purchasing 150 million of the tests that were cleared yesterday and can be run in just 15 minutes.
www.bloomberg.com
I want to know who "the US Government" is. In the past, in some cases, it's been Jared Kushner...This could go in politics or science. Either way, why is the government buying tests if they don't want people tested.
U.S. Buys Almost All Abbott’s $5 Rapid Tests Made This Year
The U.S. government is buying almost all of the $5 Covid tests Abbott Laboratories plans to produce this year, purchasing 150 million of the tests that were cleared yesterday and can be run in just 15 minutes.
So they can talk out of both sides of their mouths?This could go in politics or science. Either way, why is the government buying tests if they don't want people tested.
U.S. Buys Almost All Abbott’s $5 Rapid Tests Made This Year
The U.S. government is buying almost all of the $5 Covid tests Abbott Laboratories plans to produce this year, purchasing 150 million of the tests that were cleared yesterday and can be run in just 15 minutes.
The Emotionally Challenging Next Phase of the Pandemic
The end of summer is a bitter reminder: America’s coronavirus ordeal won’t end when 2020 does.
www.theatlantic.com
my guess is we will see another big spike by october/november. i get the sense with schools, sports, etc. people are getting too comfortable again.The Emotionally Challenging Next Phase of the Pandemic
The end of summer is a bitter reminder: America’s coronavirus ordeal won’t end when 2020 does.
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