There are heroes out there among both Democratic and Republican Governors, who have taken the lead in their states to protect their populations.
They have shown the kind of leadership that our President is incapable of.
They include:
Republican Governors
Mike DeWine of Ohio
Larry Hogan of Maryland
Charlie Baker of Massachusetts
and Democratic Governors
Andrew Cuomo of New York
Phil Murphy of New Jersey
Gavin Newsom of California
Tony Evers of Wisconsin
Tim Walz of Minnesota
Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan
J. B. Pritzker of Illinois
Laura Kelly of Kansas
Andy Beshear of Kentucky
Ralph Northam of Virginia
John Bel Edwards of Louisiana
Jared Polis of Colorado
Steve Bullock of Montana
Kate Brown of Oregon
Jay Inslee of Washington
There are others, but these are the most notable and outspoken in defending their citizenry.
At the same time, we have Governors elsewhere, particularly in Republican governed Southern States who refuse, in some cases vehemently, to take any direct action, believing God will solve the issue, while ignoring health and science experts.
This includes Mississippi (Tate Reeves) , Alabama (Kay Ivey) , South Carolina (Henry McMaster) , Texas (Greg Abbot), Georgia (Brian Kemp) and Florida Ron DeSantis), among others.
They will be held accountable for mass loss of life, as much as Donald Trump will be for his delayed response, and unwillingness to accept science, at least until this past weekend, when so much damage has already occurred!
Those governors who aren’t taking any action remind me of the mayor in Jaws, allowing people to go swimming at the beach, even though there’s a killer shark in the water.
Don Lemon nailed it last night. Trump can’t have his rallies right now, so his press briefings have become a substitute for that, a way he can throw some red meat at his base of fools.
Heard that Chris Cuomo has tested positive for the virus.
Trump told governors during a conference call Monday that he had not “heard about testing in weeks,†even though governors, medical experts and health care workers have been repeatedly sounding the alarm about the continuing shortage of tests.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/us/politics/trump-governors-coronavirus-testing.html
Perfect analogy, Rustbelt.
Republicans in Virginia are upset because Governor Northam has the stay at home order lasting until June 10. He explained in his press briefing today that the modeling for Virginia shows the surge will be sometime between late April and late May.
Collection of nutty things the VA GOP lawmakers are saying.
https://bluevirginia.us/2020/04/what-have-virginia-republicans-and-right-wingers-been-posting-about-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-check-out-the-crazy
New Orleans ER Doc Describes Typical Clinical Course, Recommended Treatment of COVID-19 –
Shows why this disease needs to be taken seriously.
https://bluevirginia.us/2020/04/new-orleans-er-doc-describes-typical-clinical-course-recommended-treatment-of-covid-19
The governors in Texas, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia finally issued stay at home orders.
The governor of Georgia must have been living under a rock. He just now learned that the virus can spread asymptomatically. Scientists have been telling that for months.
A new study shows that the virus can be spread while talking and breathing.