Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumJoe Biden has character. Donald Trump does not. This crisis makes it obvious. - Max Boot
(This really belongs in a general forum and would had we not have to pretend that we have yet to have a candidate)
Nothing reveals character like a crisis. The coronavirus crisis has revealed or rather reinforced that Joe Biden has what it takes to be an effective president and Donald Trump does not. At a time like this, you want a leader who is calm, reassuring, knowledgeable and trustworthy. Thats not Trump. As the New York Times summarizes, the president has been a one-man disinformation machine: At first, he played down the pandemic (We have it totally under control, he said on Jan. 22), then he played up dubious cures. He has also attempted to blame others including former president Barack Obama, who left office more than a three years ago for his own mistakes. Apparently, the buck stops everywhere except the Oval Office.
President Trumps biggest blunders were the shameful delays in testing and in mobilizing resources to fight the pandemic, due to his ignoring warnings in January and February from his own intelligence community. That negligence, which one expert has called the worst intelligence failure in U.S. history, cost us the opportunity to contain the pandemic before the United States became the world leader in coronavirus cases. Thats the wrong kind of America First.
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Even in the midst of the worst epidemic in a century, Trump is incapable of putting his monumental ego aside for the common good. He has feuded with governors who are critical of the lack of federal help, bestowing one of his juvenile nicknames on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) of Michigan and blasting Gov. Jay Inslee (D) of Washington as a failed presidential candidate and a snake.
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We dont know exactly how Biden would handle such an unprecedented crisis if he were commander in chief, but his long experience in government and his admirable temperament give me confidence that he would do far better than Trump. Biden has urged Trump to listen to the scientists and doctors, and Biden has been following his own advice. The former vice president assembled a top-notch public health advisory committee with scientists, doctors, and former government officials such as Zeke Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania, former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David Kessler, and former surgeon general Vivek Murthy, to advise his campaign and supporters on ways to reduce the threat of the coronavirus.
The Biden campaign unveiled a coronavirus plan on March 12 that was way ahead of where the Trump administration was at that point. It called not only for more testing and more aid to impacted areas both of which are now happening but also for expanding health-insurance coverage and for ramping up international coordination to fight the pandemic. These are both areas in which Trump remains woefully deficient. (The number of Americans without health insurance has been rising under Trump.)
Biden isnt just superior to Trump in the nuts and bolts of policy. Where Biden really shines is in the human dimension of leadership. Just watch his moving interview Friday with Anderson Cooper. Asked about the grief of those who have lost loved ones, Biden delivered a touching, personal response. He almost gave out his cellphone number on national television and then urged survivors to contact his campaign: Im happy to try to talk to you. Not that Im an expert but just having been there, Im so sorry for you.
Contrast Bidens empathetic, emotional response to Trumps unfeeling, self-centered response on March 20 when he was asked if he had a message for Americans who are scared. His answer was to attack the questioner NBCs Peter Alexander as a terrible reporter who asked a very nasty question. That tells you all you need to know about the choice we face in November. Biden has shown that he has the human qualities needed to be a good leader. Trump has shown that he does not.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/29/joe-biden-has-character-donald-trump-does-not-this-crisis-makes-it-obvious/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(304,715 posts)the investigation.. he tried to blame it on the Democratic Party as a "Hoax".. he should be charged with criminal negligence.
StaySafe!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Funtatlaguy
(11,786 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
question everything
(48,699 posts)I think this is whrere many voters will come: good old Republicans who lament the destruction done to their beloved party by this psychopath,
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Funtatlaguy
(11,786 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
showblue22
(1,026 posts)"The former vice president assembled a top-notch public health advisory committee with scientists, doctors, and former government officials such as Zeke Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania, former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David Kessler, and former surgeon general Vivek Murthy, to advise his campaign and supporters on ways to reduce the threat of the coronavirus."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LisaM
(28,460 posts)That, I think, is his appeal, and you know what? That is just fine with me and I think will be with a lot of voters.
That's why I personally think his VP choice is wavering between Harris and Klobuchar, because we just have to have people we feel will be calm and controlled at the helm.
Even though I think most of us agree with Bernie Sanders in principle, I just don't want him wagging his finger and screaming "it's an outrage" as he steers the ship of state.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)Glad to have him aboard for the cause, this is not a complaint, but it really does mess with my reflexes....
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
calimary
(84,021 posts)I'm glad to have Max Boot on our side, but I don't trust that he's REALLY had any sort of awakening. It's just trump he can't justify. So okay, I'll take what I can get. ANY allies are welcome. For now. As long as they're useful. For now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ancianita
(38,122 posts)The Devil has no character.
Nevermind.
( I almost slipped on a right wing talking point! :evilgrin
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden