but it certainly didn't go over well with the country at large.

The country at large has used shredders. Trump's address deserved it. Don't worry. You can probably buy a framed Trump stamped autograph copy at POTUS.gov

Joe Biden will participate in a live CNN town hall Friday night focused on the coronavirus. It will air at 8 pm ET. The event will be moderated by Anderson Cooper.

He refused to invite any Dems.

That reduces the chances of Pelosi and the rest getting CV.

The last gasp of the Tea Party ends with Trump's boot in it's throat.

The qualities we most need in a president during this crisis are calmness, wisdom, and reassurance; a command of the facts and the ability to communicate them well; and the capacity to think about the medium and long term while carefully weighing competing options and conflicting needs. We need a leader who can persuade the public to act in ways that are difficult but necessary, who can focus like a laser beam on a problem for a sustained period of time, and who will listen to"and, when necessary, defer to"experts who know far more than he does. We need a president who can draw the nation together rather than drive it apart, who excels at the intricate work of governing, and who works well with elected officials at every level. We need a chief executive whose judgment is not just sound, but exceptional.

There are some 325 million people in America, and it's hard to think of more than a handful who are more lacking in these qualities than Donald Trump.

We're #1!

Thanks Trump! You presided over the greatest intelligence failure in American history!

Americans and Republicans, remember: You asked for this. Given the choice between a dozen solid conservatives and one Clinton-supporting con artist and game-show host, you chose the con artist. You chose him freely. Nobody made you do it.

Joe Biden today on President Trump's rising approval rating numbers: "Well, I hope that he does -- he's so strong that he's up way above that, because we need the help now. We need help now."

WTF?

Draft Cuomo.

69!

Obama Biden gonna sweep. Not even close.

Not everybody has yet realized this, and indeed, it will take some time, just as it has taken time for the nature of the virus to sink in. At the moment, many Americans are still convinced that, even in this crisis, our society is more capable than others. Quite a lot was written about the terrifying and reckless behavior of the authorities in Wuhan, China, who initially threatened doctors who began posting information about the new virus, forcing them into silence.

The coronavirus pandemic is in its early days. But the scale and force of the economic and medical crisis that is about to hit the United States may turn out to be as formidable as Perry's famous voyage was. Two weeks ago"it already seems like an infinity"I was in Italy, writing about the first signs of the virus. Epidemics, I wrote, "have a way of revealing underlying truths about the societies they impact." This one has already done so, and with terrifying speed. What it reveals about the United States"not just this administration, but also our health-care system, our bureaucracy, our political system itself"should make Americans as fearful as the Japanese who heard the "distant thunder" of Perry's guns.

This breaks it down.

2016 Trump: "I alone can fix it."

2020 Trump: "I don't take responsibility at all."

#12

Lincoln: "four score and seven years ago"

FDR: "we have nothing to fear but fear itself"

Truman: "the buck stops here"

Eisenhower: "beware the military-industrial complex"

JFK: "ask not what your country can do for you"

Trump: "I don't take responsibility at all"

TRUMP: If you're coming back from overseas you may be quarantined.

Q: You were exposed to someone who tested positive. Shouldn't you be?

TRUMP: No

Q: "What's the difference?"

TRUMP: I'm not coming back from someplace

90 seconds later

"We had a great time in India last week"

American big business, that has been reaping record profits on workers backs, should be leading the charge. Republicans have bankrupted the government to fund share holders. Business needs to step up. They need to do what our government used to.

Apple, Google and Amazon should be funding testing and virus research. With great wealth comes great responsibility. They got the tax-cuts they wanted. Time to pay back.

#104

I've heard its like the MERS virus. MERS has no problems in 110 degrees.

Next circuit breaker is at a 20% drop from the start, IIRC.

It's a free market. Let it ride!

When somebody loses their ass, they can pull themselves up.

She did something rare for a politician of today. She didn't let -------- pass her without a fact check. I'll miss her for that.

Trump doesn't lie. He just says what he *believes* to be true. The fact that what he believes is obviously not true doesn't sway him in the least.

The DNC should just pick a candidate and get rid of this primary nonsense. Our government is getting more parliamentarian every day. Just tell us who the candidate is and hold an election whenever it suits them.

#9

You'll get a chance at your socialistic utopia, young Padawan. If you start now, you can find someone young of robust health to see it all the way through. It'll also help if said candidate is a member of the party that they need votes and financing from.

#10

Yeah. Kudzu should never run for office. Good point.

#8

Americans would like to be able to forget about a president 4 or 5 days a week.

I just heard Biden thinks Alf Landon would make a great VP.