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That is completely immaterial to the discussion
by wcarron 6y ago
That is completely immaterial to the discussion
- vulcan01 6y agoIn defence of the OP, at risk of also getting downvoted :) I think what the OP is trying to say is that it is hard to imagine a career politician instituting such a program.
- _jal 6y agoYou mean, career politicians like the Bush administration, that stood up the Pandemic Response Team, that was subsequently dissolved by the Trump administration? That kind of career politician? Edit: Named the wrong admin, my memory was off.
- ravenstine 6y agoOnly the politicians we don't like are "career politicians", my friend. ;)
- dharmab 6y agoYou mean, career politicians like GW Bush, who launched comprehensive pandemic preparation programs in 2005?
- nradov 6y agoGeorge W. Bush was a career politician and as President he instituted a pandemic response plan. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283304/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283304/
- ralph84 6y agoIs it? Career politicians have political debts to be paid, which override what's best for their constituents.
- wcarron 6y agoTangential diatribes about career politicians are not relevant to a potential holiday nursing strike, regardless of the animosity we may feel towards them. Edit: changed 'is not' to 'are not'