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Biden is such a balerine. Once upon a time he ran his campaign on "I will beat Covid". [0] Once Omicron appeared, he pivoted - "Opps, we didn't expect" that[1

Biden is such a balerine. Once upon a time he ran his campaign on "I will beat Covid". [0] Once Omicron appeared, he pivoted - "Opps, we didn't expect" that[1]. Cool story bro, it was discovered at the end November. And now he pivoted one more time, shamelessly claiming: "there is no federal solution to COVID"[2] Pivot, Pivot, Pivot, no delivery, crisis after crisis with no solution. Is there one competent person in this administration? [0] - https://joebiden.com/notes-from-joe-together-we-will-defeat-covid-19/ https://joebiden.com/notes-from-joe-together-we-will-defeat-... [1] - https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/586401-harris-says-biden-administration-didnt-seen-omicron-coming https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/586401-harris-sa... [2] - https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/28/covid-biden-no-federal-solution-states-control-pandemic/9034179002/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/28/covid-biden...

Phrenzy 5y ago
He is just keeping one of his campaign promises. https://www.salon.com/2019/06/19/joe-biden-to-rich-donors-nothing-would-fundamentally-change-if-hes-elected/ https://www.salon.com/2019/06/19/joe-biden-to-rich-donors-no...
kamranjon 5y ago
What does this have to do with the article? Are you suggesting that stricter Covid regulations imposed by the federal government could have curtailed some of the struggles the health care providers are experiencing now?
- sAbakumoff 5y ago
  >> Are you suggesting that stricter Covid regulations imposed by the federal government could have curtailed some of the struggles the health care providers are experiencing now? Yes, I do. I live in the Netherlands and we have the 2020-ish lockdown right now, basically nothing except of groceries and pharmacies is open. And that seems to be a good strategy - https://nltimes.nl/2022/01/07/dutch-covid-hospitalizations-near-10-week-low https://nltimes.nl/2022/01/07/dutch-covid-hospitalizations-n... Once we get through the Omicron wave, we will smoothly reopen.
  - s1artibartfast 5y ago
    I don't think that the US population is willing to go through another lock down, both vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. Last time the financial cost was immense, and we have yet to recover.
  - jerlam 5y ago
    The US Federal Government is extremely limited in its ability to impose lockdowns or other NPIs on the states, much in the same way that in 2020, Trump could not force them to be open. The US system of government grants these rights to the individual states, most of which have removed the restrictions and/or delegated the decisions to cities and counties. The limited amount of restrictions imposed by the Fed are already being challenged and overturned in courts.
    - sAbakumoff 5y ago
      Biden could declare national emergency using Public Health Service Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_Service_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_Service_Act Dems still have slim majority in the house, so they could authorize Biden to do that.

Phrenzy 5y ago

He is just keeping one of his campaign promises. https://www.salon.com/2019/06/19/joe-biden-to-rich-donors-nothing-would-fundamentally-change-if-hes-elected/ https://www.salon.com/2019/06/19/joe-biden-to-rich-donors-no...

kamranjon 5y ago

What does this have to do with the article? Are you suggesting that stricter Covid regulations imposed by the federal government could have curtailed some of the struggles the health care providers are experiencing now?

sAbakumoff 5y ago
>> Are you suggesting that stricter Covid regulations imposed by the federal government could have curtailed some of the struggles the health care providers are experiencing now? Yes, I do. I live in the Netherlands and we have the 2020-ish lockdown right now, basically nothing except of groceries and pharmacies is open. And that seems to be a good strategy - https://nltimes.nl/2022/01/07/dutch-covid-hospitalizations-near-10-week-low https://nltimes.nl/2022/01/07/dutch-covid-hospitalizations-n... Once we get through the Omicron wave, we will smoothly reopen.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  I don't think that the US population is willing to go through another lock down, both vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. Last time the financial cost was immense, and we have yet to recover.
- jerlam 5y ago
  The US Federal Government is extremely limited in its ability to impose lockdowns or other NPIs on the states, much in the same way that in 2020, Trump could not force them to be open. The US system of government grants these rights to the individual states, most of which have removed the restrictions and/or delegated the decisions to cities and counties. The limited amount of restrictions imposed by the Fed are already being challenged and overturned in courts.
  - sAbakumoff 5y ago
    Biden could declare national emergency using Public Health Service Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_Service_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_Service_Act Dems still have slim majority in the house, so they could authorize Biden to do that.