[quote=TheBrianNarrative][quote=zk][quote=Coronita]
For now this administration and this country has chosen public health over economy[/quote]

This country, yes. This administration, not so much.

Virtually all social distancing measures earlier in the crisis were put in place by state and local authorities, not the federal government.

This administration finally got on board, but way after it was clear that the country was going that way with or without them.[/quote]

Thats what he said[/quote]

You said the administration put health over economy, flu. It didn’t. It tried, at first, to put the economy first by downplaying the coming effects of the virus. Only when it could see that it couldn’t bullshit its way through that plan, and the rest of the country could see what the experts were saying, did the administration finally go along with the experts. And they didn’t do it for the sake of public health. They did it because they got caught trying to bullshit their way through the first plan and could see that that plan was no longer in their best interests politically.

And when I say “they” and “the administration” I mean trump. He’s got most of them afraid to do anything without the approval of the dear leader.

There certainly have been a few outspoken people in the administration during this crisis. Let’s hope that that precedent is followed by many more. I wouldn’t be surprised if his grip starts to loosen significantly at this point. Although that could be wishful thinking.