I'm getting annoyed at the new attack plan from the Democrats and the media regarding the corona virus. What we're getting in the last two days is that the government response is "disorganized" and "confused" and that this is all the "fault" of President Trump. It's truly disgusting.
I just saw a group on MSNBC denouncing the feds because small businesses can't apply for loans at some banks because the final guidelines for these government supported loans weren't issued until Thursday. One panelist was actually screaming, "they promised the loans today! People are dying!" These people need to take a breath. The law allowing these loans to be made was finally passed a week ago today after being held up by Democrats in the Senate for almost a week. The Treasury Department had to set up rules to allow the loans to be made as quickly as possible, and they did it in one week. If the folks at MSNBC had bothered to listen to the daily briefings from the White House, they would know that when proposed rules were passed by the banks, there were many suggestions for simplifying the process so that the loans could go out more quickly. Those changes were incorporated by Treasury officials who literally worked around the clock to get the job done. They promised today as the day when loans would be available, and at some banks, they are. The delay about which MSNBC is apoplectic at some banks is because those banks can't act quickly enough to make loans until Monday. I've watched Washington for many decades. This is the fastest major response from our government I've ever seen except for military action.
Then there's senator Chuck Schumer of New York. He sent a letter to the President claiming a disorganized response regarding personal protective equipment for doctors and nurses. He told the President to invoke the law and take over the entire national production of these items. He also told Trump to appoint a "czar" to control this, and strongly recommended a military man for the post. Schumer, of course, then released his letter to the media and the usual suspects spread it across the media while denouncing Trump for the "failures" Schumer pointed out. In his usual fashion, Trump responded. I won't go into all the details, but basically he told Schumer that he had already invoked the law allowing federal control of some portions of the supply chain as Schumer well knows. He also told Schumer that the man heading the logistics is indeed a military man, an admiral to be precise, which Schumer also well knows. Trump then encouraged Schumer to work with governor Cuomo and Mayor DeBlasio to try to help New York City and state rather than grandstanding. Today, Schumer says he is appalled that Trump would be so petty at a time like this when people are dying. So Schumer lies and makes false charges and when he gets called on it, he claims to be shocked by the inappropriate response.
Then there's the hospital ship in New York Harbor. The first day it was at anchor, it had only three patients brought on board. Why? Are the New York authorities not gathering patients from the other hospitals to be taken to the ship? Yes, but that's not the only reason. The rules put out by the Navy regarding who can be treated on the ship list a whole host of kinds of cases that cannot be handled. This has limited the number who can be brought on board. Remember, these ships are designed mainly to handled combat wounds, so there may be areas for which they are not prepared. Still, my prediction is that these limitations will be greatly pared down once the matter is considered higher up the chain of command. Indeed, by a few hours later, another 24 patients were on board. Still, the first day problems of the hospital ship are hardly a "failure" by the President. They are being worked out.
I wish the media and some (not all) Democrats would stop trying to use the virus as a weapons against Trump. It would be better if these folks would use their efforts to try to make things better in this crisis. Helping the effort is a lot better than just sitting on the sidelines criticizing. It's much harder to do, but much better for the American people.
I just saw a group on MSNBC denouncing the feds because small businesses can't apply for loans at some banks because the final guidelines for these government supported loans weren't issued until Thursday. One panelist was actually screaming, "they promised the loans today! People are dying!" These people need to take a breath. The law allowing these loans to be made was finally passed a week ago today after being held up by Democrats in the Senate for almost a week. The Treasury Department had to set up rules to allow the loans to be made as quickly as possible, and they did it in one week. If the folks at MSNBC had bothered to listen to the daily briefings from the White House, they would know that when proposed rules were passed by the banks, there were many suggestions for simplifying the process so that the loans could go out more quickly. Those changes were incorporated by Treasury officials who literally worked around the clock to get the job done. They promised today as the day when loans would be available, and at some banks, they are. The delay about which MSNBC is apoplectic at some banks is because those banks can't act quickly enough to make loans until Monday. I've watched Washington for many decades. This is the fastest major response from our government I've ever seen except for military action.
Then there's senator Chuck Schumer of New York. He sent a letter to the President claiming a disorganized response regarding personal protective equipment for doctors and nurses. He told the President to invoke the law and take over the entire national production of these items. He also told Trump to appoint a "czar" to control this, and strongly recommended a military man for the post. Schumer, of course, then released his letter to the media and the usual suspects spread it across the media while denouncing Trump for the "failures" Schumer pointed out. In his usual fashion, Trump responded. I won't go into all the details, but basically he told Schumer that he had already invoked the law allowing federal control of some portions of the supply chain as Schumer well knows. He also told Schumer that the man heading the logistics is indeed a military man, an admiral to be precise, which Schumer also well knows. Trump then encouraged Schumer to work with governor Cuomo and Mayor DeBlasio to try to help New York City and state rather than grandstanding. Today, Schumer says he is appalled that Trump would be so petty at a time like this when people are dying. So Schumer lies and makes false charges and when he gets called on it, he claims to be shocked by the inappropriate response.
Then there's the hospital ship in New York Harbor. The first day it was at anchor, it had only three patients brought on board. Why? Are the New York authorities not gathering patients from the other hospitals to be taken to the ship? Yes, but that's not the only reason. The rules put out by the Navy regarding who can be treated on the ship list a whole host of kinds of cases that cannot be handled. This has limited the number who can be brought on board. Remember, these ships are designed mainly to handled combat wounds, so there may be areas for which they are not prepared. Still, my prediction is that these limitations will be greatly pared down once the matter is considered higher up the chain of command. Indeed, by a few hours later, another 24 patients were on board. Still, the first day problems of the hospital ship are hardly a "failure" by the President. They are being worked out.
I wish the media and some (not all) Democrats would stop trying to use the virus as a weapons against Trump. It would be better if these folks would use their efforts to try to make things better in this crisis. Helping the effort is a lot better than just sitting on the sidelines criticizing. It's much harder to do, but much better for the American people.
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