What a mess: a global and national pandemic and a narcissistic idiot in the White House. Trump, along with Pence, have refused to be tested for the virus. There are no words!

Trump came up empty last night in his speech to the country. Not a word about testing. Not a word about the infrastructure needs to treat a pandemic. Not a word about inter-government cooperation and coordination. Not a word about a comprehensive approach to protecting people’s wages and incomes.

The centerpiece of Trump’s speech was a travel ban on Europe. That may sound good, but here’s the problem the coronavius is here and spreading. We have a national emergency, but Trump really doesn’t believe that and is acting accordingly.

AOC on Elizabeth Warren’s decision to delay any decision to endorse Bernie:

“I always want to see us come together as a progressive wing, I think that’s important and where we draw strength from. But at the same time, I come from the lens of an organizer, and if someone doesn’t do what you want, you don’t blame them — you ask why. And you don’t demand that answer of that person — you reflect. And that reflection is where you can grow.”

It’s good to see that a grownup is in the room. The invective directed at Warren by some of Bernie’s supporters should have no place in politics. It’s a blend of crude sexism and not so innocent leftism.

Looking at the Michigan primary map in which Biden won every county across the state, one has to wonder to what degree sexism figured in Hillary’s loss four years ago. The same question could be asked about Elizabeth Warren’s unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.. It’s interesting to note that across a wide swath of the electorate, the significance of electing a woman to the presidency for the first time seemed to barely register; it wasn’t a consideration that merited any serious discussion. And that includes the left where this democratic demand, this striving for equality and representation paled in importance to the urgency of “class re-alignment,” offered by the Sanders campaign. I would say that more discussion of this phenomenon is warranted.

With regard to the coronavirus, what we see coming from Trump and his administration is a lethal marriage of massive incompetence and willful disinformation and lies. There are no grownups in the White House, only supine hacks and the Liar-in-Chief.

As a result, the impact of the virus is worsening by a order of magnitude each day. Exactly by how much we will find out in the coming weeks and months. People will surely and unnecessarily die and the trauma the country goes through will be far more severe because of this lethal marriage.