[be-baw]

I’ll believe it when it happens. I know Bedard has been around awhile, but I don’t have a sense of his credibility. Anybody want to weigh in on him?

As always I’m skeptical about any reporting/speculating based on unnamed sources.

[knarf]

THE STAFFORD ACT EXPLAINED

[Truth29]

And Trump just complemented Newsom for his state wide California shutdown during his daily briefing.

[treetopsandroofs]

Our domestic enemies must be really pleased about this.

Planet Camazotz is swiftly tilting to us.

[dpetty121263]

Explains why Trump wants Unemployment numbers delayed till later next week.

[null and void]

old curmudgeon ~ Without a healthy economy, no nation can finance adequate health care.

The democrat governors who have shut down their states are well aware of this.

They are quite willing to destroy the economy and wreak havoc to get rid of the orange man bad.

They have made the conscious decision to create an economic Hell on Earth, one that they can rule over, rather than serve amid rich peasants.

Admiral Akbar has a short message for President Trump: "IT'S A TRAP!"

[StolarStorm]

I’ve seen the memo. It’s a fact!

[Meatspace]

If a month ago, someone told where we would be today, you would say they were nuts.

Look at where we are now.

We are headed towards Stafford.

[Brilliant]

Trump has the power to declare nationwide martial law.

[CodeToad]

Martial law by any other name.

[bgill]

A national shut down should have happened 3 weeks ago along with borders and airports. We’d already have it under control if the rest of the world had done the same. Piddly little areas here and there aren’t going to do much in the long run.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Fortunately, people in the administration are denying that for the time being. I think it is entirely unnecessary for now.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

President Trump is considering shutting down the entire country?

Maybe the place to start is here -->

'A hopeful change' as 3 Chinese airlines resume SFO flights (California)
March 18, 2020, SF Gate

"While most U.S. airlines are cutting flights to historically low numbers because of the coronavirus pandemic, three mainland Chinese carriers plan to resume non-stop flights to San Francisco International Airport this month, a move SFO officials said “marks a hopeful change in direction.” The resumption of flights is one of several early signs that the worst could be over in China, meaning the crisis will eventually come to an end here, too. China Eastern will resume a daily non-stop flight this month between its hub in Shanghai and San Francisco using a Boeing 777-300ER jet. Flights are expected to start on Saturday, March 28.

Air China plans to resume non-stop flights between Beijing and San Francisco this Saturday March 21 (TOMORROW!) with flights operating on a limited schedule, and on sporadic days throughout the week.

Economy class fares are selling for north of $3,000, a staggering price tag considering round-trip fares on this route were typically sub-$600 before the coronavirus crisis.

Air China did not entirely stop serving SFO during the peak of the outbreak in China. It flew flights four times a week to Los Angeles. After a 90-minute stop at LAX, those flights continued north to SFO. The Chinese carrier had a similar arrangement on the U.S. East Coast: flights flew from Beijing to New York’s Kennedy Airport and then onwards to Washington-Dulles Airport and vice versa.

[IronJack]

I have two daughters on their way home from France right now. I would hate to see them stranded if air travel is grounded.

[volunbeer]

Damned if he does. Damned if he doesn’t.

[BobL]

The feds have PLENTY of options for ‘helping to encourage’ governors and others to go along with a full lockdown, simply due to the size of the federal budget. So, for starters, they could threaten to withhold money to ‘the schools’, and also highway money. The list is practically endless, although it does require both Congressional support and support of the Courts - but I don’t see either being a problem here.

[apillar]

I asked the Deputy Sheriff of my county if something like this would actually be enforced. He laughed and said “Not a chance, at least not in this county.” He basically went on to explain that with 18 officers for a county with 20,000 residents he and his department would not have anywhere near the resources to even begin stopping and questioning anybody out to make sure they were on “legitimate business” and not just out cruising around or visiting friends. He also said that quite frankly he's not going to put his officers in danger over this, (this is rural West Virginia after all and most of the “good ‘ol boys” are armed better than the police and don't take too kindly to being questioned about what they are doing.)

[Major Matt Mason]

Cuomo’s point — an excellent one — is that lockdowns will fuel “fear and panic,” and that those are worse than the coronavirus spread for community peace.

This is rich. Cuomo's hair has been on fire for at least a couple of weeks, which absolutely has created panic in a certain sector of the population (which shall go unnamed here).

[100American]

“Sources”...

yeah right, another balloon from the opposition testing the waters and generating blog hits...

[RinaseaofDs]

I watched the briefing. He’s letting the states deal with that, period.

CA is already doing it. NY is thinking about it, and WA is leaning that way too. IL is doing it. PA - Wolf has gone full Gestapo. He’s shut down everything and said he’ll use the State Police to enforce it.

I think the guy is loving it.