There are some terrible reporters, but the nation most assuredly owes a debt of gratitude to all those reporters at the daily press conferences that swell with righteous indignation with endless questions about the availability of ventilators. What could we have done with out them, speaking such bold truth to power?
Do we have enough? “And sir, we want to know if you are lying to the American people. Are you giving them false hope.” etc. etc.
Well, who knows. And being snotty and pissy because the health manufacturers cannot materialize thousands overnight will not increase the number available.
Also, the reporters cannot comprehend that for testing, as of right now, there has to be an infrastructure set up that also cannot be materialized overnight. Nor can it be conjured into being with pissy, snotty, accusing questions and attitudes from said reporters.
Obama had eight years to perfect the system we need right now, and never even thought about it, apparently. Can I lay the blame on Obama? Well, yes, since every thing he did was perfect, it only means he did not try to implement a perfect system of preparedness for a pandemic because we did not have one ready for this one.
He didn’t do much re his own H1N1 crisis