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Trump can’t guide us through coronavirus, but conservatism can help
New York Daily News ^ | 24 March 2020 | S.E. Cupp

Posted on 03/24/2020 12:15:21 PM PDT by KC_Lion

While many state governors are stepping up to meet the continuing challenges of coronavirus in unprecedented ways, our federal government continues to let us down.

At the White House, we know the president took too long to act, dismissed the seriousness of the pandemic in the earliest days, spread misleading information about test availability and drug treatments at press briefings, and used those briefings to blame everyone from former President Obama to the media for his own leadership failures.

He has publicly contradicted and diminished his own medical experts, belittled governors for demanding more assistance, smirked at the hardship of political rivals, and personally and viciously attacked journalists.

Donald Trump has, in a word, been a disaster. He is too small a man for this big a job.

Over in Congress, the picture isn’t much prettier. While Americans are out of work, running out of money and afraid for their lives and livelihood, lawmakers squabble over procedure and petty politics. Republicans want a stimulus package to include a nearly $450 billion slush fund for Treasury and President Trump to hand out to ailing firms of their choosing.

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Likewise, the president refuses to use the levers the federal government has, including the Defense Production Act, and tells state governments, essentially, to figure it out for themselves. “You want a pat on the back for sending 400 ventilators,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo barked at FEMA Tuesday. “What are we going to do with 400 ventilators when we need 30,000?"

It must be up to small-government conservatives to urge bigger government in a time of crisis. Federalism is an important political model for self-governance, but not when states can’t get surgical masks and hospital gowns. If there’s ever a time to feed the beast instead of starve it, it is now.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; cupp; hottie; presidenttrump; secupp
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To: KC_Lion
Donald Trump has, in a word, been a disaster. He is too small a man for this big a job.

Mixture of horse$h!+, bull$h!+, tripe, sewerage, vomit and swill.

Leftists are murderers, pure and simple.

21 posted on 03/24/2020 12:43:16 PM PDT by RatRipper
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To: SmokingJoe

D Cupp at least!


22 posted on 03/24/2020 12:55:05 PM PDT by LeonardFMason (Lou Dobbs)
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To: KC_Lion

Her 100,000 viewers share her view.


23 posted on 03/24/2020 12:55:56 PM PDT by LeonardFMason (Lou Dobbs)
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To: dowcaet

Notice how she changed when she went to CNN. She used to be a hottie and now she is one step below Joy Behar.


24 posted on 03/24/2020 1:07:46 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Operation Chaos is in play. Repeat, Operation Chaos is in play)
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To: KC_Lion

“Double D” Cupp is NOIT a conservative...


25 posted on 03/24/2020 1:09:20 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: KC_Lion

“Double D” Cupp is NOT a conservative...


26 posted on 03/24/2020 1:09:33 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: SmokingJoe

Any video of her doing the Harper Hempel?


27 posted on 03/24/2020 1:10:55 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: abb
“You want a pat on the back for sending 400 ventilators,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo barked at FEMA Tuesday. “What are we going to do with 400 ventilators when we need 30,000?"

I would have back-handed the vicious little runt, and sent the ventilators to a more grateful state...

28 posted on 03/24/2020 1:13:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: dontreadthis
I didn’t recognize her without her mouth stuffed full of something I remember seeing

Larry Flynt will spend an eternity in Hell, but that *was* funny...
29 posted on 03/24/2020 1:17:20 PM PDT by farming pharmer
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To: basalt
In an August 2019 exercise conducted to test preparedness for a pandemic New York participated, but apparently ignored the examples of potential problems with critical equipment that surfaced in the drill.

Democrats always blame somebody else for their failures.

30 posted on 03/24/2020 1:30:57 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: KC_Lion
Little Miss C-cup right off the bat spews half-truths and opinion alluded to as fact.

Why haven't these people been punished for their BS?

31 posted on 03/24/2020 2:02:15 PM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: x

She’s not worth any substantial intellectual effort, to be blunt. She’s always been a never trump bore.


32 posted on 03/24/2020 4:27:24 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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