Editor,
Immersed in his all too familiar immodesty the president recently rated his administration’s performance in handling the coronavirus outbreak a “10.” Absent the obvious extrapolation that this must be on a scale of 0 to 1,000, one is compelled to wonder if any of those we have lost, and all of us who may be suffering — directly or indirectly — truly believe that there is nothing more that could have been done, could have been done more quickly, could have done better.
Going into the pending elections in November, the challenge is not to question whether the president actually believes any of the things he says. In particular response to this recent example, it isn’t even important to survey our social fabric for a segment that accepts and embraces the president’s self assessment. It is just to deeply consider the magnitude of this possible truth: After sober and reasonable consideration of what has happened and what is happening this man believes that everything was handled brilliantly and the best of his abilities, that there is nothing he wishes he hadn’t done to exacerbate this situation and nothing he regrets not having done sooner ore done more effectively.
Just saying something does not make it true. Greatness is defined by accomplishments, not by self assertion.
Perhaps we need leadership that finds power, purpose and potential in humility.
Brian Buckley
Belmont
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(6) comments
Can't wait to vote for Trump for four more years. He and America will pull through this despite all the whining and complaining you hear from people who know very little.
Too bad your leader did not get out of the way of Dr. Fauci'S incredible knowledge. DT is more interested in Easter and the NFL.
Just saying something does not make it true. Words that come to mind: If you like your plan, you can keep it. If you like your doctor, you can keep them.
Oh, what a tired, dishonest misrepresentation of President Obama! The aim of ACA was exactly what he talked about, confirmed by the system’s designers, - however, somewhat destroyed by the Republican’s compact obstruction of the elaborate project! They couldn’t stomach the idea that a black Democrat could do something beyond their own limited imagination, yet, - Obama made it possible and almost as good as it would have been with some help from the unpatriotic Right, - or at least, without outright opposition. Be honest, for a change!
Jorg - the current (unnamed) edition of a weekly magazine provides a thorough analysis of the Obamacare failure. Essentially, the program assumed that everyone, including the young and healthy, would enroll which in turn would subsidize the folks who needed immediate healthcare. That was the failure, the young and healthy did not enroll which then drove up the premium cost to the needy still in the program. It was a disastrous economic miscalculation by the program designers. It had nothing to do with the Republicans. Obama was an idealist and surrounded himself with the likes of himself. Apparently you still believe that he was God's gift to the earth. Sorry, Obamacare was one of his many failures. His supporters overestimated the abilities of a smooth-talking community organizer.
Are you blaming the Democrats for his ignorance?
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