pence is over his head dealing with science

[Miigwech]

Mike Pence is supposedly in charge on coronavirus response — and it's a total disaster
Our vice president doesn't believe in science — so he's perfect to dispense pro-Trump lies and conspiracy theories

Last Wednesday as the stock market dropped precipitously for the third day in a row, President Trump was reluctantly forced to admit that the nation was in the midst of a major global public health crisis. So he held a desultory press conference, handed out some misinformation and blamed Democrats for the stock market slide. And then he named Vice President Mike Pence to be the point man for the crisis, reportedly because he thinks Pence "doesn't have anything else to do." It was hardly reassuring. In fact, Pence might be the very last person one would want to put in charge. His history with public health is abysmal.

When a rural county in Indiana had an HIV outbreak during Pence's tenure as governor, he completely dropped the ball. And he's lying about it. He told Fox News host Sean Hannity last week, "I don't believe in needle exchanges as a way to combat drug abuse, but in this case, we came to the conclusion that we had a public health emergency, and so I took executive action to make a limited needle exchange available."

https://www.salon.com/2020/03/02/mike-pence-is-supposedly-in-charge-on-coronavirus-response--and-its-a-total-disaster/

[Meadowoak]

1. Pence is pretty much a flat earther. No need for science.

[Miigwech]

3. He looks like a total dummy during this news conference

science has the same affect on him as being alone with a woman ... out of control alpha male loses his control .......... LOL, LOL, LOL

[procon]

2. He's the bait goat.

When this mess goes south, Trump will throw Pence to the wolves and save himself by claiming he had no responsibilities.

[Meadowoak]

7. And Trump gets a more charismatic VP just before the election.

[Mike 03]

4. Most of them are out of their depths. Did anybody see Larry Kudlow the

other day?

If the stakes weren't so high, this would be hilarious in the same way as "Dr. Strangelove".

Who knows what the next year will bring? Maybe one day in the future we'll gather our families or friends and watch these news conferences for laughs.

[trusty elf]

5. ...

[marble falls]

6. He's been in over his head after his gas stations went broke leaving Indianapolis to ...

clean up all the storage tanks.