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Botany

(70,424 posts)
Wed May 26, 2021, 03:44 PM May 2021

More Americans died in less than one year to C-19 than in all of WW II*. Joe Biden** has crushed...

... it in under 6 months. Still we have lots of work to do, some people are still going to get sick and some will die, we still have to deal with the anti mask/vaccine idiots, and we need to still listen to the experts but this was and still is an outstanding job on Joe's part.

* 405,399 (wiki)

** And his corona virus team.

And now Joe is along with some really good people is working on climate change.




We can tackle the climate crisis head-on with a new Civilian Climate Corps. The American Jobs Plan will invest $10 billion to put Americans to work conserving our public lands and waters, bolstering community resilience, and advancing environmental justice.

Best POTUS job I have ever seen. Go Joe Go!

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SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
1. Not Only In Under 6 Months
Wed May 26, 2021, 03:48 PM
May 2021

In 4 Months & 7 Days into his term.

How many more would have died had he lost? We would easily have passed 600K by now.

ffr

(22,663 posts)
2. It gives me chills to think of what might have been had we not elected Biden/Harris
Wed May 26, 2021, 04:55 PM
May 2021

Biden is a superstar!!!! He's a rock star! Whatever you want to call it. He is looking out for all of us.

Thank you democrats and anyone else who helped elect democrats recently. The QOP needs to be wiped out! We should not have to fear for our lives under an oppressive regime, like we had under T----.

forkol

(113 posts)
3. He's taking one out of FDR's playbook
Wed May 26, 2021, 05:36 PM
May 2021

FDR created the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), which helped with major environmental projects and also helped to created our modern federal and state park systems. Good to see Joe proposing to do something similar with his Climate Corps.

Midnight Writer

(21,674 posts)
4. My Daddy worked for the CCC when he was a teenager.
Wed May 26, 2021, 05:58 PM
May 2021

He was very proud of the work he did on parks in this area. Some of them are still quite impressive.

He was the oldest of 14 kids and he turned his pay over to his Mother to support the family.

Botany

(70,424 posts)
5. Built by the CCC New Germany State Park & Cabins in Western MD ... my heaven
Wed May 26, 2021, 06:01 PM
May 2021


Notice the American Chestnut paneling, wood burning stove, no TV, and cell phones don't work to well there.



I try to go there in the winter.





This big government project has paid back the local and national economy many times over.

Botany

(70,424 posts)
8. A lot of the "anti-vaxx" people are going to have to get vaccinated ....end of story
Wed May 26, 2021, 06:42 PM
May 2021

Want to go to an Ohio State or NFL game prove you have been vaccinated.
Same will go for jobs, insurance, restaurants, markets, schools and so on hey
you don't have to get a vaccine but @ the same time no need to go into your job
today.

BTW some of the anti vax/anti mask people are being pushed on by people who have
had the vaccine but for political reasons don't want to see President Biden "have a win."

WarGamer

(12,301 posts)
11. Yes!
Wed May 26, 2021, 06:50 PM
May 2021

Digital vaccine passports, a QR code on your phone screen thats linked to the CDC database. Just scan it at events like they scan my phone when I buy movie tickets.

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
13. These Restrictions, And There Are Very Few, Will Be Gone Soon Enough
Wed May 26, 2021, 06:58 PM
May 2021

I assure you that the smattering of events requiring vaccines, will eventually go down to zero, as we go with the "honor system." Because Americans are so honorable, and will do the right thing. If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.

WarGamer

(12,301 posts)
10. I REFUSE to give Trump ANY credit for COVID-19 progress.
Wed May 26, 2021, 06:49 PM
May 2021

But I do credit SCIENCE.

Tens of thousands of hard working Medical Research professionals, my co-workers...

Men and women in lab coats, working long hours and endless days killed COVID-19.

Once the vaccines were developed last year, the Virus was "dead virus walking"... it was just a matter of time. A race against time.

Combine that with the A+++ job Joe has done with distribution... and C19 is on it's heels, at least here in the US.

Botany

(70,424 posts)
14. Much credit for the vaccines goes to Bill Clinton and his team for their Human Genome Project*.
Thu May 27, 2021, 09:00 AM
May 2021
https://dnalc.cshl.edu/view/15071-The-Human-Genome-Project-Bill-Clinton.html

* Or their backing of that research. I will still die mad at what happened to Hillary in 2016
because if she had been rightfully installed into the White House we and the World would never
have had to go through this C-19 nightmare. President Obama and his team left the people,
the protocols, and materials in place to tackle the virus from the start.

WarGamer

(12,301 posts)
12. BTW, the scientist in me rolls eyes slightly re: Climate change.
Wed May 26, 2021, 06:56 PM
May 2021

Science says... and I hate to say it. We're fucked. There's no amount of "greenification" that the West can do to compensate for the increased CO2 emissions from the developing world.

You have 2 billion people in China and India who will be demanding more access to energy over the next decade. Oxen will be ditched for tractors, people will flip on an air conditioner for the first time and access the internet and enter the digital age.

One step forward, five steps back. We increase EV's to 30% of the automotive population and China adds 300 coal fired power plants... get it?

I.m not promoting "do-nothing" but remember, we're already headed down the river and using your size 11 Adidas as an oar might be better than nothing but you're still going off the waterfall. Soon.

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