Finally! Joe recommends actual plans. YES!!! Here they are

[nolabear]

Mobile drive thru test facilities.

Creation of temporary hospital facilities.

Free testing and treatment.

Coordination among local, state and federal governments and agencies.

Free, widely available vaccine when possible.

Restoration of the Pandemic Response Team 45 cut

Oversight on spending to combat the virus

Immediate economic steps to stabilize economy and help those who live paycheck to paycheck. Not tax cuts or subsidies.

Step by step layout of populations that need help to eat, get education, maintain homes.

Paid sick leave during emergency

State and local emergency fund to combat each state’s unique issues

Look beyond borders and engage with the rest of the world. Lead a coordinated, global response.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Yes. Yes. Yes. This is how a President thinks. This is what a President does.

Throw the imposter resident out and save lives.

[olegramps]

54. No Pony? Just kidding

[still_one]

2. Excellent summary

[nolabear]

4. I couldn't recall the agency name that 45 cut.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. It's not an agency, it's a team attached to the NSC

IIRC, it’s the Pandemic Response Team attached to the NSC that was disbanded in 2018.

[nolabear]

9. Thanks!

[leftieNanner]

24. Correct - and it was disbanded by

John Bolton! Hope you choke on those "profits" you make from your book that nobody will ever buy now!!

[Traildogbob]

32. Historic

It was disbanded 1 day after the 100th anniversary of another pandemic that hit the world. Cause, the Black guy created it. MAGA!

[wnylib]

45. Boycott the effin book. If he

wouldn't say it in testimony, it's not worth reading it.

[leftieNanner]

46. Yup!

Wouldn't have purchased it anyway!

[wnylib]

48. Me either. Likely just a pile of BS.

[leftieNanner]

50. It might actually shed some light on the toxicity of the White House

But it would have a John Bolton spin on it, so NAH! And we already know what a terrible place it is now.

Get this ASSHOLE out of OUR House!!!

[wnylib]

58. The Bolton spin is what makes

it worthless to me. I did buy and read Woodward's book, Fear. Haven't bothered with any of the others about the Trump WH.

[ace3csusm]

52. Agree

He is as much responsible for situation we are in ... Co-Conspirator

[wnylib]

59. Every R is a co-conspirator. Some are

bigger ones than others.

[ace3csusm]

60. I hope the New President setup investigation team on day 1

Root out who was involved and did nothing ...this can never happened again ...need people in jail fined etc...Gitmo time...

[wnylib]

71. The people will demand it.

Lost lives, lost health from lung damage, lost jobs, lost social contact and activities, lost pensions and IRAs -- they require accountability and consequences.

[calimary]

74. Welcome to DU, ace3csusm!

I won't buy his book, either. He needed to sing like a songbird to the committees if what he knew was such blockbuster stuff.

Instead he plays coy and cute and "buy my book!"

Not me. I learned during Watergate - don't buy books by crooks.

[still_one]

17. Don't recall either, something like pandemic response team

[CatMor]

3. Such a shame we have to wait until November...

and then January 2021.

[nolabear]

6. True. But some Democrats are really stepping up.

Katie Porter apparently took the CDC to school re free testing in Congress this morning.

[CatMor]

15. That's good to hear.

[Turin_C3PO]

7. I love his plan.

I wonder if it’s possible to cut everyone a check, say $1500, and urge everyone except essential service people (police, healthcare workers, etc.) to stay home for a month.

[Blue_playwright]

44. Some countries are discussing suspensions of ...

Mortgage payments. For us, I know, that would allow us to stay home and keep clear of the virus.

[Nikki28]

8. wow

GO Joe. Can't wait to watch later. bet the Senate kick in the Hunter Biden crap now to stop their master from looking scared and sad and mad or crazier than he already is .

[leftieNanner]

25. Ron Johnson was going down that route

But I believe that he backed away from it yesterday. I'm sure he's keeping it in his back pocket, though.

[tishaLA]

10. I saw on the news last night that Belgium has drive through testing

BELGIUM!

And I love Belgium, don't get me wrong. They have the best beer, fries, and chocolate I've ever had, but they're nowhere near as prosperous at we are--and we can't even get the CDC to test 1000/week. It's insanity.

[nolabear]

13. And if they're mobile they can go to underserved areas.

[tishaLA]

14. Excellent point

I was on the subway the other day and I thought how the coronavirus is going to impact poorer communities disproportionately in urban areas because they're more tethered to pubic transit than wealthier people are....and then they are un- or under-insured to top it off

[leftieNanner]

27. SENEGAL is testing!!

With results in 4 hours!!

Isn't that one of Donnie's "shithole" countries?

[gademocrat7]

11. Intelligent compassionate strategy.

Emphasis on science! Very presidential.

[underpants]

12. Sounds like a plan

It’s good to have a plan

[nolabear]

16. True dat. As opposed to just sniping and whining.

[underpants]

35. and mocking

Douchenozzle Gaetz and the NBA player

[Blue_true]

66. The NBA player was just joking around with reporters.

All accounts of him is that he is a decent person, he was just playing around with people in a way that now looks stupid.

[Bettie]

18. This sharply defines the difference between what is currently squatting in the White House

and our probable nominee.

He knows to ask knowledgeable people and fucking listen to what they say and is willing to offer solutions, even if they cost money.

This is the moment we need to come together and quit our bickering....well, until after the emergency...

[TygrBright]

19. Yup. Implement ASAP.... dayum... that's not until lots of us are dead. n/t

[PatrickforO]

20. Ah, what leadership actually looks like.

Good for Biden. Gov. Polis in CO is instituting drive through testing, and he's working with the state legislature on some emergency funding for people who can't go to work and live check to check. Makes me proud I live in CO, where we actually DO have leadership, unlike Trump.

[William769]

21. kick & highly recommended.

[peggysue2]

22. Joe Biden Offered Up a Presidential Address

He was calm, collected, confident and informed. Biden's address was in sharp contrast to Trump's monologue last night during which the Squatter-in-Chief looked and sounded as if a gun were pointed to his head. Trump's big suggestion? Close the borders to European airline travel. Really?

Mr. President/Imposter, the virus (foreign?) is already here. Shutting down more borders will not get the job done.

The market noticed the disconnect, futures falling 1000 points followed by a 2000+ drop on opening. The dive was so steep and quick that a temporary halt to trading kicked in. The Fed banged some drums and the market revived somewhat. But make no mistake, the Fed and this incoherent Administration is out of bullets. The panic rising around the country will not be quelled by lack of transparency, incompetence or misinformation.

Joe Biden reminded us of what an actual President looks and sounds like, someone dedicated to public service, not self-congratulation and misinformation. Just this morning, Pence completely ducked a question about actual numbers on positive cases of Covid-19, and Trump repeated the line that they've produced 4 million test kits. If that's true? Where the hell are they?

November cannot get here quick enough! God help us all.

[B Stieg]

23. The first three are really key!

We've got to stop the spread of this thing...

[matt819]

26. Excellent

Next step?

Call on a selection of experts who were part of the pandemic response teams to flesh out some of these broad recommendations.

Also, one fantastic opportunity Biden has between now and the election is to behave as if he is president. Sure, he can't make stuff happen, but he could do as noted in the OP. IOW, if I were president, this is what I would be doing if x happens, if y happens, etc. Sure, this will require some finesse, but it would be fantastic if he could remind us what a real president looks like in action.

[elleng]

28. Thanks

[FailureToCommunicate]

29. Good summary. Thanks!

[Talitha]

30. Joe just gave donnie dimwit a diplomatic ass-whooping.

[Botany]

31. Can joe B just take over the job now?

We really can't wait until November

[geardaddy]

37. My thoughts exactly!

[Botany]

39. Obama did this with the auto rescue plan the minute he won the election

He hit the ground running. President Joe would put President Obama in charge of
this and he would get the job done.

[redstatebluegirl]

33. God yes, this is how a President thinks!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

34. Donnie Destructo only knows what will enrich or glorify himself.

The demented thing in our White House would never think of the things Joe just laid out. He's also too vain to keep people around who know what they're doing.

Can we just move Joe into the White House today?

[bucolic_frolic]

36. Temporary Hospital Facilities - Outstanding!

I'm thinking of Red Cross response in hurricanes and floods for example. They come with the goods. To local schools. And for anyone who's ever had an elder on hospice, a hospital bed can be delivered within 24 hours to your home. It might be an older model, but it's there.

So why not utilize the space we have available? School Gyms, auditoriums. Don't have to wait for FEMA. Disinfect, install, and populate. It might not serve the most critically ill, but it would be space for treatment and monitoring.

[nolabear]

41. Exactly. There seems to be NO federal coordination of any of it.

I hate being in WA and at Ground Zero but the competence of local and state officials is in incredible contrast to the crazy train of 45’s.

[murielm99]

38. A plan to help people,

not money.

Go, Joe!

[H2O Man]

40. Recommended.

[Bayard]

42. President Biden

Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

Hope enough people see this to contrast and compare.

[SergeStorms]

43. "Lead a coordinated, global response".

That is a must! It's certainly not something that the Orange Ass-Fissure would attempt, or even consider. This isolationist, nationalistic bullshit needs to end NOW!

We're a global economy and community. With Trump in the White House the rest of the world would just as soon leave us swinging in the wind because of Trump's boorish, incredibly clumsy attitude toward the rest of the world.

Special elections NOW to remove the largest (and fattest) obstacle to rejoining the world community.

[sprinkleeninow]

61. A** fissure....

Oh, don't--my sides, my jaws....🤣🤣

[Cha]

47. Good to hear about what Joe Biden said.. Thank you, Nola!

[Hav]

49. The bad thing about this is, we all know Trump

Any proposal that is close to what Biden suggested will get rejected by the Repubs to not hurt Trump's precious ego. They can't support anything that came from Biden.

[nolabear]

53. I had that thought myself. SOMEBODY in the GOP needs to step up!

[defacto7]

51. Kick... recommended

May we live so long.

[LittleGirl]

55. IQ45

will steal that and take credit too

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

56. But I thought tax cuts solved everything?

[sprinkleeninow]

57. Whole lotta azz bitin' goin' awn now, doncha know it.

Reptilicans made it go 'round now it's comin' back 'round to bite their azzes.

Fools...

[showblue22]

62. The speech I heard Biden give was full of specifics and short on platitudes.

[Lulu KC]

63. #PresidentBiden

[nolabear]

64. It's trending on Twitter. ❤️

[Lulu KC]

70. It was

but now someone's gone to work to make #PresidentSanders trend, instead.

[rickyhall]

65. Sounds like the America I remember.

[Gothmog]

67. Today we saw the first #PresidentialAddress since Obama left office.

Link to tweet

[Locrian]

68. free stuff? damn socialist! - n/t (sarcasm)

[McCamy Taylor]

69. He looked so presidential!

Made me feel that someone who cared was in charge.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

72. I hope

These actions come soon.

[nolabear]

73. I hope he and Bernie are working together behind the scenes

with Nancy and Katie Porter and Bill and Melinda Gates and Michael Bloomberg and Jay Inslee and a whole damn shadow government!

[William769]

75. And it's not a stump speech!

[quakerboy]

76. Paycheck to paycheck is bad enough

But contract check to contract check is worse. Will these people be protected?

Can I also add that Trumps "lets give loans to small businesses" is absolutely stupid. A tax cut doesnt help if your dont have a paycheck to be taxed. And a loan is absolutely counter productive if theres not income to support the repayment.

[Anniem60]

77. What about Bernie's outstanding presser with his plans layed out for all to see/hear

Funny how I see here and on Daily Kos all about Biden, Biden, Biden. Yet he did’t provide nearly the amount of details of just how he would handle everything. Instead, he directed people to his website. Yet Bernie spelled out everything that needs to be done, and emphasized now. Yes he pitched his M4A which he should do. It’s a necessity at this point and if this coronavirus doesn’t convince people I don’t know what will.

Both candidates did a presidential job of presenting their solutions and just what they would do if president. But IMHO Bernies was far superior, yet crickets from this site.

I’m getting more and more disenchanted with these allegedly progressive platforms.

[nolabear]

78. You don't sound that undecided to me. But about not spelling it out

I saw both. I enumerated briefly what he spelled out in detail so that’s not true. And I heard some good ideas from Bernie and posted that I thought they made sense and I was glad to see them. You likely missed that.

There are few posts about Bernie because the supporters are down. And though I see considerable ragging on him by Biden supporters it does cut both ways.

Don’t know what to say except I’m happy to talk but not bash or be bashed.

[Tarheel_Dem]

79. K&R

[blue-wave]

80. A Very Presidential Response From Joe

Exactly what our country needs from our leaders.

[SlimJimmy]

81. Giving every child a computer is going to fight the

virus how? We are only giving the repukes ammunition with some of these ideas.

[disndat]

83. Joe will hit the ground running.

nt