Senate. Lets bring in John Avlon. Lauren fox also with us. John, let me start with you. The president of course trying to put this in the context of this is good for the job market, this is good for families. As we watch the numbers, the inflation numbers, the cost of living, calling it fiscally responsible, he has a huge Sales Job to do here to the american people. He does indeed. That said, i think theres more of an appetite for Government Spending than there has been in some administrations past, republicans having lost some moral authority on that issue. But the specter of inflation is a big day. Thats something americans have taken for a long time that we controlled inflation. But it was a dominant political force for decades in america. To see that creeping up is a real Warning Sign for the White House as they put forward this massive spending bill, which they hope will transform kind of the approach of government to the citizens and vice versa. The more spending you have, the da
That we will be guided by the science, following the science. We know we can dramatically lower the cases in this country. We just need to finish the job with science. We are not changing the science, the virus changed, and the science involved with the changing virus. Laura the science has not changed. Like all pandemics, in the wind down phase there are viral variants and mutations but the science, the immunology has not changed. The variants become more transmissible but usually not more deadly. Often less so in that is immunology 101. For many months, very smart and a political scientist have been saying that vaccines would never mean zero covid infections, but instead that they would help Curb Hospitalizations and deaths. For 15 months we have known that those who died from covid had at least one if not two, three or more comorbidities. We know that the elderly and those with metabolic syndrome, High Bmi, diabetes, hypertension would suffer the most. The more we see this disease t
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For President Obama it was a gimme, right . Like i said, distinguished Record Nothing against him. The ideal candidate for the job and utterly non controversial. They held his Confirmation Hearing after President Obama nominated him and the Confirmation Hearing went great. He sailed through, no objections. The Judiciary Committee decided on julian Neals Nomination by a Voice Vote. They didnt even bother taking a roll call vote. They just it all in favor, i, no objections. Passing through and the senate then he can become a Federal Judge. That was in November 2015. Zero controversy about him. He passes the committee without any objections which sets up what it is expected to be under normal circumstances a non controversial vote to confirm him into the court. But that never happens. The committee has this hearing in passes him through on a Voice Vote with no objections, November 2015 but there is no floor vote. And then December 2015 comes around, nothing happens. No floor vote. We roll
Mayor and local leader to reinstate the mask mandate. Please, this is not politics. Reinstate the mandate. Mask up. Its a patriotic duty. Its the only way we ever get back to normal. Mr. President do you believe some states should pause their Reopening Efforts . Yes. And the president s cdc director is taking it even further. I will request because of the feeling i have of impending doom. We have so much to look forward to. So much programs and potential and reason for hope. Right now i am scared. Biden democrats have been tracking texas after lifting restrictions and called the governors neanderthals. But cases in texas are dropping. I dont know what the cdc director for biden is saying. We have Hospitalization Charts and they are way down. I dont understand the numbers she is looking at. There they go way down and still dropping. Do you understand the communications here . I dont doubt she has information that says we are at risk of having a 4th surge. We know that our country has be