that it is it needs to be solved at a state level. bring in panel syndicated radio host hugh hewitt. susan page washington bureau chief at u.s.a. today and byron york chief political correspondent at the washington examiner. hugh, is that just me or stunning juxtaposition of those two things? it s not just you, bret. that was quite the hun taj and quite the retreat that the president has had to mount. i was reading the telegraph before coming on tonight, that s the unite the kingdom paper. they are up 300 percent in cases. the good news hospitalizations are down 50% over the last year. the president is being overwhelmed by, i would call it a hoard out of the asian. sweeping all of his promises are being trampled unneath that sweep. bret: susan, politically, how covid is handled is really the biggest political challenge for