that is taking it seriously, dealing with it on all fronts and is not distracted by peddling denial. but you do get that s not the whole story, right? you understand that the vaccine is not a cure-all. it won t get us out of the pandemic, not any time soon. there are so many out there. i hear you on the radio, i see you on social media. i get you in your responses to the show. hey, vaccine, biden is doing a good job. take the win. why do you keep saying the situation is so dire? because it is. vaccine, biden, not enough. he s not trump. he is not going to tell you he is one move away and only he can fix. too many americans insist on falling short. so, yeah, the vaccine is a step forward, but we re taking a step and a half back. here is the proof. after weeks of steep decline, infections are rising again by more than 10% in 14 states this week compared to last. more states are reopening. now is that good or bad? look, i believe it s how you do it and how you handle it on an in
argument. here is- the argument i would make with fauci. i had it a little with him tonight. you guys are playing too safe. this is a balancing test. okay. there are going to be cases but the vaccine, the rate of vaccine, who we have gotten vaccinated already. the fact that there is an increase in masking. the messaging has been working, with trump out of the way. not all surges are the same. and you have to balance that, against the depression to the economy, the depression to our way of life, which is straight-up depression. and you are playing it too safe. how are they better safe, than sorry. i don t believe in playing it too safe. i agree with you, but i am saying here s the argument you could make. oh, got it. is you are playing it too safe. give me a vaccine passport. i want to be able to go and businesses say, the vaccinated only. so, don and chris get vaccinated. now, we can go to dinner. what the president said. give me a patriot passport. give me an ame
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