This morning I wrote concerning Erick Erickson whining about the mainstream media’s misrepresentation of the facts of the vaccine for the coronavirus. He really shouldn’t neglect White House mistakes – wishful thinking, really – when it comes to the pandemic. Steve Benen has a helpful memory restorative:
We’ve revisited the Indiana Republican’s pitch from time to time, but at the half-year mark, it’s striking to see just how much conditions in the United States have deteriorated since Pence took his premature victory lap.
“While talk of an increase in cases dominates cable news coverage, more than half of states are actually seeing cases decline or remain stable.”
Most states are seeing increases coronavirus cases.
“Cases have stabilized over the past two weeks, with the daily average case rate across the U.S. dropping to 20,000 — down from 30,000 in April and 25,000 in May.”
Over the last week, we’ve seen totals of over 200,000 cases per day — roughly 10 times the figure Pence bragged about six months ago today.
And more and more. Erickson can be as angry as he likes, but his White House has been worse – Trump claiming the virus would magically disappear has been a highlight of their helpless, deer-in-the-headlights response.
Science will try to make it disappear, now that magic has failed.
