[Cardfan1]

Yeah, me too. I heard Beshear say he couldn't get supplies because he was competing with the federal government. That's like trying to buy fire insurance after the house burns down. He did not directly implicate the President, but only a goof would deny the underlying intent. It is the fed's responsibility to back up the states which need help, but it is each individual state's responsibility to sovereignly govern self sufficiently. And in that sense every serving governor bears responsibility. This fact is as true in the retroactive sense, as it is the present sense and the future sense. As the keys to the White House were handed to MR Trump, the warehouses which housed the national backup stockpile were nonetheless, empty. You may want to go on with this argument, I for one am not because the fact is not only evidenced by recent events, it is long established law. The US Chamber of Commerce says these kinds of things are an inherency associated with global enterprise, and we should get on with free trade. Last I heard, which was like this past weekend, the Dems are all about free trade. So, this caught us all by surprise despite myriad examples of people on cited video making their warnings that this day would come. What I can't believe is how anyone could try to hang sole responsibility around the neck of this President. We the people have a right and a reasonable expectation that preparedness would be an ongoing surety. Should we not?

But I have just pointed out the obvious in this situation, if I were you and I wanted to blame somebody, I'd look to China's recklessness. Federal guidelines have been issued. But as in the case of emergency medical stores, governors responsible for oversight in that case are endued with power by their own constituents and the US Constitution to exercise their own judgment. They chose to fund other things, and some have chosen not to do state wide lockdowns. The next legal step some would argue, would be to declare marshall law. I'd love to see your reaction to that.

Republican Governors shared that same frustration. I think it actually went public from Larry Hogan, so every Governor was asked the same question I’m certain.
The bar is higher for the federal govt. They should have been prepared. Period.

States rely on the federal govt. to protect them in times of disaster; let’s not pretend that isn’t the case. Every time it rains we declare a disaster to get fed money.

I blame China. Today they have opened tourist destinations, and they have crowds that will definitely cause a resurgence of the virus. We will never be able to trust their reports.

I’ve already said NYC, New Orleans, Detroit, and future hotspots should be locked down until the curve is flattened. If Govs won’t help enforce; Martial law there.