March 2020

Senate Passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 26, 2020 22 Comments

The Senate passed a $2 trillion economic stimulus bill Thursday night in a unanimous vote (96-0).

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Baby Walt Update: Four Months Old and Doing Swell

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 25, 2020 46 Comments

Baby Walt turned four months old yesterday, though it feels like he's been with us always. And seems impossible that it's only been four months.

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Russia (Finally) Admits Wuhan Coronavirus Pandemic Within Its Borders: “A serious situation is unfolding”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 25, 2020 11 Comments

Russia's Vladimir Putin recently finagled constitutional amendments to permit him to run for two more terms (though he said that it should be a temporary constitutional change that covers only him). Now that he has effectively sewn up his position as president until 2036, Russia is finally starting to reveal more fully the extent of its coronavirus infections.  Russia is apparently still claiming that they've had no Wuhan coronavirus-related deaths.

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LA Mayor Garcetti threatens water & power shut-offs for nonessential businesses that don’t close

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 25, 2020 41 Comments

As we are about midway through the second full week of the 15-Day Presidential Coronavirus deadlines, the fast-paced life of California has certainly certainly slowed down.

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Trump Press Conferences a massive ratings hit

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2020 54 Comments

The other day I noted thatRachel Maddow and others call on networks not to broadcast Trump coronavirus press conferences. I pointed out that the claim by Maddow and others is that Trump presents a false or misleading view of the health problem, but in fact it is Maddow and other liberal talking heads who present the misleading view of events:

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Anti-Trump finds its new McDreamy

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 25, 2020 52 Comments

With Joe Biden's... err, troubles (are we calling them troubles?) and ceaseless bumbling, nervous Democrats are hungry for a hero. And it looks like they've found one in Andrew Cuomo:

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Some of Pelosi’s Pork Ends Up in Final Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 25, 2020 50 Comments

Why is it so freaking hard for politicians to pass a bill on one subject? Why must they stuff it with so much unnecessary spending? Oh yeah. It's not their money. It looks like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's precious pork snuck back into the coronavirus stimulus bill.

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Joe Biden’s Livestreams Have Been a Disaster

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2020 31 Comments

Joe Biden has been struggling for visibility lately. The Coronavirus crisis has relegated him to the sidelines as Trump takes front and center on television, sometimes for hours a day. Biden has turned to live streaming addresses. It has not gone well.

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Quinnipiac University Cutting Faculty Salaries Due to Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2020 3 Comments

"disruptions caused by Covid-19 have resulted in significant additional expenses for our university"...

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No, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Did Not Say America Should Sacrifice Seniors to Save the Economy

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 25, 2020 28 Comments

When I first had a chance to read comments Texas Lt. Gov Patrick made on Tucker Carlson's program Monday night, I gasped at first, understanding why my elderly mom and others who read what was reported by major news outlets could have gotten so spooked.

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Pelosi Won’t Say If Or When House Will Pass Senate Coronavirus Bill, Adjourns for Day

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 25, 2020 45 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi does not appear to be happy with the Senate's $2 trillion coronavirus bill. I guess it does not have all the pork she shoved into her 1200 page bill.

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Prince Charles Tests Positive For Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 25, 2020 22 Comments

Prince Charles has tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, and though he is reportedly experiencing "mild symptoms," he is said to be in good health.

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Harvard President Larry Bacow Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2020 0 Comments

"We will be taking the time we need to rest and recuperate during a two-week isolation at home."...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: New Orleans May be “Hot Spot” Because of Mardi Gras

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 25, 2020 14 Comments

Currently, the US is reporting over 54,000 coronavirus cases and 775 deaths. Louisiana officials say their state has 1388 cases and 11 deaths. They also predict that New Orleans will be a coronavirus "hot spot," after over a million people celebrated Carnival in the area for more than a month, culminating in Mardi Gras at the end of February.

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White House, Senate Agree on a $2 Trillion Wuhan Coronavirus Stimulus Package

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 25, 2020 25 Comments

"We have a deal," announced White House legislative affairs director Eric Ueland a little after midnight. After a week of screaming and shouting, the White House and Senate agreed on a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package.

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University of California System Advises Students and Faculty not to Say ‘Chinese Virus’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2020 15 Comments

“Equity and Inclusion during COVID-19”...

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Pelosi: Helping airlines requires “shared value about what happens to the environment”

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 25, 2020 19 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attempted to justify all the pork in her almost 1200 page bill to help America during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. The Democrats stuffed it with pork. Pelosi insisted "everything we're suggesting relates to COVID-19."

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What about the Coronavirus excess death rate?

Posted by New Neo on March 24, 2020 62 Comments

Epidemiologists deal with dry facts and figures, but the subject matter of those facts and figures can be very dramatic: illness and death, and how best to go about minimizing the former and delaying the latter. Usually we don't pay all that much attention to epidemiologists unless we have a particular interest in the subject.

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