Democratic Primaries

I was a Warren supporter until she regrettably bowed out.

Here's the thing, though, that I noticed tonight when I watched Maher interviewing Bernie:

Maher asked what Bernie would do if he were president, and he was doing fine - said we need to keep the workers getting their full paychecks and their healthcare, and enact legislation that anyone who is hospitalized or otherwise requires treatment for COVID-19 won't have to pay out-of-pocket. OK so far because we have to keep demand for goods and service up.

BUT, then Bernie went on to say that people should be able to stop paying rent, mortgages and so on. Problem with that is if they are getting their full paycheck, why would we also allow people to forego paying rent or their mortgage? That seems a bit like double dipping.

Also, Bernie did castigate Congress for giving Mnuchin $500 billion with few strings attached to throw at corporate America. And, yeah, that isn't good. At all.

BUT, Bernie said nothing about small businesses and small business owners. These people are the backbone of the economy and they are getting hit hard.

Bottom line is I think Bernie is too doctrinaire for the presidency during this crisis because we need a president who is thinking about the needs of all Americans. I think Biden is that person.

And...I'm kind of hoping he picks Stacey Abrams as his VP. I don't think he will, but she'd be fantastic. She's utterly top notch, and would be quite able to do the job if Biden for some reason could not.