Leaderless America is slipping deep into a cold winter pandemic
America is sliding into winter uncertainty with a worrying surge in Covid-19 cases and deep economic suffering while an apathetic and lame White House and a stalemate Congress provide no political leadership.
The darkest holiday season in modern history awaits, but President Donald Trump and his closest aides, sulking after his election defeat, did little to save lives, apart from claiming a prize for a vaccine that represents a way out of the 2020 nightmare but remains. months away for most Americans.
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The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and the GOP-led Senate are returning to Washington this week, but are showing no signs they can come together to ease the economic woes resulting from millions of unemployed Americans amidst the long-line, Great Depression-style scene beyond food. bank.
President-elect Joe Biden moved quickly to put a diverse and experienced team around him - he launched an all-female senior communications team on Sunday, and he is expected to announce the top economic officials this week.
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But even a President-elect who pledges to replace Trump's abandonment with a science-based approach to the pandemic can only do so much before he takes office on January 20, when the health crisis and economic losses are likely to be far worse.
The current president spent Sunday issuing new, misleading claims to reinforce his fantasies that the elections were stolen, which did nothing to advance his unworthy legal cases but further poisoned hopes of national unity when he left.
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Biden waits in the wings
The developments over the Thanksgiving weekend reflect an juxtaposition between an upcoming President preparing to tackle a shocking national crisis and a commander in chief who maintains his authority but pursues baseless claims of electoral fraud that will complicate his successor's job.
The head of the government's health services, some of which the President has effectively muzzled in the run-up to the election, is gathering national resolve.
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It was left to the heads of government health agencies, some of whom were effectively muzzled by the President ahead of the election, to muster national resolve.
Since Biden has little capacity to limit the explosion in Covid-19 cases, his most critical initial task will be to preside over the distribution of a vaccine developed by private companies in coordination with the current White House.
Giroir, the assistant secretary for health, said on "State of the Union" that he was "really" confident in the plan to distribute the vaccine, ahead of Food and Drug Administration meetings in the coming weeks to consider an emergency use authorization. Highest risk groups, including health workers and elderly people living in assisted living facilities, could start getting injections before the end of the year. A decision is expected after a December 10 meeting of an FDA committee but it could be late spring before most Americans see a vaccine -- or the double shots that some require.
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