One of their longest-standing vapidities is the hoary, cockeyed notion that government should be run like a business. Trump has said this, as has his supremely unqualified son-in-law Jared Kushner, and so did Mitt Romneyduring his 2012 presidential run, just to name a few.
That idea has always been about as true as the impeached president’s assessment of just about any subject he’s ever spouted off on, but it’s especially untrue in the middle of the most dire public health crisis our country has faced in a century. Unfortunately for the American people, there’s little evidence that Trump has backed away from it. Continue reading.