Buffoon – Bumbler – Brilliant?
Trump the buffoon, de Blasio the bumbler, but Cuomo’s been brilliant?
Not so fast!
Not so fast!
The nightly news version, the press conference version, that fits.
Trump blusters, brags, bullies. He exudes confidence in his intellect and abilities, despite ample evidence to the contrary.
He really wants to be good at this, he wants to sound official, and somber, and caring, but de Blasio’s meandering, whining, pleading, plodding press conferences inspire mostly sighs.
Cuomo stands out. He’s punchy. He’s sharp. He’s confident. He’s cogent. He cares. He’s realistic.
Donald the Buffoon, Bill the Bumbler, and Brilliant Andrew. Case closed?
Not so fast.
When the bar is set at “not completely insane” Cuomo clears it pretty easily. But we should not be using such a low bar.
Cuomo grabbed more emergency powers than were reasonable, and then abused them: to cut aid to localities (schools and health care) and to take revenge on political opponents.
But the crisis, right? Hasn’t he been a shining light in the storm? Well, no. Take an hour, read this Propublica piece. (might take you 20 minutes, took me 40, deserves an hour). Or, here, let me pull out some highlights. The article contrasts the response in NY State and California, with a lot about NYC and San Francisco, as well. Cuomo and de Blasio get blasted. Strangely, de Blasio, even with criticism, CONTINUE READING: Buffoon – Bumbler – Brilliant? | JD2718
