WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: LET’S NOT ABANDON VIRUS HAPPY TALK TOO SOON
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The economy’s is going to be back soon, bigger and better than ever, testing is in great shape and we’re going to have stadiums packed shoulder to shoulder and one more thing, sometimes fantasy isn’t all bad. Watching the crowds at the Michigan statehouse protesting and in Boston and […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: ABOUT A THIRD OF AMERICANS SAY VIRUS NOT MUCH OF A WORRY
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – A divided nation consumes the news in a divided way so for Republicans, a revered president answered questions completely and in detail Sunday night at the Fox News virtual Town Hall titled “America Together: Returning to Work.” For Democrats who expressed themselves on social media, the reaction was, as […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: ‘PLENTY OF PROTEIN IN THE (HOBBLED) FOOD CHAIN’
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Kroger, with 2,700 stores, says some of them will have purchase limits on ground beef and pork, just as many other grocery chains have been imposing for weeks. It’s the end of the week and maybe you’ve run out of things to worry about. We can help. There is […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: ‘OPERATION WARP SPEED’ AND THE CONTACT TRACERS
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Like everything having to do with Covid-19, the U.S. will likely be way late in having enough contact tracers in place, ready to pounce on every new case of infection to isolate those who spent some time close to anyone tested positive. Listening Thursday to New York Gov. Andrew […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: STATES BLAST AHEAD TO ‘PHASE ZERO’
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – At last, just one more day of the infernal White House guidelines before they “fade out” and the new guidelines for reopening take over, the ones lots of states are already ignoring. Yes, 18 or 19 states are still sticking with strict stay-at-home orders but they’ll come along soon. […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: STRUCTURAL CHANGE NOT ALWAYS INTENTIONAL
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Huge disruptions, pandemics and wars, can cause fundamental changes down the line that were not anticipated and which were hard to recognize at the time. Which brings us to the Federal Reserve in this time of crisis. Wednesday afternoon Chairman Jerome Powell will be explaining to the world the […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: VIRUS TESTING FINALLY REACHES ‘BLUEPRINT’ STAGE
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Even as the stock market and the White House look for better times ahead and soon, corona virus risks for older Americans seem to be increasing. By the end Thursday of a single month in which more than 50,000 Americans have died already, the total will have topped 60,000. […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: JUNGLE DRUMS IN THE DISTANCE SOUND LIKE TROUBLE
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – You can feel the rumble of distant war drums even before you can hear them, in the nation’s capital of all places, as the Trump administration faces a renewed wave of criticism – just as it might, finally, be least deserved. “Might” could be a leap, because there is […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: SOMETHING OFF KILTER IN A SHAKY WEEK
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – There were moments in the week just past when everything made sense, virus deaths were leveling in many areas including the New York City metro, the government’s efforts to massively ramp up the acquisition and production of medical gear were on track and the markets were moderately positive. The […]
WHITE HOUSE WATCH COMMENTARY: TIME A FLUID CONCEPT IN WORLD OF VIRUS
By Denny Gulino WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The corona virus particle is identical around the world as is the basic physiology of the human organism it has evolved to use as a host and yet the reaction to its arrival and spread are so different and along timelines that can vary by months. Australia announced Thursday […]