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John Burke: One eye on the forest, one eye on the trees – Madison.com

May 24th, 2020 7:43 pm

Hopefully soon we will be back to dealing with such now-rarely-mentioned dangers as climate change which some have even called the next pandemic the threat of a nuclear disaster, our crumbling infrastructure, and the failing health care system, among others. Those may seem insignificant today, but they are not going away. Indeed, none of the problems America faced before COVID-19 are going away. The temporary paralysis caused by our focus on COVID-19 is only making them worse.

Thats why it is so important that who we elect in November has a specific plan to address the big issues we face. We need a strategy. The next president whether it is the current one or his opponent must articulate specific and practical solutions ones which can generate support among Republicans, Democrats and independents.

And like the doctors and other health care professionals dealing with COVID-19, our would-be president must base his plans on facts and data, not wishful thinking or blind loyalty to rigid political ideologies.

Thats what good government means. In terms of human life, opportunities squandered and economics, we are paying an incalculable price for the bad government that kept its head in the sand and denied the threat of COVID-19 for the important months of December, January, February and half of March. By any definition it is a debacle. If we have learned anything during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that good government matters.

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