The ventilator discussion is a loser for Cuomo.
He asked for ventilators, but had a bunch in stock. Maybe not enough for worse case at the time, but MY memory was he was "screaming" for them, yet had some in stock. Hmmmm....BTW - the Fed Gov had already sent 2000 ventilators and was preparing to send an additional 2000 at the time this hoarding was identified. My source is actually a more liberal publication.
yes, we all lived through this last year, and I have no memory loss on how things unfolded. I am totally onboard with everyone made mistakes, in hindsight. No argument there. But, to absolve one group from any criticism while heaping criticism on the other is ill informed at best.
There's certainly room for second guessing and documenting issues so we can learn from the mistakes. But you can't tell me that politics aren't in play when Cuomo (and others) slam the Fed Gov back in summer/fall for not doing what was necessary, and then to say today "oh, the Fed GOV did everything they could. Cmon man, it's so clear to see. Of course, he is engaged in CYA at the moment, so he'll praise the devil if it helped deflect criticism from himself.
Mike