Opinion: Coronavirus has made it abundantly clear — the world needs Elizabeth Warren to be vice president (via latimesopinion)
for an inevitable economic catastrophe. And while most of her Democratic colleagues were occupied tossing political barbs, Warren was shaping policy that would eventually form the basis for the Democratic response to the virus.
Throw all other political considerations into the garbage: The world needs Warren in the executive branch, a heartbeat away from the presidency. She should be the vice presidential pick on the Democratic side. Consider Joe Biden’s response to the virus. As news of its spread grew more dire, Biden has been largely quiet since his overwhelming win in last Tuesday’s primaries. We’ve heard little from him on policy. We’ve heard little from him in the way of offering public guidance. We’ve heard little from him in general, other than a fewThis, perhaps, shouldn’t be a surprise. Biden isn’t necesarily running as a man of action. His appeal is almost exclusively political. His pitch is that he can beat Trump. And, once he does, he intends to “” of the presidency, along with experience. That’s all well and good, but the coronavirus doesn’t respond to civility. Sen. Bernie Sanders too, it should be mentioned, carries an almost exclusively political appeal. Yes, he has grand plans. But those plans are so sweeping as to feel less actionable and more like blunt instruments to pull the political center of the country to the left.We need leaders at the highest levels of government who have the intellectual capacity and moral backbone to protect lives during national crises — and to get us through those hard times with a plan for coming out the other side better, stronger and more prepared than we were before. Here is where I state the obvious: Our current president doesn’t just lack the capacity to rise to this challenge, he lacks the interest even to try. His goals are exclusively political and/or self-serving. Vice President Mike Pence, meanwhile, either through incompetence or an inability to exert the slightest influence on the president, is useless. Tasked with heading up the executive branch’s coronavirus response, Pence has acted like a feckless sycophant whose primary job is to , instead of protecting the nation from the most dangerous outbreak the world has faced in a century. He is executive cheerleader of the United States.Yes, vice presidential picks aren’t supposed to outshine the top of the ticket. They are selected almost exclusively for their ability to provide some kind of political advantage — either by making up for the perceived shortcomings of the presidential candidate, or offering an edge in the electoral college. This is how we wound up with a human bowl of unseasoned mashed potatoes, Sen. Tim Kaine , as Hillary Clinton’s 2016 running mate. There may be candidates out there who can provide Biden with bigger political boosts. Sen. Amy Klobuchar could help shore up undecided voters in the Midwest. Sen. Kamala Harris might reassure young voters of color that Biden won’t ignore their interests the moment it becomes politically convenient. But there is only one candidate with the surgical competence to address the issues facing our country and the planet. The coronavirus pandemic has made it abundantly clear that Elizabeth Warren is the person who should be leading the nation. Since that’s no longer an option, we need her as close to the presidency as possible.
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