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I know everyone here hates Cuomo -- for plenty of good reasons -- but daily press briefings and power points/press conferences through much of the pandemic were a good thing for people who were looking for some kind of vision and guidance during an uncertain time when mental health issues skyrocketed. Even on this board, there were a couple people I remember saying they felt very relaxed and reassured watching Cuomo do his conferences and talk about New York's plan because they felt they were getting no guidance or steady hand from the White House, and it felt good to know that there were elected officials who had plans and detailed them for regular Americans so they had some idea as to what was going on, why things were happening, and some kind of assurance that lockdowns weren't the end of the world. I think people forget how anxious people were last year. MSNBC-brain is real, but Cuomo became super popular because he attracted way more than liberals. I know conservative-leaning independents here in Florida, who also have never been to NY, who are not ready to attack Cuomo yet because they think DeSantis has been shitty and confrontational to the press for no reason the entire time and would rather have had Cuomo.

The problem isn’t getting Republicans to like you. Democrats aren’t expecting many votes from them at all, if any. The problem is, because of that, it goes through reconciliation, combined with the upcoming budget. And if I’ve read correctly, that means that the bill could be signed into law today and Still won’t take effect until late March. If I’m understanding that correctly, it doesn’t matter if it’s signed today or two weeks from that, but if someone has a better understanding, I’m all ears to learning about this.

Currently his approval is 57% after the nursing home scandal. We’ll see how this affects him. Cuomo’s Approval Rating Erodes in Wake of New York Nursing Home Scandal - Morning Consult MORNINGCONSULT.COM A still-unfolding scandal involving his administration’s purported undercounting of coronavirus-related deaths in the state’s nursing homes is taking a toll on New York Gov...

So is the controversy that it was named after another governor and Cuomo decided to change it to his dad?

That's another thing: I did NOT pay attention to why there was controversy over that bridge. Help a southerner out.

Why his dad?

Yay!

First on CNN: Biden's Covid plan gets backing from more than 150 top business leaders WWW.CNN.COM More than 150 senior executives from some of the largest American companies across several major industries have lined up behind President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, according to a letter obtained by CNN.

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State of Play returns this Thursday, February 25 BLOG.PLAYSTATION.COM A new slate of game updates and deep dives coming this Thursday.

God what an understatement this turned out to be!

Hard agree. Hard agree, too.

They tried so hard to make Warnock the weaker candidate.

I forgot about that line.

Despite GT7's delay, Ryan says they're feeling good about the rest of the slate making it this year:

Full GQ article PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘We’re making a completely new VR format for PS5’ WWW.GQ-MAGAZINE.CO.UK PlayStation head honcho Jim Ryan has some news to share on PS5 stock, Sony’s 2021 release schedule and a new PlayStation VR headset.

PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘We’re making a completely new VR format for PS5’ WWW.GQ-MAGAZINE.CO.UK PlayStation head honcho Jim Ryan has some news to share on PS5 stock, Sony’s 2021 release schedule and a new PlayStation VR headset. Gran Turismo 7: Days Gone and Sony on PC:

Nah, I feel just fine about it.

Introducing the next generation of VR on PlayStation BLOG.PLAYSTATION.COM First details on the next-generation VR system coming to the PS5 console.

Play At Home returns: Four months of offers for PlayStation games and entertainment begin March 1 BLOG.PLAYSTATION.COM Free games and entertainment offers for the PlayStation community kick off in March and extend through June. More games/offers expected.

tbh, that's the argument I've most heard -- the state legislature and governor are doing things. I was quite antagonistic toward a friend of mine who tried to argue that if I had the resources, wouldn't I leave? And then compared him leaving to people fleeing a hurricane. I told him as a regular person, he is completely detached from the real world.

GOP working to block Biden’s health care pick, Xavier Becerra; Dems unfazed