Hey, pull up a chair.

It's axon tap with David Axelroth, Robert Gibbs, and Mike Murphy.

Those who've lost loved ones, this is what I know.

You're never truly gone.

They'll always be part of your heart.

I know this as well, and it seems unbelievable, but I promise you, the day will come, and

the memory of the loved one you lost, and bring a smile to your lips before a tear to

your eye.

It will come, I promise you.

My prayer for you, though, is that they will come sooner rather than later.

That's when you know you're going to be okay.

That was our 46th President, Joe Biden, speaking at the remembrance last night, marking 500,000

dead Americans from COVID.

A number that is staggering.

I think something we've gotten all too used to, but the size of a medium-sized city wiped

off the map of the United States because of this terrible pandemic.

Murphy, kind of a downer, but a downer to bring you in on.

Yeah, well, it is a grim thing.

It's almost 10 times the casualty of the Vietnam War, casualty level.

So yes, this has been indeed a dark winter, and I was happy to read the newspaper today,

and I give the Biden guys credit for already showing a lot more competence than we saw

at Donald Trump that the pharmaceutical industry is dramatically ramping up production.

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