Sept. 29’s highly partisan “my hair’s on fire” letter from our county coroner blasted President Trump for not setting his own hair on fire over the pandemic.

Yes, the president didn’t go bananas; but he did take swift and bold action. He displayed calm, creative, optimistic leadership while calling forth “all hands on deck” to fight the virus and develop a vaccine. The best medical and industrial resources were mobilized to fight the early eruption of cases. Vice President Pence’s daily task force news conferences televised critical information to the entire country.

Remediation efforts were sent to where the need was greatest. Areas with small caseloads were not burdened with one-size-fits-all draconian mandates. A reopening program was laid out to guide regional hot spots as they worked their way back to safety. New “warp speed” protocols were instituted to develop vaccines and therapeutics faster than ever before.

President Trump cautioned there would be flare-ups as we worked our way back to normality; but he said those flare-ups would be aggressively met and that we were going to beat the virus soon. Optimism and reassurance from an exemplary leader.

In reaction to his own bout with the virus, the President has voiced gratitude to his may well-wishers and has displayed his instinctive drive to get back to work for the American people. Just as when he was at the helm leading the nation’s war against the plague, once the focus became his own health he shared regular updates, raved about the miraculous drugs and doctors and continually aspired to a good outcome.

America is resilient and hopeful. America is not a gloomy, pessimistic, carping place. (Admittedly, there are some channels). When America faces its next great battle, I hope we will again be led by a can-do, resourceful leader who mobilizes our strongest resources and urges us to envision total victory.

Sharon R. Adams

Marietta