President Biden: Every American Adult Eligible For Vaccine No Later Than May 1st

Hours after signing the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law complete with $1400 stimulus checks and funding for vaccines, President Biden made his first prime time White House address of his presidency.

The 46th President has directed the states to make every adult eligible for a vaccine no later than May 1st. While Biden emphasized this did not mean all Americans would get a vaccine by May 1st he indicated that the federal government would have a website for all American adults to register for a vaccine appointment.

President Biden also emphasized that if all American adults were vigilant in getting ourselves and our neighbors and friends vaccinated then it would be possible to gather in small groups by the Fourth of July. He proclaimed that we could celebrate our independence from the pandemic:

After this long hard year, that will make this Independence Day something truly special, where we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our independence from this virus.

But Biden was also candid that this might come not to pass if we didn't do our part:

Because if we don't stay vigilant and the conditions change and we may have to reinstate restrictions to get back on track, please, we don't want to do that again. We've made so much progress.

I am inclined to give Biden the benefit of the doubt. He has struck the right balance of candor and compassion. He has also exceeded expectations. I thought 100 million vaccinations in 100 days was a tall order. It appears this will be done within 60 days. 

Perhaps most important of all, President Biden isn't declaring victory much less appearing under a "Mission Accomplished" sign. He is telling us that things are getting better, here are the tangible results and we could have a cookout on the Fourth. But he is also telling us that our one step forward could easily lead to two steps back. 

Simply put, President Biden is everything that former President Trump isn't - compassionate, truthful, trustworthy and making it about us instead of himself.

Or put another way, the Biden presidency thus far has been a shot in the arm.