The CDC fumbled the kickoff on testing and gave the virus an easy opening touchdown.
Once the public-private partnership was kicked into gear our country got its act together and more and better testing is coming online week by week.
What I see missing in the criticism of those who say we should have been better prepared on the testing front, is the fact that only after a new virus emerges can the development of tests for it begin. Certainly other countries - particularly China - had a head start in that regard. And putting all our eggs in the CDC basket did cost precious time.
But if "you" (rhetorically speaking) had been the occupant of the Oval Office, and "your" CDC is telling you, "Mr. President, we've got this" - are you going to give them the ball on first down or not?