Posted on 03/20/2021 12:55:51 AM PDT by John Semmens
Now that his previous "gold standard" Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) is besieged by allegations of sexual harassment and molestation, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the highest paid federal government employee, has pivoted to a new hero—Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich) who is "a really good governor, I think she's done some really good things."
Considering that Whitmer's COVID decrees closely imitated Cuomo's, what's not to like? She, like Cuomo, imposed a sweeping lockdown of small businesses that drove many into bankruptcy and pushed unemployment into double-digit levels. She, like Cuomo, ordered nursing homes to take in COVID-infected patients—exposing thousands of high-risk elderly persons to disease and death. She, like Cuomo, has actively tried to cover up the toll her murderous decree had. Finally, with COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in serious decline and vaccinations proceeding apace, Whitmer is sticking with her determination to continue her harsh restrictions.
Fauci expressed himself especially pleased that "she is not jumping on the return to normalcy bandwagon that some other governors are. She realizes that freedom is an ideal that can't always be accommodated. Sometimes the people must be repressed in the name of a greater good. She's like the wise parent who clamps down on her children's desires to have a good time for their own good. I wish more of our leaders would be as brave."
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is reportedly miffed at being overlooked by Fauci. "I did all those COVID decrees too and I didn't harass or molest anyone," he said. "Couldn't I have at least gotten an 'honorable mention' from the good doctor?"
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