The Pelosi Effect: ‘Special’ People, Different Rules

It’s easy for a powerful, rich politician to lecture others about “science” and back restrictive measures that harm people’s livelihoods — all while refusing to negotiate in good faith to provide needed relief — because she knows that she personally will still manage to do whatever she wants.  The “rules are for the little people” attitude of many elites has never been more obvious.  An iconic leader received an indoor funeral with uneven social distancing, while many normal people were barred from laying their loved ones to rest in similar settings.  The powerful people who flew back from said funeral to DC were exempt from the city’s quarantine rules under a ‘government business’ exception.  Famous celebrities received a special carve-out from New York’s quarantine mandates.  Prominent TV anchors bucked the rules, even while infected with the virus (one lied about it repeatedly).  A governor who presided over the country’s biggest COVID disaster conspicuously failed to wear a mask indoors, in close proximity to others, while on a mind-boggling “victory” tour that entailed scolding other states about supposed best practices and demanding a national mask mandate.  A mayor snuck in a quick gym session while his constituents were being urged not to do the same.  On and on it goes.  

via townhall.com

My response to all this is not publishable on this, a proudly family-friendly blog.