Archive for February 9th, 2022

The straw that broke the camel’s back?

February 9, 2022

Some images become iconic.
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You know the old saying: A picture is worth a thousand words.

Well this one may be destined to be the one that ultimately symbolizes the mask-the-kids-in-school debate.

A maskless politico posing in front of a room full of small, masked children.

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For a moment, forget that it’s Stacey Abrams.

Imagine that it’s Tony “I am Science” Fauci posing with the children.

The effect would be the same.

A hypocritical politico caught in the act.

More important, focus on the kids.

If you could x-ray through their masks, I doubt that you’d see many smiles.

They know that they’ve been political (and union) pawns during the pandemic.

They’re not stupid.

They’ve just been under-taught for a couple of years.

At least these kids are in school, and their learning loss is (hopefully) subsiding.

Now, they just have to catch up on what they’ve lost….