Miscellaneous political stuff

I wonder if those kids' parents ever feel "bullied" by traffic laws?

Or the rules of their township, local pizza joint (no shoes, no shirt, no service), or HOA? 

Or the laws of common sense and decency? (apparently they do feel bullied by this one, I guess.) 

Freedom of the press and speaker McCarthy.... Simple question. Too bad the others didn't ask why, or should have walked out? Unless the reporter is not truthful, respected or whatever!

Cognitive failure?

Poor former .. FOX censured him....

I understand Republican governors are trying to out do each other and are basically running for the Republican primary. But to abandon their own state in their efforts? Did De Santis think without a vaccine requirement, Covid might spread but the passengers would just return to their home states and be someone else's problem?

that’s not new Chris Christie abandoned NJ the week after he was elected to a 2nd term. It was all about any national airtime he could get towards running for President.

He also abandoned us as a major snow storm was starting. Let us not forget in a beach chair on a state beach while we were not allowed to!!

One down ... Dr Bright won his whistleblower suit against HHS for retaliation.

OSC Announces Settlement Agreement Between HHS and Former BARDA Director Dr. Rick Bright After his Reassignment
8/9/2021
PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES

​The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today announced a settlement agreement reached between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Dr. Rick Bright, the former Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

While serving as BARDA director, Dr. Bright disclosed potential safety risks and the lack of efficacy associated with use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as therapeutic treatments for COVID-19. Dr. Bright also disclosed concerns about the government's pandemic response and about influence exerted by political and industrial interests on BARDA and HHS, both before and during the pandemic. After Dr. Bright's disclosures, HHS reassigned Dr. Bright to a non-supervisory position at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Bright filed a prohibited personnel practice complaint with OSC alleging, among other issues, that the reassignment limiting his role in the government's pandemic response was retaliatory. Consistent with its standard practice, OSC conducted an investigation of Dr. Bright's allegations, and also helped encourage and facilitate a mutually agreeable resolution. Ultimately, the parties were able to settle the case, resolving Dr. Bright's whistleblower retaliation...

osc.gov/News/Pages/20-21-Settlement-Rick-Bright.aspx