On Monday, a handful of Democratic governors announced plans to lift mask mandates, citing a reduction in COVID-19 cases; or, as CNN medical analyst Leana Wen said, “the science has changed.”
The Democratic governors of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Oregon and New Jersey on Monday announced plans to end some mask mandates, citing a drop in Covid cases. https://t.co/bEceIDeU09
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 8, 2022
The Week columnist Damon Linker, who also admits to being a regular on The Bulwark’s podcast, notes that conservatives are going to pounce on Democrats whether they keep restrictions in place or lift them.
So it looks like the right will attack Democrats if they continue to support pandemic restrictions — and also if they lift pandemic restrictions. ("Haha, your polling must suck if you're conceding we were right all along!")
— Damon Linker (@DamonLinker) February 8, 2022
Sounds about right.
Correct
— Robbawho (@Robbawho) February 8, 2022
and?
— Lars (@LarsUllern86) February 8, 2022
Politics happens. News at 11.
— William Ruger (@WillRuger) February 8, 2022
Welcome to politics.
— J. Respectful Clark (@JReubenCIark) February 8, 2022
Politics. What even are they?
— Benedick is not going to pay lot for this muffler. (@BenedickUSA) February 8, 2022
Yea, they were wrong about the restrictions in the first place and they're lifting them after it's already done the damage.
What's so hard to understand about that?
— Rusty Weiss 🇺🇸 (@rustyweiss74) February 8, 2022
Yes. Because they've been wrong about the science for a year and should pay a price for what they've done to the kids, especially the most vulnerable. The science has not changed in the past year, only the polling.
— Ogre 🦬 (@ActiveOgre) February 8, 2022
The Right will attack Dems to illustrate their cynical hypocrisy.
It’d be one thing if Dems were pointing to new scientific data for their reversal, but they’re not. They’re doing it for pure politics.
That’s not a reflection on the Right.
— Tom in Texas (@Tommers71) February 8, 2022
The scientific data has been there. They just refused to look at it. But now…https://t.co/tl6gEz5zlz
— 🍾 P. Dawg Knight 🥂 (@PDawgKnight) February 8, 2022
It seems fair game to point out that it was far later than appropriate, and that for that reason they shouldn't be entrusted with these powers in the future. Politically at least, that's coherent.
— Dan Giese (@dan_jeezy) February 8, 2022
No Dummy, it doesn’t look like that. What it looks like is that you have lost the control battle and you hate it.
— BuffChris (@BuffChris11) February 8, 2022
Well, yeah. The Dems have completely screwed the pooch here. They could have actually followed the actual science. Said, "hey, we wanted to be extra cautious, but the good news is it's not so bad." No, the dems put themselves here and deserve to get stomped for it.
— Manny でかチン ⬛🟧 (@unmundig) February 8, 2022
football team: <kicks field goal from its own 25 yard line>
coach: "everyone was screaming at us last possession to kick a field goal, and now that we do, everyone's mad, what gives?"
— Arthur Boreman Once Held His Breath for 30 Seconds (@ArthurBoreman) February 8, 2022
— 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝟐 🦑🤺 (@SisyphusGoals) February 8, 2022
So, a group with one set of COVID opinions is being uncharitable to a group with different opinions. Good thing that stuff only happens in one direction, otherwise this tweet might seem hypocritical.
— David McCune, MD, MPH (@davidemccune) February 8, 2022
Cry.
— Jim Song (@JimSong2618) February 8, 2022
They aren’t conceding, that’s the problem. By and large it’s cop outs like “the science has changed”. They fucked up and it would be nice of them to admit it and reflect upon why they did that.
— Disgruntled Homo🎄☃️🎅🏻 (@Takesfordays) February 8, 2022
Well… that's what happens when you vilify people for 1.5 years and then act like it's no big deal when you come around to their point of view.
You bought this ticket, you get to take this ride, bucko!
— Write Girl Problems (@WriteGrlProbs) February 8, 2022
Those two positions don’t seem inconsistent to me.
— SanchoPanzy (@SanchoPanzy) February 8, 2022
Exactly.
And well deserved.
— Barnacle Boy Jr (@patrusselljr) February 8, 2022
There's a difference between noting and attacking. I am glad restrictions are being lifted, for whatever reason. But I won't forget who imposed them, and why. Rights restored do not cancel out the fact they were unjustly and wrongly infringed in the first place.
— Firewall Bill (@FirewallB) February 8, 2022
It's the lack of contrition and remorse. It's the fact they think they can turn on a dime and not get called out for it being for an ulterior motive. Don't be obtuse.
— Phil (@RealPhillyP) February 8, 2022
— 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝟐 🦑🤺 (@SisyphusGoals) February 8, 2022
If you think you're gonna avoid getting dunked on after screaming "DISINFO!" at us for two solid years, you might live in another universe.
— Joseph Miller (@JosephamillerII) February 8, 2022
We were right all along.
— Wolf King (@sonofbalthazar) February 8, 2022
Did you type this with a straight face?
Ask yourself why schools that haven't used masks in over a year have the same rate of outbreak as those schools that have forced children to cover their breathing holes up all day long
— Toni Toombs (@ToombsToni) February 8, 2022
Maybe if they didn't attack the right for the past 2 years for things they are cynically embracing, you'd have a point
— Dr. Judgmental Shoelace, PhD. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇭🇰 🇹🇼 (@DocKilmer) February 8, 2022
If they started by apologizing to everyone they insulted for wanting the same thing months ago, reinstated everyone who lost their job because of a mandate, and asked America to forgive them the way Joe Rogan did for saying a bad word, we might have a meaningful reconciliation.
— Self Diagnosed Midwit (@Chicken06131006) February 8, 2022
That is correct. They don't get a cookie for finally doing what they should have done earlier, especially when the sudden about-face is paired with lame excuses like "the science has changed"
— Acquisitive Chuckle (@Acq_Chuckle) February 8, 2022
Right : a person should take the precautions that best fit their lifestyle. Vax or mask as you wish.
Left: Mask everywhere, vax everyone and I believe 30% of you wanted to put the unvaxxed into camps.
You imposed your risk assessments and fear on my family .
— Bleu Cheque (@VERBAL_CHANCLA) February 8, 2022
Both can be (and are) true.
— Where’s Hunter? (@tbird113062) February 8, 2022
— Jon Smythe (@SmytheJon73) February 8, 2022
Somebody big mad their narrative is collapsing. You can always cry about it.
— DomsitzRedux (@DomsitzR) February 8, 2022
“I can’t believe right-wingers won’t overlook massive amounts of hypocrisy on the left so we can try to save the mid-terms!”
Like, do you even hear yourself?
— Arthur Boreman Once Held His Breath for 30 Seconds (@ArthurBoreman) February 8, 2022
Total dipshit take here.
— Jr (@cpickers02) February 8, 2022
He’s right, and conservatives are fully justified in both cases.
Related:
Did they just see some internal polls? Dem governors join sudden pivot on school mask mandates https://t.co/itqyvPKGhD
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 7, 2022
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