On Thursday, Gavin Newsom rolled out a new COVID plan that isn’t new at all. It’s more like a ’78 Dodge Omni with a new paint job. It’s still an Omni, but with new blue paint.
His Coms team invented an acronym for the “plan”. S.M.A.R.T.E.R.
NEW: The next phase of California’s COVID-19 response is here.
The SMARTER Plan focuses on what works, based on lessons learned from the last 2 years –
Shots
Masks
Awareness
Ready
Test
Education
Treatments by Rx— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 17, 2022
Yeah, it’s as stupid as it looks.
Newsom’s handling of the pandemic has been less than optimal from the start and largely political, and he’s handling the endemic in the same political fashion. He and others can go indoors with masks but our children are still covered. In 2020, he closed everything — churches, schools, stores — and everyone was ordered to wear a mask. Police chased an unidentified man who was alone on a beach. LA County bulldozed 20 tons of sand into a skate park – can’t have people having fun. It was all in open. No matter what Newsom might call it, we are here at the conclusion. Because teacher unions own the schools, our children are still being masked.
Newsom could abandon mandates, and instead follow the example of other countries. He could follow the correct path to freedom. He won’t. He won’t because of politics.
If you want a comprehensive read on Newsom’s “SMARTER” plan, read Jennifer Oliver O’Connell’s take.
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