Beware of a New COVID-19 Symptom!!

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There’s a symptom of COVID-19 running rampant. It’s peculiar, in that it seemingly only attacks government employees, and leaves them otherwise healthy. That symptom? Laziness. As I mentioned earlier, I went to the Eisenhower Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home today. It was locked up tighter than Fort Knox. On the door was a sign saying that the National Archives (the agency that manages presidential libraries) was keeping all archival places closed until further notice because of COVID-19. Now, if you’ve been following me on this trip you know that a couple of days ago I was in a federally-run museum: the Oklahoma City National Memorial. That is run by the National Parks Service, so they are obviously immune to COVID, while the National Archive employees are not. Listen, folks, it’s been SIX FREAKING MONTHS since this all started. You’re trying to tell me that the federal government, the state governments, and/or local governments haven’t found a way to enact safety protocols to get things moving at a regular clip....while the Subway down the street has????? This reminds me of that old joke: “How many people work for the government? About half.” No, it’s more like 25% now, thanks to COVID Laziness Syndrome. PS: I’m not the only one who’s noticed this. Please check out Topffer’s similar observation earlier this week.