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Republican Congressman reports COVID diagnosis (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2020 OP
My Useless Congresscritter JimGinPA Oct 2020 #1
who is his opponent? ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #6
Ray Lenzi JimGinPA Oct 2020 #7
Well, at least he's doing the right thing for all those he could have exposed. Must be one napi21 Oct 2020 #2
Frequent testing is no substitute for wearing a mask PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #3
Right. Each mitigation is a layer Shermann Oct 2020 #4
That would take cognition, and reptillian republicans don't do that well. BComplex Oct 2020 #5

napi21

(45,806 posts)
2. Well, at least he's doing the right thing for all those he could have exposed. Must be one
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 12:16 PM
Oct 2020

of the few decent Pubs.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,857 posts)
3. Frequent testing is no substitute for wearing a mask
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 12:18 PM
Oct 2020

and social distancing.

Somehow these clowns don't seem to understand that testing isn't a magic ritual that keeps the Covid away.

Shermann

(7,413 posts)
4. Right. Each mitigation is a layer
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 12:23 PM
Oct 2020

No one layer protects enough. Not even all layers together protect absolutely.

It's not about absolutes, it's about maximizing the chances of a good outcome.

Statistics, science, all that shit.

BComplex

(8,051 posts)
5. That would take cognition, and reptillian republicans don't do that well.
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 12:25 PM
Oct 2020

The people who are currently in the republican party are snakes, or something worse. Actually, some snakes are really cool, but there aren't any cool republicans. And all republicans are cognitively impaired. They do not learn from literature or experience.

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