North Dakota governor changes tack and issues mask mandate

[In It to Win It]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After months of resisting ordering the people of North Dakota to wear masks and limit the size of gatherings, the state's Republican governor relented in an effort to stem a coronavirus surge that is among the worst in the U.S. and that threatens to overwhelm the state's hospitals.

Gov. Doug Burgum's executive order Friday night came as a surprise and only hours before the state recorded new daily records for hospitalizations and infections. Throughout the pandemic, the former software executive had been leaving it to individuals to take personal responsibility for slowing the spread of the virus, beseeching the public during his weekly press briefings to wear masks but emphasizing a “light touch” by government.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/north-dakota-governor-changes-tack-175822672.html

[PJMcK]

1. Ask him what took him so long!

These Republican governors are so stupid. Their fear of Trump's wrath is pathetic. Most importantly, their lack of concern for their states' citizens is nearly criminal.

[Klaralven]

2. "A stitch in time saves nine"

Surprising that the Republicans, who so revere the founding fathers, can't heed one of the most famous saying in Poor Richard's Amanac by Ben Franklin.

[PJMcK]

3. I doubt they would comprehend Ambassador Franklin's analogy

The expression and comparison refers to clothing manufacturing.

When making clothing or other items using the sewing arts, repairing a small rip with one stitch means the tear is less likely to get bigger, and need more - like nine - extra stitches later on.

In other words, solve a problem early before it becomes a larger difficulty requiring more work later.

Republicans are reprobates. Their knowledge of history is limited (I’m being generous!) and their understanding of the Constitution is even more stunted. They know nothing and their greed blinds them to their hypocrisy.

[cwydro]

4. South Dakota allowed the motorcycle rally.

What’s their governor doing?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. About time! Welcome to the mask club, anyway.

[gulliver]

6. I'll bet a bunch of Republican "leaders" held off just because of the election.

Trump and his followers screwed up early in this thing and then did what should be unthinkable. They redefined failure as success. They cheered and stomped their poor misguided followers into going along with it. Now we have a 90% successful vaccine coming, and Trump and his dufus butt kissers were pushing for herd immunity by allowing people to die. All to keep a jerk named Donald Trump in an office he never had any business occupying.

I feel sorry for these people. They didn't check their facts and shouldn't have had to. Trump and his Republicans dragged their followers into a moral abyss.

[Volaris]

7. ND guv begs the party of personal responsibility for some personal responsibility; gets NONE.

Only recourse is to ORDER that responsibility via force of Law.

Sooooo....which fucking republicans wanna have a discussion about tax rates next February?
Anybody?
No takers?

Because of course not.