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Time for a Bipartisan Grand Opening of the American Economy
From “remaining closed” to “rebuilding America”.
Rahm Emanuel- longtime Democratic strategist former Chicago Mayor, made an appearance last Sunday on the news show circuit. During his turn to weigh-in on the widespread lock-downs and attendant economic damage, Emanuel almost begged his fellow Democrats to pivot their message:
From “remaining closed” to “rebuilding America”.
It was a great idea. That no one listened doesn’t mean he’s wrong. That Democrats haven’t attacked him over the statement proves he has a point; if there was a good counter-argument to Rahm Emanuel’s position, someone would have made it.
Inconvenient opinions held by allies which cannot be explained away are better ignored.
But Rahm Emanuel is hardly alone in the sentiment, on the right or the left, that continuing the widespread lock-downs is a dangerous and senseless position to maintain. Locking-down the country until a cure or vaccine is found isn’t practicable; and it isn’t very scientific.
There are hundreds of known deadly diseases and viruses with no cure or vaccine. There are thousands more that are unknown, if not millions.
There has been a predictable backlash to the continued calls- mostly from politicians on…