Back when President Trump announced two weeks ago that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, self-satisfied liberals in the media were quick to tell everyone that there was certainly a “lesson” to be learned from it. Yeah, and that lesson was that people sometimes get sick and then usually get well again.
Life goes on. The world keeps spinning. Whatever cliche you want to use.
True, there have been more than 200,000 COVID-19-related deaths, and that’s a tragedy — even if the typical person who succumbed to the virus was in their late 70s, which is a fact. But it remains true that the overwhelming majority of positive cases come and go without incident, never requiring anything more than self-care, fluids, and bed rest.
Remember when the school nurse prescribed an ice pack for everything? That’s what coming down with COVID-19 is like for most people. But instead of being told to lie down, Democrats tell you it’s your fault for going outside without a mask.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee nearly doubled over in agony at the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett, complaining nonstop about how dangerous it was to host the gathering at all.
Sen. Kamala Harris of California said holding the hearing was “reckless and places facilities workers, janitorial staff, and Congressional aides, and Capitol Police at risk.”
The hearing, mind you, was in Washington, D.C., a major city that has seen a grand total of 637 COVID deaths, or, if you prefer, one-tenth of a percent of its population. Washington is currently averaging one COVID-19-related death per day, and it’s been that way since late July.
Attendance at the hearing was greatly reduced. Several members, including Harris, joined by webcam. Senators were only allowed one staff member each to join. Masks were required, distance was kept. There was nothing left to do but spray the room with Clorox and put Sen. Dianne Feinstein in a jar of formaldehyde.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, was right when he said at the hearing that, yes, there is some risk involved. But this is a pandemic, and that’s the way it is.
He said it beautifully.
“I do care about everybody’s safety,” he said, “but as a lot of Americans out there, we have to go to work, and you can’t demand not to go to work unless everybody you come into contact with was tested, whether they need to or not. We’re not going to do that here.”
One other senator on that committee also tested positive for the coronavirus. That would be Mike Lee of Utah. He showed up to work after his doctor told him he was no longer infectious.
That’s life. That’s the lesson.
Correction (Oct. 14, 2020): A previous version of this article wrongly stated that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas had joined the hearing by webcam after having tested positive for the coronavirus. His test was negative, though his office said he opted to participate in the hearing virtually out of “an abundance of caution” and after coming into contact with a colleague who tested positive. The article has been updated to reflect that information.
