In the midst of the pandemic, American businesses and workers are delivering for the people. The men and women who make possible overnight delivery to those of us locked down at home, and the workers at stores allowed to be open, are heroes. Businesses are defying the odds by both protecting the safety and health of their workforce and ensuring that people have life’s necessities.

But there are a few politicians who see the COVID-19 crisis not as a time to serve and protect others but as an opportunity to exploit the crisis for sordid financial and political gain. Someone once urged these types to never let such a crisis go unexploited.