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Yep. Here I can think of two chains that failed - Souplantation and California Pizza Kitchen. I also know two people who died from COVID, namely Art Bori (skydiver from the NW) and Robert, old family friend. I am very glad more people did not die. I feel less bad about the companies that failed. Putting tens of millions of people out of work to save a million from death seems like a good tradeoff to me. People can always get another job. (And did.)

You won't get this either but I appreciate your efforts here.

Tell us what happened in Sweden in 2021. Nope. The map reflects a change in fourth graders; not a ranking. Mississippi is still in the lowest for overall education (39th) https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state

And Massachusetts is doing way better. It's pretty blue in Massachusetts. We're mostly all vaccinated, too. Wendy P.

ah, I mean no disrespect or offense. I just prefer to avoid emotional and misleading titles. The world is already as heated as it is.

I had friends, neighbors, and coworkers lose their lives. Hardcore anti-vax to the end! Idiots.

I knew people who lost their lives. On the other hand my wife made a good amount of extra money working overtime in ICU. And trucking was good.

This is a case of selective representation by the media, and I came to this conclusion after watching the actual Press Conference myself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsU3o9fvSmM at 00:37. Leavitt didn't boast about anything. She answered the reporter's question by calling it hypothetical, then referred to the Justice Department, explained the context regarding another judge's case, and ended with a general legal statement, "anyone who's breaking the law, or obstructing federal law enforcement officials from doing their jobs, is putting themselves at risk of being prosecuted, absolutely". I had a feeling that I should fact check this, and I was right.

Pure eloquence.

Oh don't worry -- the Republicans will put up Vance or Stephen Miller unless he has an affair with Melania. And no matter who the Democrats put up, you'll find some disqualifying reason why whoever it is, is even WORSE than Satan. Maybe they were nice to someone who identified as trans or something. Wendy P.

The glaring truth that base698, and others who believe the same, ignore is that we who supported restrictions-even with some degree of doubt-did it not for ourselves but for our fellow citizens. They, invariably as base698 has again made evident, take their exceptions because they personally were in some way limited. Sadly, that exact psychology is on open display again with their support of Trumps policies that limit or harm their fellow human beings.

Hi Keith, Agree 100%. We were in a situation where no one had any memory of previous events. Better to be safe than sorry. Jerry Baumchen