Republicans continue Maskcapades
Too many House Republicans are quick to preach personal responsibility, but clearly not so quick to take that responsibility – let alone model it.
House and Senate Democrats have a 100% vaccination rate against the coronavirus, according to a recent CNN survey. Republicans? Not so much. Only 95 out of 212 House Republicans – or 44.8% – told CNN they have been vaccinated. GOP senators, it seems, are smarter. At least 92% of Senate Republicans have been vaccinated, the CNN survey found.
Similarly, when Republican House of Representatives members last week proposed ending the chamber’s mandate that lawmakers wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus while on the floor, the vote played out pretty much along party lines: 218 members rejected the idea and 210 voted to ditch the masks.
Also, in typical fashion, several GOP members modeled defiance to the rest of the nation that has been advised to keep masks on if we are unvaccinated.