Biden Should Thank the Judge Who Ditched the Mask Mandate
President Biden is like the drowning man too disoriented to grab hold of the life raft. Earlier this week a judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate for people traveling on airplanes and other public transportation. Incredibly, after some dithering, the White House said it would appeal the ruling if the CDC decides the mask rule is necessary to protect the public.
Boom, just like that, the fizz went out of the champagne. For a brief, celebratory moment, Americans imagined life without those infernal masks that have amped up teen acne, caused what my ophthalmologist describes as a plague of eye infections, and sparked innumerable scuffles on airplanes between huffy flight attendants and mask-defying 2-year-olds.
Doesn’t the president get it? People are over this pandemic, and ready to move on. That was rhetorical; Mr. Biden and his nanny-state enforcers do not get it. Remember how Mr. Biden campaigned on having a “plan” to defeat Covid? Turns out, he had — clearly — no plan to eliminate the bug and — clearly, again — no plan for what comes next.
Mr. Biden should be writing Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle a thank-you note. The president is mired in Covid protocols and rule-making that have little basis in fact or medicine and that are increasingly unpopular. Yet he has been unwilling to dismantle the pandemic protections for fear of alienating a dwindling portion of the country still fearful of the virus and clinging to masks and social distancing.
The judge saved Mr. Biden from having to make that decision. If only he and his handlers were perceptive enough to accept the gift. After all, managing Covid is one of the few areas where Mr. Biden has seen his polling tick higher over the past two months. That coincides with the decline in Omicron cases and — more important — relaxation of rules; it has zero to do with the president’s actions. But a win is a win; they should not jeopardize it.
Americans cheered the axing of the mask requirement, as did the employees of airlines. The country is ready to treat Covid like other seasonal viruses that can be managed with the use of vaccines and therapies as we go about our daily lives.
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