Wisconsin Republicans Let Things Get Bad To Make Themselves Look Good

 

     Wisconsin Republicans have dragged their feet on issues for nearly 2 years: from gun control, to racial justice, to farmer aid, to LGBT2SQIA+ rights. However, perhaps their most heinous move has been their refusal to assist the efforts to combat COVID-19.

     They were the only state whose congresspeople all voted against coronavirus aid, and yet they were all reelected handily. They took Tony Evers's mask mandate, stay at home order, and public building quota to court while flaunting the regulations in place. Then, they had the nerve to claim the regulations they are intentionally violating are ineffective. 

     Now, the situation in Wisconsin is dire. Of the 20 most impacted cities by population, 10 are in the state. The death toll and case counts climb by thousands, and Wisconsin is 7th overall in the nation for cases. Republicans have recently announced they will collaborate on a limited basis with the governor.

     Now that things look bad and are set to get worse over the holidays, they change their opinion to garner public support. This should be a crime, letting people die for political games, and yet the same people who complain about "dirty, corrupt" government don;t seem to mind.