Ranger from the North

Ed Morrissey:

Going to work in the midst of a pandemic is "essential" for doctors, nurses, first responders, and even grocery store workers and delivery people. House Democrats don't think it's "essential" for a Congress in the middle of a national emergency and a three trillion dollar spending spree...

This is nothing less than an abdication of office in the face of a national emergency. If Congress needs to protect itself from the COVID-19 pandemic, they could have appropriated money to rent out a local five-star hotel for weeks on end, disinfected it, and then used it as a dorm for its members, complete with quarantine options if necessary. Meeting rooms could have been used for committee hearings or simple negotiations with all social distancing protocols observed. Capitol Hill has been closed to outsiders, so that isn't an issue, and Congress could have arranged for reserved buses to transport members back and forth between the hotel and the Capitol.

Instead, we have the Brave Sir Robin Congress, who deserted their posts when their country needs them on the job most. In contrast with all of the other Americans showing up to do their jobs to serve their communities, it's an utter disgrace, and the stain of their abdication deserves to follow this Congress and its leadership for years to come.

If these sissies won't get back to work, they should resign.