In terms of sheer numbers, California wins the title as the most dangerous state in which to contract COVID-19.
You would think that with the vaccines now available, every elected official would be working 24/7 to get the shots into as many arms as possible, as quickly as possible.
Why aren’t they?
It appears that the distribution plans, with their various “phases” of who get the virus and when, are too complicated.
In the 1950s, when a vaccine was developed to fight the scourge of polio, authorities made inoculations simple and swift. You didn’t have to be a genius to find out where the vaccine was being given, or what “phase” of the plan you were in, to get the pink sugar cube that included the vaccine.
Let’s do that again. Keep it simple, precise and convenient. Here’s how:
Every community in California has a neighborhood elementary school. Everyone in those neighborhoods knows where that school is.
Announce that on a given date, the vaccine will be administered at the school. The vaccine is brought from a central distribution point, and any leftover is returned when the last person in line gets a shot.
The personnel to administer the vaccine would be your local law enforcement, your EMTs, your school nurses, dentists and dental assistants, veterinarians — any frontline or retired frontline worker who can be quickly trained to give the shots.
We may need to pay them. But I think there are also plenty of qualified people who would gladly volunteer a day or two of their time to help out in their own neighborhood.
It would be for everyone — no Phase 1A, Phase 1B and other confusing classification categories.
And Gov. Gavin Newsom: Such a program would end the recall talk overnight.
Capitol 911: Mass demonstrations happen in Washington, D.C., more often than in any other place in the nation. Capitol Police and other federal forces have vast experience dealing with crowds of all kinds.
Yet somehow, none of that was in place when Donald Trump’s militants besieged the Capitol.
Strange.
Maybe it’s time to assign the responsibility of protecting the Capitol to the D.C. mayor. After all, in every other city in the country, it’s the mayor who has the responsibility of maintaining order and keeping security free of partisan politics.
TV Time: “History of Swear Words.” This Netflix look at vulgar language, starring Nicolas Cage, is bust-a-gut funny. It features clips and snippets of four- and 10-letter words that, for better or worse, have helped make America what it is today.
My favorites are the clips featuring Samuel L. Jackson. The only person missing in the lineup is John Burton, the former House member and state Senate leader, who turned swearing into a political art form.
Exit stage right: Donald Trump finally conceded that he lost the election. It took him two months to understand that if you get fewer votes than your opponent, you lose.
Trump also said the rioters who took over the Capitol were criminals. These are the same people he was urging the day before to take action.
Some of those rioters may be charged with a crime, and testify that they did what they did at the president’s urging.
Part of me feels sorry for them. They are just the latest in a long line of people who did Trump’s bidding, then found themselves under the bus as he made his getaway.
President Trump, when you leave the White House on Jan. 20, consider leaving the country as well. Maybe to someplace that doesn’t have a extradition treaty with the U.S.
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