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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Leveraging The Tools They Have

 Biden's decision to use OSHA to enforce mandate or testing requirements is low-key brilliant. It's a worker safety issue, like wearing a hard hat or controlling lead dust. Today's decision by the DOJ to sue Texas is a little more straightforward, but also welcome news.

There are, of course, the manic whiners of the "Do Something" faction that will either say it took too long or take credit for it finally happening. Biden and Garland both took the time to find a way that might actually work. Rather than spasm about in paroxysms of sputtering rage, they went through their options before lighting on the best ones.

I swear to Dog, the internet has broken our capacity for patience and perspective.

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