Apparently the feds just screwed up the supply of antibodies to my state. Thanks a lot for the "help"government...
You didn't want it and didn't take it, but yes, by all means, it was their fault.
Just curious what kind of help you expected.
Ever heard the story of the drowning man?
A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help.
Soon a man in a rowboat came by and the fellow shouted to the man on the roof, "Jump in, I can save you."
The stranded fellow shouted back, "No, it's OK, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me."
So the rowboat went on.
Then a motorboat came by. "The fellow in the motorboat shouted, "Jump in, I can save you."
To this the stranded man said, "No thanks, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith."
So the motorboat went on.
Then a helicopter came by and the pilot shouted down, "Grab this rope and I will lift you to safety."
To this the stranded man again replied, "No thanks, I'm praying to God and he is going to save me. I have faith."
So the helicopter reluctantly flew away.
Soon the water rose above the rooftop and the man drowned. He went to Heaven. He finally got his chance to discuss this whole situation with God, at which point he exclaimed, "I had faith in you but you didn't save me, you let me drown. I don't understand why!"
To this God replied, "I sent you a rowboat and a motorboat and a helicopter, what more did you expect?"
We have masks, we have a vaccine, it's proven, it's tested, we know it works... What more do you expect.And yes, the gov is always screwing up, for a very simple reason, it's rule by committee. A committee never gets it fully right or fully fully wrong, it's always just mediocre. We have over 500 people trying to rule as committee (and often acting on their own behalf) and if you asked them to take a vote on taking a bathroom break or pissing themselves half would vote to piss themselves just to watch the other side have to do it as well. Throw in a mix of money, thieves, liars, cheapskates, swindlers, gass-lighting a**holes and those who really do just want to watch it all burn and you get the the US Congress... Even if you have a bunch wanting to do the right thing, someone else will surely try and spoil it, and don't just blame one side, both do it, just not always for the same reason.