by Bob Walsh
Gavin
Newsom, the God-Emperor of the formerly great state of California, has
decided to go with bribery as his response to the pressure to get
schools to reopen.
He is
shoveling several billion dollars into school districts (and indirectly
the teachers unions) beyond their usual rake-off to get them to open
schools, sort of, maybe a half-day every third day if the wind is
blowing right.
He is also
directing a large chunk of the available Covid vaccine to "educators."
An educator is anybody with a pay check that say "school district" on
it. Bus drivers (who probably need it) and maintenance people (who
maybe don't, at least not urgently) and of course actual classroom
teachers and teachers aides. From there we can pretend to believe that
the teachers are at huge risk if they don't get their shots and then we
can pretend that they can justify refusing to return to the classroom
until EVERYBODY who ever farted in a school has their shot.
Some
school district's teachers unions are tying their return to various
social justice programs being implemented, having nothing whatsoever to
do with Covid safety. It does, however, give the unions more political
power and creates a semi-excuse for teachers to not return to work.
In
reality of course it mostly has to do with Gavin Newsom trying to save
his political ass. He is now convinced that he recall is going to
happen, even though he does not say so. He believes he can beat it at
the ballot box if there is enough fraud and if he can bribe enough
voters by giving them stuff. He gives the teacher's unions money. He
sort-of bribes the parents by sort-of promising them they he can get
their kids back in school sometime between now and the time mammals
become extinct. Some of these voters will wear a blank smile, mutter
"Wow, free stuff from the Governor" and stagger down the street bumping
into lamp posts in their stupor. Some will wake up, breathe deep, click
their heels together three times and vote to throw the commie bastard
out.
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