Wisconsin's own Ron Johnson wrote an op-ed for USA Today this week in which he lamented the steps taken here and elsewhere to control the spread of the coronavirus. Worrying that we're blowing the global pandemic out of proportion, Johnson thinks too much of the economy has been shut down. "Every premature death is a tragedy," the sage from Oshkosh wrote, "but death is an unavoidable part of life."
And further, while social distancing is helpful, "much of our economy must stay open to provide life’s basic necessities. Rather than announcing general shutdowns and drawing up lists of 'essential' business that can remain open, let’s draw up lists of 'nonessential' businesses that pose a risk for coronavirus spread."
Johnson, chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, announced an investigation in March into the threat Joe Biden's son Hunter poses to national security. That investigation does appear to be on hold during the coronacrisis.
But I'm sure it will kick into high gear sometime between Labor Day and Election Day.
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As long as this social distancing thing remains the norm, we cartoonists are going to have to come up with creative ways of keeping the characters in our cartoons six feet apart without screwing up the artistic balance of the 'toon.
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