We cats have been waiting for red America to realize that the coronavirus isn't just hitting those godless blue cities like New York, San Francisco and Chicago. They have the luxury of believing that in states like Iowa and the Dakotas, whose governors have refused to implement statewide stay-at-home orders. But the virus is coming.
(Or it's already there, particularly in rural areas with megachurches that are defiantly holding services. As God tweeted, "See you all soon!")
Meanwhile, back in our neck of the woods, Suffolk County, which sits snugly on the eastern tip of Long Island, is setting some COVID-19 records. In New York State, it trails only New York City and Nassau County in the number of cases: 17,413 right now, thanks to 1,569 newbies. That's more cases than in Illinois (16,422), Florida (16,364) or Pennsylvania (16,239). Wow!
And who represents Suffolk County in Congress? That would be Lee Zeldin, Benedict Donald buddy extraordinaire. On Monday, Zeldin was forced to beg the White House for more N95 masks.
Here are some answers we want from Congressman Zeldin: How much did Suffolk County pay for the masks? Did they go through a for-profit middleman, who jacked up the price? Do he and his fellow House Republicans have investments in PPE? That kinda happens in the Senate.
And finally, have the masks arrived? See, this White House has a habit of making promises and predictions that later go "poof!" We cats HISS.
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