in the states? well, it was interesting, garrett, watching jen psaki deal with these questions yesterday at the white house because what she first tried to emphasize is that cdc guidance is just that, guidance. these are not requirements. they re leaving it up to the states and local jurisdictions to make assessments on their situations. at one point she contrasted the biden s preach at a federal level to what we ve seen from governors, glenn youngkin and ron desantis going out of their way to prevent local governments from making the same kind of independent decision and instead stick with a statewide mandate from the governor. that was an interesting bit of politics. i want to follow up and continue the theme of california, because i think it is a very interesting window into how the administration looks at this. you remember the early days of the biden administration into the months of the biden administration, it was more car report than stick. they were try dog everything they c
times, rob ford denied the need for rehab, but certainly his image is in crucial need of rehabilitation. even yesterday during the city council meeting, as they were voting to strip him of powers, he made hadlines when he ran head long into a colleague, bowling her over, as he was rushing to help his brother fend off a protester. his opening salvo is to fighter fire fight fire with fire, and dog everything he can to bury his foes next year. this is nothing more than a coup d etat. and if you don t know what coup d etat means, it means you re overruling a government, and some people said this is democracy. what is happening here today is not a democratic protest. this is a dictatorship process. the mayor is trying to convince people he has changed his ways, saying he hasn t