One of the more frequent themes of shutdown humor has been our inability to discern time and dates much anymore. We are in the fifth week of a calendar blur that at times has seemed as if it might never end. I know, I know, that's not a very long time but, let's admit it, most of us are a little spoiled when it comes to having undergone shared national hardships.
The time fog has begun to thin this week as we approach April 30, the current date on the books for when we are at least to begin exploring a return to the Land of Normal.
As most of you are aware, I have been erring on the side of "we're screwed for the rest of the year" for the most part. Still, even I have begun to indulge a little thinking about what life on the other side might be like. In my Tuesday column, I even ran through a post-quarantine wish list. I'm not really sure that this slight case of newfound optimism is going to stick.
The chatter about "reopening" is ticking up, however, and while nothing definitive is in the works, it's at least happening.
From the beginning of all of this, I have been going on about just wanting to hear government officials offer even a loose outline of an endgame plan. I've frequently written that I would at the very least like to see some metrics in place. To my surprise, California Governor Gavin Newsom offered some, which Kira wrote about at RedState.
I don't agree with my friend that what Newsom outlined was "creepy," although I do think much of it was rather vague.
Yet I find myself still in the throes of this "glass half-full" fever and am satisfied that California's dictator made the effort.
Baby steps.
President Trump has been signaling since last weekend that he wants to get things going sooner rather than later, and those plans are beginning to take shape:
The president would like to have some states be able to swing the doors open on May 1, which is encouraging.
If we're lucky, he'll keep California and New York closed for a couple of years.
I kid. Maybe.
That's what the president wants though. Dr. Fauci is throwing cold water on the idea, however, saying that "we're not there yet."
Reiterating: it's encouraging that officials at all levels are talking about making something happen when May 1st arrives.
The American public is getting restless. We're being safe and it's working, but most of the country is moving into the time of year when they really want to get out of the house. Here in the desert, the opposite is approaching. The sun will soon be enforcing a "stay-at-home" order here.
A complete unfettering might not be possible at the beginning of next month, but it would be a relief to most if we could see movement toward an end date and a reopening, however small that movement may be.
Heck, I don't care if it all doesn't happen on May 1st.
No May Day parades for the commies if we're still shut down.
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Stephen Kruiser is a professional comedian and writer who has also been a conservative political activist for over two decades. A co-founder of the first Los Angeles Tea Party, Kruiser often speaks to grassroots groups around America and has had the great honor of traveling around the world entertaining U.S. troops. PJ Media shared this article.
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