Last night the Pa. General Assembly passed a resolution setting aside Governor Wolf's emergency measures concerning shutdowns and re-opens in the state. While it goes without saying that Wolf will not sign the proclamation, what rule of law it has seems to be in dispute, and headed for court.
One thing is certain, there has been substantial lost to local commerce because of the virus. The Morning Call reports that the Bayleaf, a fixture on Hamilton Street for three decades, will not reopen. A member of Allentown Chronicles reports that the Ritz, part and parcel of the fairgrounds, will also be closing.
Locally, our Harrisburg elected officials voted along their party lines on the resolution.
Shown above was my campaign sign as an independent in 2014. I ran in the race against eleven term Republican incumbent Julie Harhart and a Democratic opponent. Pennsylvania doesn't elect independents, and stays with incumbents.
It will be a hard recovery.
Blue states are taking it on the chin due to the excessive lockdowns. One wonders why the leaders of these states continued the lockdowns even when evidence emerged that they likely weren't helping to stop the spread and were causing an economic situation to develop that was as dangerous as the virus itself?
ReplyDeleteI think we all have our suspicions, but the results are what they our, our state, and other blue states are now in a very precarious fiscal situation. Meanwhile states controlled by Republicans are in far better shape. The ramifications of all this will play out over time, meanwhile the wreckage of institutions lost such as The Bay Leaf, the Ritz, and lives shattered do to fiscal ruin are already apparent. All of it unnecessary.
The Bay Leaf had about as many last year performances as Cher and Striesand. Sorry to see anybody go, but not a shocker.
ReplyDeleteHave you been to the Ritz lately? A great past. Not an appetizing presentation anymore, faded old fair photos on tabletops, snuggle toothed help to serve your meals.
Still, sorry to see if go.