Rumors were circulating in recent weeks that the Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, might be tapped to be Joe Biden's running mate for the Democrat presidential ticket.
But when that rumor first surfaced Gretchen didn't have a serious PR problem caused by her overreaction to the COVID19 crisis.
Hundreds of angry protesters surrounded the Michigan state capitol building in Lansing yesterday, furious over the state government's decision to make life in the Wolverine state almost impossible during this crisis.
It's too soon to say but Michigan might have the most incompetent & unqualified governor in the US.
Appearing on “Today,” Whitmer explained that her orders to stop people from doing everything from traveling to their own properties in different parts of the state to planting gardens within the bound of their own home won’t be that big of a deal because…
…wait for it…
…there’s snow on the ground.
Apparently snow justifies the suspension of Michiganders to do what they want on their own properties. I had no idea.
“So we just had snow. I’ve got snow on the ground in Lancing. We’re expecting 30 inches in the upper peninsula,” said Whitmer. “The fact that we’re cracking down on people traveling between homes or planting, or landscaping or golfing, really for a couple more weeks, isn’t going to meaningfully impact people’s ability to do it because the snow will do that in and of itself.
People who are more than used to seeing snow begged to differ.
People protest against excessive quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on April 15, 2020. - The protest was organized by Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine several days after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended her order through April 30 and took the requirements of staying home a step further, banning crossing the street to visit with neighbors or driving to see friends, among other things mandatory closure to curtail Covid-19. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)