Rand Paul Becomes the First Senator to Test Positive for the Coronavirus

[Ranma Tardis]

It could not happen to a nicer fellow. It is such a shame...

Rand Paul Becomes the First Senator to Test Positive for the Coronavirus

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I'm sure he won't mind Freedom Surge Prices for medical care during this high demand period. He wouldn't want to be UnAmerican, after all.

 

[Ranma Tardis]

Yet how can he get tested with no symptoms and no history of exposure?

 

[Eunoli]

He worked out in the Senate gym while awaiting his test results. So responsible.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

The rules for us don't apply to trust babies like Rand Paul.... that's what pisses me off so much about him. He didn't pull himself up by anything except his daddy's bootstrap, maybe.

 

[Free]

I. Ron. Y.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I'm sure he won't mind Freedom Surge Prices for medical care during this high demand period. He wouldn't want to be UnAmerican, after all.

Since, at least as I understand it, the US taxpayer picks up most of US senators' health insurance costs, I'm sure he won't mind too much

Here's how much members of Congress pay for their health insurance

While Legislators don't pay nothing for health care coverage, they don't pay much.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Salome]

Because of this Mitt Romney has had to go into quarantine until he can be cleared by a test. Romney’s wife has MS.

 

[Pamela]

I just read what Innula posted about the difference in how seriously Reds and Blue take this. The chickens may come home to roost.

 

[Cristalle]

I just read what Innula posted about the difference in how seriously Reds and Blue take this. The chickens may come home to roost.

If it cleans them out, it would do a service to the country.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

You know the GOP is just like a dunghill with mushrooms growing on top of it. Cut one off, POOF, a new one will appear overnight!

 

[Free]

The chickens may come home to roost.

Problem is, these chickens are prepped for salmonella before you even kill them.

 

[Ranma Tardis]

Problem will be to find a facility with space. Insurance is no good if the health care providers are full. Though the rich will always find a way

 

[danielravennest]

Yet how can he get tested with no symptoms and no history of exposure?

He was exposed. He attended a social event in Louisville, KY (the state he is a senator for), and several of the attendees have tested positive. The proper thing to do is test everyone who was at that event. That level of testing doesn't happen yet for everyone in the US, because there are not enough tests to go around. But we are at the point of having done 8 tests for every positive result, so we are no longer just testing people with symptoms, like it was at first.

Two things will stop this disease: cutting physical interaction as much as possible, and aggressive testing and tracing of people when one tests positive.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Eunoli]

I reallllly don't like to laugh at other people's misfortunes. This thread has made it difficult not to at least nod self-righteously while uttering "hah!"

 

[Salome]

I reallllly don't like to laugh at other people's misfortunes. This thread has made it difficult not to at least nod self-righteously while uttering "hah!"

My only regret is that he didn’t tongue kiss Mitch and Marco.

 

[Casey Pelous]

My only regret is that he didn’t tongue kiss Mitch and Marco.

We don't know what went on behind closed doors .....

 

[Free]

I reallllly don't like to laugh at other people's misfortunes.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I reallllly don't like to laugh at other people's misfortunes. This thread has made it difficult not to at least nod self-righteously while uttering "hah!"

I normally would agree, but sometimes a little bit of Schadenfreude is good for the soul.