Susan Wagle is a State Senator from Wichita, elected in 2001 she became President of the Senate in 2013. A Sam Brownback disciple we know that other than tax
cuts she is against most everything!
She was at it again last week blasting Governor Kelly’s sensible plan to delay opening Kansas schools to allow the state to get the surge in new COVID 19 cases under control. I don’t think our Governor had left the podium when Wagle blasted her “closing the schools” and for using a so-called “one size fits all” solution.
Wagle used Facebook to encouraging citizens to “voice their opinion about the Governor’s suggestion to close the schools.”
A large number of Facebook responders pointed out that Senator Wagle had conveniently distorted what Kelly actually said! The Governor wants to “delay” opening schools, not close them.
As for “one size fits all” we all know there are 105 diverse counties in Kansas, so typically one size does not fit all, BUT this COVID 19 virus doesn’t respect or recognize county lines. We are learning the hard way that we need a uniform, state-wide response if we are to succeed in flattening this awful curve.
Senator Wagle is guilty of using our Kansas school children as political capital.
Her post on Facebook was met with almost total opposition from her “Facebook friends” citing Wagle for putting politics over accuracy in claiming Governor Kelly wants to close our schools.
This teacher said it best: Thanks Susan, I’ll be sure and write to (the State School Board) and encourage them to support the Governor’s declaration since we are now in the middle of a huge COVID 19 spike that started….wait for it when the Republicans in the legislature tied her hands and allowed the state to re-open too quickly.
Politicians are influencing ill-advised Corona Virus decisions and Senator Wagel is a leader. She opposed the Governor’s reasonable re-opening plan to slow down the growth of this pandemic and Kansas is currently paying the price in alarming rising virus numbers.
What we are facing today is the old “Fram Oil Filter” challenge. “You can pay me now or pay me later.”
Simply wanting the Corona Virus to disappear is not working!!
We need to listen to the scientists or we will be wearing these damn masks a year from now!
I’m Steve Sauder and There’s Something to Think About.
