New COVID Variants

For John, BLUF:  The current Administration seems to be generating distractions from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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CDC Says A New COVID Variant May Be Needed To Effectively Bury Afghanistan News

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September 8th, 2021 - BabylonBee.com.

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Officials at the CDC said today that the surprising virulence and persistence of Afghanistan news may require a whole new COVID variant to distract the country from it.

“We’re concerned that the only way to cure the administration of all this bad publicity may be a prolonged, shrieking freak-out over a new COVID variant,” said Dr. Ed Whittle,  Director of the CDC’s Department for the Cultivation of Existential Dread.  “So, we’re working night and day to come up with something really scary that would make the collapse of Afghanistan seem like a Martha’s Vineyard birthday party.”

It is the Babylon Bee, but that doesn't mean it is that far off.  The great Malcom Muggeridge once noted it is hard for sarcasm to stay ahead of reality.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff