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“We’re all in this together.” At least, that’s what millions of Americans have heard for months from corporate advertisers, friends on social media and, of course, from government officials. If the behavior of our elected leaders is any indication, however, it would seem that many of them have chosen to live by another phrase: “YOU’RE all in this together.”
For months, Americans have been treated to story after story of politicians and bureaucrats implementing restrictive coronavirus mandates or guidelines, only to be caught violating those mandates themselves.
Belleville citizens, restaurateurs and bar owners feel like they’ve been played by their mayor. A lot of them. Like many would-be dictators around the country, Mayor Mark Eckert enforced COVID-19 “guidelines,” shutting down indoor dining and advising citizens to stay home - guidelines he himself blithely ignored. He joins a shameful list of lockdown hypocrites: Gov. Pritzker’s family outings to their horse farm in Wisconsin and equestrian estate in Florida; Chicago Mayor Lightfoot’s “haircut for me but not for thee” because personal grooming is important to her; Speaker Pelosi...
Like many politicians across the country, Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert is feeling the wrath of citizenry: He dined out in St. Louis where Covid restrictions are less severe, while indoor dining in his city is shut down and people are advised to stay home. Eckert and his wife on Saturday patronized Rigazzi's on the Hill, an event captured on social media, which prompted the mayor to apologize on Facebook. On Sunday, Eckert wrote: "On Saturday December 12th, my wife and I took a drive to look at Christmas lights. After driving through Belleville, we ventured across the river to St. Louis and en...