Rick says-- At what point do we start applying disparaging terms realistically?  For example... here's what I would call insane-- at least "effectively" insane... or "tantamount" to insane... or insane "in my opinion"...
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In the middle of a snow emergency, the state of Washington turned down assistance from Kittitas County to clear the roads because the county didn’t have a vaccine mandate for snow-plow drivers.
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