Wednesday might be tough,” he said, suddenly reversing course. “I’m going to be in D.C. on Wednesday to meet the new pope.” Huh? I looked over at Andy and Senator Ananich, then across the table at Jenny. Did he really just say he was meeting the pope? “This couldn’t be more urgent,” I went on, ignoring his bizarre non sequitur. “We need to get moving and declare a health advisory as soon as possible, so we can get some proper action by the feds and the state. Every day counts. That’s why we need to hear by Wednesday.”
