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Several days ago, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, landed in hot water yet again.

Whitmer, for quite some time, has kept coronavirus restrictions set in place. One of these restrictions demands that Michiganders may not have more than six people seated together in restaurants. This is a rule that the Michigan governor herself disregarded over the weekend when she grabbed food with a group of friends at a bar in East Lansing.

Since this slip-up, Governor Whitmer has issued a public apology and rescinded the order that she couldn't be bothered to follow.

In the wake of yet another Democrat leader issuing coronavirus restrictions and then breaking them, the Republican Governors Association has some choice words.

The GOP Governors Association on Whitmer

On Tuesday, the Republican Governors Association criticized the many displays of hypocrisy from the Michigan governor. In an ad, the conservative association noted that Whitmer took a private flight to Florida after she advised Michiganders against domestic travel.

This ad also shows the devastating impacts on Whitmer's anti-travel orders. One Michigan woman, for instance, could not see her father before he died, due to Whitmer's orders; yet, Whitmer herself had no issues with flying down to the Sunshine State to see her own dad.

Chris Gustafson, a spokesperson for the Republican Governors Association, also weighed in on these matters. Gustafson stated that due to Whitmer's "jet-setting" to Florida and "bar-hopping" through Michigan while prohibiting other state residents from doing so, there is no option other than to fire Whitmer.

Predictably, the Michigan Democrat Party rushed to defend Whitmer and her leadership; this defense comes in spite of the multiple times that the Michigan governor broke her own edicts while harshly penalizing everyday Michiganders for doing the same.

Rules for all or rules for none

Governor Whitmer is far from the only Democrat to fail to abide by their own edicts. Critics of this have maintained that this two-tier system is simply not sustainable; either everyone has to abide by coronavirus restrictions or no one does.

In truth, the need for all these government mandates is nonexistent; this is especially the situation as COVID-19 cases fall. However, Democrat leaders are fighting tool and nail to keep restrictions in place; officials like Whitmer expect the public to follow their edicts while they themselves act with impunity.

This level of hypocrisy is what ultimately frustrates the Republican Governors Association and others.