Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott Literally Fiddling While COVID-19 Burns Through State

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://www.wonkette.com/yes-gop-gov-greg-abbott-is-literally-fiddling-while-covid-19-burns-through-texas

Last week, one out of three new COVID-19 cases nationwide occurred in Florida and Texas. That's alarming to everyone, except apparently the GOP governors of those states, Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, both of whom seem determined to "out-dullard" each other with their response to the escalating crisis.

Despite rising hospitalization rates, Abbott has declared Texas “past the time of government mandates," and his special session agenda Thursday focused on removing mask or vaccine requirements from local schools. He's blocking local officials with brains in their heads from imposing any restrictions as cases rise. Abbott believes “everybody already knows what to do," even though Texans obviously don't. Only 44 percent of the state is fully vaccinated, and there are fewer than 500 ICU beds available in Texas at present.

Saturday, Abbott attended a political event for the purpose of keeping Texas RED. Republicans will achieve this through voter suppression rather than voter persuasion, which is tiresome, so it was really just a big party where they could kick back and soak in fresh air laced with COVID-19.

Although Abbott himself is vaccinated, more than half the state isn't and this was a Republican event, so you do the math. We can't help but notice in the tweet above that the governor is literally fiddling while the delta variant burns through unvaccinated communities. Abbott has gone full Nero with COVID-19. That's the sort of confidence you can boast when you're about to rig elections so you'll never lose to a Democrat who cares about public health.

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[tanyev]

1. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

[herding cats]

2. I'm not even shocked.

This literally feels like just another day under extremist GOP Abbot.

[Champp]

3. Clueless? Arrogant up the wazoo? Or both?

Republicans Vs. Basic Human Decency.

[Dustlawyer]

4. My daughter is a Special Needs teacher.

Prior to school starting tomorrow she has been teaching new teachers for the last two weeks to prepare them for their new teaching positions. She told me yesterday that most of the teachers were wearing masks, but not all since it is not required. One of the maskless teachers now has COVID and still comes to the training class with a mask on. The policy now is she can as long as she has not had a fever for 24 hours. There is no quarantine for the others in this room.

My daughter woke up with a sore throat and congestion yesterday. There is no COVID testing by the District as there was last year. The ONLY concession to COVID that she heard was the district will allow a few extra days off for a COVID dx, but mainly must use any PTO they might have, otherwise report to work.

She has three kids at home, two who are too young for the vaccine. One of those has Downs Syndrome with a host of medical issues.

They are going for herd immunity the hard way! If someone were to shove that fiddle stick up Abbott’s ass I would love to watch!

[herding cats]

5. Herd immunity seems to be a myth.

I know 6 people right now with their second round of Covid. 5 had it just last April and 1 late last year and had a J&J vaccine in May of this year.

[Dustlawyer]

7. Totally agree. Since when do Texas Republicans do anything that makes sense?

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

6. Redneck Nero?

[ananda]

8. *like*

Perfect

[SheltieLover]

9. He should take his act to Sturgis

And breathe deeply while he plays.

[czarjak]

10. Seems like it was only last summer he said , "we have plenty of hospital beds available". Good times

[Irish_Dem]

11. Who is going to pay these astronomical medical bills? And the long term Covid disability payments?

[Stuart G]

12. Thanks for the post...K and R