Hurricane politics when a sadistic thug is involved

[Stinky The Clown]

Let me start this post with the fact I have close relatives in Florida, just north of Tampa. I am as concerned as anyone and am feeling a little bit better as the storm appears on course to miss them with the worst of it. That is not to say I wish harm to anyone else.

That aside, I worry about Desantis. He asked Joe Biden for help. Biden has accommodated so far and I expect he will do more as the need arises.

If anything goes wrong (not sure how that's even possible with a Cat 5 hurricane) I can absolutely imagine Desantis laying off all blame on Bidemocrafemalibwhatever.

I hope Democrats are ready for this. Sadly, while people will suffer, a sadist will do all he can to capitalize on their pain and misfortune.

[Irish_Dem]

1. GOP leaders are mostly psychopaths and part of the GOP crime syndicate.

They have demonstrated over and over they have no regard for the lives of Americans.
In fact they seem to delight in killing, torturing, bullying as many people as possible.

[AngryOldDem]

2. I think DeSantis showed who he really is with the immigration stunt.

Let him politicize this. The feds will do all they can to help within the bounds of human (and therefore fallible) institutions. Pretty sure, though, that whatever the aid, it will be much more than chucking rolls of Bounty paper towels into a crowd of hurting people.

If that’s not good enough, well then, fuck DeSantis. Pretty sure that will be the response from almost every sane person.

I hope those states that threaten to secede take note of this — good luck trying to survive on their own.

[Walleye]

3. Who will be the first one to say that George Soros actually sent this hurricane

[sop]

4. The affected area, from Marco Island up to Sarasota, is home to millions of retired Republicans.

A well-coordinated FEMA response will help Biden's poll numbers; DeSantis can only lose votes if he screws up the state's response.

[tulipsandroses]

6. True, he cannot screw this up, Naples is home of many wealthy folks. My old boss lives there

In one of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever seen.

[tulipsandroses]

5. I was living in Fort Myers 2 years ago. I miss the beauty of it

I often felt calmed, surrounded by all the water. Driving on highways, over water, made the commute so much easier. Watching Desantis’ press conference, he doesn’t give me a sense that he is ready to do the job he is paid to do. You know governor, not auditioning for president.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

7. I don't like saying this but

He’s enjoying this, using it for his re-election. He’s already making snide comments while giving one news conference after another.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. I saw one of his pressers this morning. It was disgusting.

A bunch of ass kissing toadies going one after the other to the microphone to thank him for allowing them to do their jobs to serve Florida. It was tfg without the makeup.

[Phoenix61]

8. If we're both thinking that I'm sure Biden and his team

have also considered that possibility. Patrick Air Force Base is there and Biden can use them. After Tyndall got obliterated I’m certain the AF has a plan on what to do next.

[Emile]

10. You can count on it all being Biden's fault. Republicans

sit on their hemorrhoid asses scratching their butt and point their shit stained finger. When they are not giving tax cuts to billionaires, they do nothing but whine and complain.