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gulliver

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29. Gotta keep the lights on

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 12:37 PM

Dec 2022

Sure, Abbott is a worthless jerk. But you do have to keep the lights on. Beto would also be doing whatever it takes for that if he were governor.

The challenge of climate change needs people to work together. It's why I'm so strongly in favor of strong democracy. The 95% of voices (on any given issue) get 95% of the power. The remaining 5% ahead-of-their-time geniuses, saints, provocateurs, zealots, and fraudsters get their say, but get 5% of people's attention, no more.

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Greg Abbott Faces Texas Grid 'Emergency' as Power Plants Fail [View all] MissMillie Dec 2022 OP

Am hoping that half the population will wake up soon. secondwind Dec 2022 #1

Woke is only an epithet to them. Marcuse Dec 2022 #24

Doubtful, We're Talking About Texas Here SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #40

The people of Texas DENVERPOPS Dec 2022 #61

I met a man from Dallas here in Colorado Springs yesterday, who just moved niyad Dec 2022 #2

I hope that his family and friends are ok MissMillie Dec 2022 #5

I hope so as well. From his remarks, he actually thought that ercot had niyad Dec 2022 #8

If your standard is "might not fail on a clear Spring day." catrose Dec 2022 #26

Sadly true. niyad Dec 2022 #27

Yep. Unfortunately. calimary Dec 2022 #59

These are the 55% who vote Republican in Texas. ananda Dec 2022 #18

I'll Go Out On A Limb To Surmise He Gets His News From Faux nt SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #41

Possibly not. We had a lengthy discussion about Domestic Violence and PTSD. niyad Dec 2022 #50

Abbott is too busy putting migrants on buses to worry about having the lights and heat on. NameAlreadyTaken Dec 2022 #3

The migrants on the busses will be taken in to warmth and shelter. tavernier Dec 2022 #6

Sorry Texas, but you were warned about this and Abbott. JohnSJ Dec 2022 #4

Voters care more about gun rights, sealing the border, stopping abortion and low taxes/utility costs dutch777 Dec 2022 #14

How about a one-way ticket to Siberia? multigraincracker Dec 2022 #7

Abbott is a white multi-millionaire Republican, being openly cruel to Hispanics. Paladin Dec 2022 #9

I will never Traildogbob Dec 2022 #13

A co-worker of mine left his SA country as a refugee and thinks that Democrats will take his guns. Tommymac Dec 2022 #23

WOW Traildogbob Dec 2022 #37

Great. Another threat. czarjak Dec 2022 #65

One of my best friends I've grown up with since we were in kindergartners .... LenaBaby61 Dec 2022 #46

Abbott's wife is Hispanic and has connections LeftInTX Dec 2022 #57

Might be good to look at Latin American History. old as dirt Dec 2022 #75

If gringos Traildogbob Dec 2022 #76

Mexican-Americans are not Central-Americans LeftInTX Dec 2022 #78

You are correct Traildogbob Dec 2022 #79

Ask Black gringos about the history of kidnapping in the USA. old as dirt Dec 2022 #80

In this particular case, there is no kidnapping LeftInTX Dec 2022 #81

Same mentality, but... old as dirt Dec 2022 #82

Greg Abbott Faces ??? RobertDevereaux Dec 2022 #10

fair enough! (I didn't give the story its title) (n/t) MissMillie Dec 2022 #12

Understood :) RobertDevereaux Dec 2022 #32

Same thing.... paleotn Dec 2022 #20

The money spent on Buses could probably fix the power grids bluestarone Dec 2022 #11

Abbott could care less. BradBo Dec 2022 #15

He's a repulsive criminal, the poster boy for the apartheid state. UTUSN Dec 2022 #16

Freezing, but free dumb. kairos12 Dec 2022 #17

I own a small business in Montana... MontanaMama Dec 2022 #19

I'm very sorry. shrike3 Dec 2022 #30

You sound like a good, kind business owner. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #45

I'd like to think I am kind. MontanaMama Dec 2022 #52

Thank you for that, MontanaMama. calimary Dec 2022 #69

Fortunately, there were no shut downs in TX LeftInTX Dec 2022 #77

I wonder who he will blame. Deep State? Obama? louis-t Dec 2022 #21

You Left Out Hunter nt SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #42

This is why Republicans are so strongly anti-woke. patphil Dec 2022 #22

Well it is like the utilities scandal in Ohio which we the taxpayer are paying for- Demsrule86 Dec 2022 #25

They had the chance to elect Beto. This is what you get. JuJuChen Dec 2022 #28

This MustLoveBeagles Dec 2022 #58

Gotta keep the lights on gulliver Dec 2022 #29

They do see that his priorities are screwed up lonely bird Dec 2022 #31

Republicans don't care about keeping the heat on so long as they can Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #33

Not this Texas voter or his family. Dustlawyer Dec 2022 #34

My Condolences For Having To Live In A Shithole State nt SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #43

Which is why they call it the GREAT State of Texas. dalton99a Dec 2022 #35

Why doesn't he DownriverDem Dec 2022 #36

after the immigrant busing with no though to temp. I hope Texas freeze their collective asses off. republianmushroom Dec 2022 #38

Perhaps it is Karma blowback with how he is treating asylum seekers JohnSJ Dec 2022 #39

How many Texans did Not vote? sarcasmo Dec 2022 #44

Greg Abbott would rather own the libs then fix the Texas power grid. LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #47

Oh well Texas. Re-elect the same guy and you should expect the same results as 2020. Bundle up ZonkerHarris Dec 2022 #48

Presumably and "want." Nonvoters and Repubs should enjoy. Hortensis Dec 2022 #49

Presumably and "want." Nonvoters and Repubs should enjoy. Hortensis Dec 2022 #51

You don't vote, you get what you get ZonkerHarris Dec 2022 #53

Yep. We should have a "Thank a Nonvoter Day" to acknowledge Hortensis Dec 2022 #55

There are days when TX sounds crazier than FL. We know WHY we have similar problems...and allegorical oracle Dec 2022 #54

It's 65 degrees right now. LeftInTX Dec 2022 #56

They want to go it alone.... Sogo Dec 2022 #60

stupid terrorists.... Locrian Dec 2022 #62

Dannie Scott Goeb is Abbott's Brain. He's a POS2. czarjak Dec 2022 #63

How many will die this time, Greg? louis-t Dec 2022 #64

Quelle surprise! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2022 #66

It's 71 degrees F in Cancun . . . tclambert Dec 2022 #67

It was 69 today in San Antomio LeftInTX Dec 2022 #71

When is the turning point? IzzaNuDay Dec 2022 #68

Considering that almost no one lost power and the freeze is over LeftInTX Dec 2022 #72

I'm glad that Texans aren't freezing MissMillie Dec 2022 #74

Leave Abbott alone! sheshe2 Dec 2022 #70

I will keep texass in my thoughts and prays. The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #73

Yeah, everybody knew this would happen. Sky Jewels Dec 2022 #83

Second verse, same as the first! jmowreader Dec 2022 #84