You've Got to Be Kidding?

NBC News reports that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), less than a week after pleading for out-of-state medical help, is now demanding the federal government (FEMA) send him mortuary trailers, in anticipation of an influx of dead bodies as an accelerating COCID-19 continues to wreak havoc upon his state.   This is the same Gov. Abbott who fought fiercely throughout the pandemic against coronavirus preventive measures - such as social distancing, face masks, and vaccinations.   When asked about his mortuary trailer request from the Feds, Gov. Abbott said he prefers to simply think of them as “FEMA Freedom Freezers.”  Unfortunately, because Texas and Gov.Abbott also chose to secede from the “national power grid” in order to avoid regulation and oversight, the next time the Texas grid goes down, there won’t be any electricity to power those mobile mortuaries.  Thank goodness the nation isn’t in the middle of a massive, record-setting heatwave.  The funny thing is, it...

The Miami Herald reported that Florida reported a record 22,783 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, its highest single-day case count since the pandemic began last year, as the state continues its record-breaking hospitalizations for the fifth straight day in a row.  Meanwhile, the San Antonio Express-News torched the GOP governors of both Texas and Florida, for using their states' citizens as COVID guinea pigs in a political stunt, as the two Republican governors continue trying to outdo one another in prohibiting commonsense policies to contain the crisis. That said, considering the insane number of unnecessary deaths as a direct result of their policies, some legal analysts are insisting these governors should be impeached, charged with negligent homicide, and arrested.  Of course, given that it’s Florida and Texas, they’ll instead be overwhelmingly reelected.  That’s because apparently, the majority of Texans and Floridians will vote Republican, simply to “own the Libs,...