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As His Constituents Freeze, What Was Greg Abbott Doing on Christmas Eve?
In the cold, the Florida Governor sent a bus full of migrants to Kamala Harris’ doorstep.
Given just how monstrous the Republican Party has proven itself to be, I suppose it’s not exactly surprising that some lawmakers seem to have slipped under the radar in just how cruel they are. Given the fact that we have people like Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, or Ron DeSantis continuously dominating the narrative, Greg Abbott must be genuinely proud of himself that once again, he finds himself dominating the headlines. This time, of course, for being as unimaginably cruel as the right wing base could possibly hope for.
Well, I suppose we should begin with the fact that once again, his constituents found themselves in the midst of a massive storm with an electrical grid that was not equipped to handle it.
Fatma Khaled with Newsweek writes:
“Texas Governor Greg Abbott is facing a grid “emergency” this holiday weekend due to an electric energy shortage as an arctic blast causes failures at power plants in the state.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday declared that an emergency exists in Texas “due to a shortage of electric energy, a shortage of facilities for the…
