Of the 50 states, Florida had the worst covid death and case rates this summer. California, which took more aggressive health measures, had a summer death rate about one-sixth of Florida’s. @ronlin @marissaaevans @seangreene89 https://t.co/XyWsbLxZPb
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 30, 2021
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back in august the gov sent out a fundraising letter declaring in part: “Joe Biden has the nerve to tell me to get out of the way on COVID while he lets COVID-infected migrants pour over our southern border by the hundreds of thousands.”
that and other desanities inspired responses like this:
Florida Gov DeSantis Blames COVID Delta Variant on Mexicans | by Johnny Robish | The Haven | Aug, 2021 | Medium
meanwhile on the hill:
might as well kiss the house, senate and white house goodbye, dems. you had your chance and you’re blowing it big time.
Somedude’s opinion
Greg Sargent, in this case.
1h
As expected, the postponement of the vote is being treated as a “crushing blow” and a “huge setback” to Biden’s agenda. Utterly ludicrous. Such things happen all the time with complex legislation. This kind of coverage, which masquerades as savvy, is the opposite of savvy. 1/
I do not believe yesterday was a good day for either progressives, moderates, democrats or the people who elected them. I also doubt that any movement to bridge the differences between Senate moderates and House progressives has occurred. Nancy may get the progressives to support the smaller bill by promising motion in the spring on the parts of their preferred bill that aren’t in it, but they aren’t going to get what they demand today and I believe they are further jeopardizing control of Congress in 2022.
Sturg, let’s see whether the house progressives compromise on the bill. I cannot see Manchin doing it.
Ask for more than you want, but take what you can get?
Not for lack of trying to kill Texans, but Greg and Dan are number two.
Heads up! The border situation will have a huge impact on the election. Folks are somewhat numb to covid news, but they are scared to death of poor, brown humans, especially if they don’t speak English. Sad, but true.
BiD, it’s good that administration is wholesale vaccinating the afghani refugees just for that reason. one less obstacle for them to face when they relocate to new homes across the country.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/afghan-refugees-security/2021/09/30/b1f61eb0-2223-11ec-b3d6-8cdebe60d3e2_story.html
yeah. sure.
Ron DeSantis Says He Won’t Run for President Because He’s Busy Fighting Critical Race Theory (businessinsider.com)
so what about a run at bootlicking veep, ron?
patd, deinsanity did not rule out a presidential run. He was asked a yes/no question about whether he was considering a presidential run 3 years from now and pivoted from that question and answered the unasked questions about whether he was running for re-election as governor and whether he was battling the teaching of critical race theory. he answered those questions directly even though Hannity didn’t ask them, but with respect to the question Hannity did ask and kept his options open.
And in other news, Joe Manchin serves as an honest broker. WaPo.
So she warns the USFS about the spikes (no evidence she was involved in putting them in the trees), testifies against the folks who did and they go to jail. Outrageious.
Infowars host Alex Jones is responsible for damages triggered by his false claims on the Sandy Hook shooting, judge rules
Jamie, 😎
and now for a much needed laugh…
Happy Birthday to Jimmy Carter
Happy Birthday to Jimmy Carter, our oldest living president ever, turns 97 today.
Wait till Trump gets his new bill.
Things that go zarzarzar then unwind and come to rest.
One of my favorite programs in Biden agenda, free means-tested community college, is in serious trouble because legislative language appears to entitle illegal immigrants, which has right wing on fire. Ugh!
one of the better quotes of the day from critterville by rep dean phillips (D minn)
“Joe Biden is president, and not Bernie Sanders, for a reason.”
dem big tent even big enough for *schmucks it seems. we already know the GOPers have plenty both schmucks and cowards so why not dems.
the hill:
*for the etymology buffs out there, wiki on schmuck:
Schmuck, or shmuck, is a pejorative term meaning one who is stupid or foolish, or an obnoxious, contemptible or detestable person. The word came into the English language from Yiddish, where it has similar pejorative meanings, but where its literal meaning is a vulgar term for a penis.
Press Releases – pr_10-01-21 – Supreme Court of the United States
Watching this mess recalls Tip O’Neill responding to a freshman Democrat who said House Republicans are the enemy. “No, they’re the opposition” Tip said. “The Senate is the enemy”.
Gut punch time. Mucking around in Hulu I came across MASH. I just watched the pilot of the television series and jesus alou! First is the era and my military time (Vietnam is when I served). Second is how long ago that was, so very long ago. And finally how many of the actors are no longer around. There is a reason I stopped watching it decades ago.
Last week Congress approved spending $7.6 Trillion over the next decade for the military. Just sayin
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/26/opinions/manchin-reconciliation-climate-change-rockefeller/index.html
“Only by supporting that bill can Manchin lead West Virginia boldly into the clean-energy future that will help the people he has been elected to serve.“
“By holding up the reconciliation bill, the senator is jeopardizing funds necessary to uplift West Virginia’s economic outlook and resilience at a time when the state is grappling with the country’s lowest life expectancy and one of its highest poverty rates .“
“In order to ensure the economy and communities of West Virginia survive the energy transition, we need to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the reconciliation bill. Taking into account key provisions from Biden’s infrastructure plan, The Center for Energy and Sustainable Development at WVU Law School modeled a “Clean Innovation Pathway” that would allow West Virginia to rely largely on emission-free power.“
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/nursing-homes-staffing-woes/
“We know we are going to lose additional staff when that vaccine mandate comes out,” said Becky Anderson, head of clinical operations for Focused Post Acute Care Partners, which runs 31 nursing homes and employs about 2,500 workers in Texas. “We just have some staff that are very adamant that they will not get the vaccine.’”
I’m at the point where the unvaccinated should just crawl in a hole and die if they get sick.
A friend’s BIL died of a heart attack yesterday. He died in a hospital hallway because of the idiot, unvaccinated covid patients had taken all of the beds.
I feel no sorrow for the illness or death of a single, unvaccinated idiot. They brought it in themselves. They are continuing the spread and possible mutation of the virus. They are a public health nuisance. Lock them up at home.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/01/politics/new-york-vaccine-school-sotomayor/index.html
“Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city’s vaccine mandate for public school employees. Sotomayor did not refer the request to the other Supreme Court justices, or comment on her action, likely signaling they agreed with her decision. In August, Justice Amy Coney Barrett likewise rejected an effort to block Indiana University’s vaccine mandate.”
If you’re stupid enough to refuse a vaccine that could save your life and protect your students’ health, you aren’t smart enough to teach.
“This was an olive branch, not demanding," Quigley said. “He wasn’t telling people what to do,” he added. Quigley told CNN that the President said if members are too dug in they risk getting nothing.”
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/congress-infrastructure-bill-vote-10-01-21/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/10/01/joe-manchin-kayak-protest-orig-vf.cnn
“For four days, protesters from West Virginia rallied by kayaks and other boats in front of Sen. Joe Manchin’s houseboat to demand he support the budget reconciliation bill.“
The “Scottish Play” still speaks to modern life:
More flaming chickens flying in ……….
The gas & food storages in the UK , thank-you Brexit.
Their trade decreased by 13.5 % since they left the Union, and they are short 60,000 truck drivers.
How Brexit played a role in Britain’s gas shortages
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-brexit-played-a-role-in-britains-gas-shortages
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Boris blames the “messenger” in the News Hour clip .
Brexit: Gloating Rejoiners sarcastically mock petrol crisis as ‘another win’ for UK
GLOATING Rejoiners have continued to vent their fury by sarcastically mocking the escalating petrol crisis throughout the UK as “another huge win for Brexit”.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1495322/Brexit-live-fishing-France-EU-European-Union-Brussels-deal-Emmanuel-Macron-Boris-Johnson
Brexit. I’m guessing that the Brexit supporters never foresaw a global pandemic and supply chain disruptions. Well, here it is.
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