Abbott Now Going to Increase Restrictions?

[Rhino]

That was supposed to be today... I think he's getting party pressure to back off, tho. Would be interesting to know whats really going on.

The person I was talking to got the phone call just before talking with me.

 

[toddnjoyce]

.. ...Would be interesting to know whats really going on.

There's a big ol' discussion going on whether it's worth it to find out if Clayton Williams was right.

 

[Vaquero]

Leave this old country boy alone.

Credit Charlie Daniels.

 

[SQLGeek]

There's a big ol' discussion going on whether it's worth it to find out if Clayton Williams was right.

Which part?

 

[toddnjoyce]

Which part?

The part where if you're about to get raped, it's like you're about to get some bad weather...might as well find a way to enjoy it.

 

[SQLGeek]

That's what I figured you meant. Still not quite making the connection. Maybe it's the lack of bourbon in my system.

 

[toddnjoyce]

That's what I figured you meant. Still not quite making the connection. Maybe it's the lack of bourbon in my system.

Pretty straight forward. Abbot doesn't have a way out. Shut down again, open up again, more testing finds more positives, lather rinse repeat.

Business needs a stable environment to work, and the D mayors are pretty clear they're openly hostile to business right now, so he's played into their hands. The only question left to answer is who's going to win the D primary between Adler and Nurenberg and who'll they're going to face with no record from the GOP.

Shutting down now puts a D in the governor's seat in 2022, unless a helicopter ride or two is involved.

 

[roadkill]

Pretty straight forward. Abbot doesn't have a way out. Shut down again, open up again, more testing finds more positives, lather rinse repeat.

Business needs a stable environment to work, and the D mayors are pretty clear they're openly hostile to business right now, so he's played into their hands. The only question left to answer is who's going to win the D primary between Adler and Nurenberg and who'll they're going to face with no record from the GOP.

Shutting down now puts a D in the governor's seat in 2022, unless a helicopter ride or two is involved.

 

[candcallen]

Rooftop voting machines or guillotines. Both are at the end of a dark path.

Pray we never get dragged all the way down that dead end road.

 

[Big Green]

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I haven’t seen that picture in years.

 

[Jwr1221]

I just went to https://gov.texas.gov/ to drop Abbott a quick note to share my thoughts on why locking down again and giving power to judges / mayors is not what Texas wants... Hopefully if enough of us do that along with pressure from the TX GOP, it will keep him from caving...

Have you guys done the same? Click on "Contact" and then "I want to share my opinion"...

Josh

 

[TheDan]

I just went to https://gov.texas.gov/ to drop Abbott a quick note to share my thoughts on why locking down again and giving power to judges / mayors is not what Texas wants... Hopefully if enough of us do that along with pressure from the TX GOP, it will keep him from caving...

Have you guys done the same? Click on "Contact" and then "I want to share my opinion"...

Josh

Multiple times. I just sent another one saying another shelter in place order will turn Texas blue.

 

[Texasgordo]

 

[toddnjoyce]

Multiple times. I just sent another one saying another shelter in place order will turn Texas blue.

Abbott’s strategy has been fucked up for this entire effort. He should have done as little state-wide harm as possible by allowing cities and counties to do whatever they wanted and reminded folks that if you didn’t like the .gov you’ve got, then recall the local officials since that was a viable option.

He never should have adjusted the original fine or arrest language that’s in the Texas Disaster Act, either. Let that shit air out in court and recall the legislature to amend the code would have been great.

By getting involved, he’s gotta prove the unprovable, which is he can more successfully handle the management 254 different counties than the local .govs can. Meanwhile, the major metros were doing a great job of proving D rule is not what Texans want. Now, not only are the successfully blaming him for incompetence, but also saying “I told you so” and getting to tell the press “see, I knew the governor would come around to our way of thinking, don’t forget to vote early and vote often for me in the next Governors race”.

ETA: Abbot is on the verge, of not already made himself a lame duck.

 

[gdr_11]

What I can't understand is how someone who has been in politics as long as Abbott can't see that his "one size fits all" shutdown and mask strategies are doomed failures in a state of this size and diversity. There is no "one Texas" and, other than our governor, there is no "one problem" that affects everyone. If there is a virus problem in 10-11 counties, deal with it and don't let the local yokel mayors and judges take your authority. Meanwhile, leave the rest of the state alone until there is an actual need to destroy the economy and disrupt of the lives of good folks who live in the vast majority of the state.

If you live in one of the major metro areas, there are positives and negatives to be dealt with and that includes mask and shutdown restrictions. Even a fool can see, however, that there is no need for any of this BS in 90% of the state and the state needs to keep the lid on the power hungry city and county governments that want to impose unnecessary sanctions against their citizens.

 

[cjtexas]

I went and got tested today.....

no I didn’t. I went to F***ing work. Which is where I’m going tomorrow. F*** King Abbott the bitch, son of Abbott the Cu*t

what a joke all of this is

 

[candcallen]

I went and got tested today.....

no I didn’t. I went to F***ing work. Which is where I’m going tomorrow. F*** King Abbott the bitch, son of Abbott the Cu*t

what a joke all of this is

Breathe.

 

[cjtexas]

Breathe.

I’m white.
Pretty sure I’m not spoda do that.
Now what?

 

[candcallen]

Something smells here.

 

[cjtexas]

Wearing a mask, how would you know?

I’m working in Lubbock. Forgot how much this area smells like shit.