Posted on 02/18/2021 4:07:15 PM PST by lasereye
Sen. Ted Cruz is under attack for flying to Mexico while Texas is facing severe winter weather and power outages. Cruz explained why he went there:
With school cancelled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon. My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas.
If true (and I’m unaware of any reason to believe it isn’t), this is a complete defense to the attack on Cruz. Those who suggest that he was derelict in his duty as a Senator should explain what Cruz could have done to help his state, beyond having his staff in constant contact with officials, during the brief time he was on this trip. Photo ops might have helped him, but not Texans.
As one emailer put it:
What the heck was Cruz supposed to be doing, taking a gas powered hair dryer to every frozen windmill in west Texas?
The reference to windmills calls to mind the debate over the degree to which wind farms are responsible for the Texas blackout. The New York Times rallies to the defense of renewable energy with this story called, “No, Wind Farms Aren’t the Main Cause of the Texas Blackouts.” The Times notes that wind farms make up only about 7 percent of the power mix this time of year.
That’s true, I think. However, it’s also true that renewables, mostly wind, make up a disproportionate share of the downed capacity, about 40 percent of it — 18 gigawatts of the 45 gigawatts taken offline — according to the left-leaning Texas Tribune, relying on figures from the state electricity-grid manager. So wind farms are one of the culprits.
As Kevin Williamson says, “when 7 percent of your expected power represents 40 percent of your lost power, that is a significant fact.” Williamson adds:
Renewables have been subsidized pretty richly, and it is not unreasonable to ask: What if that money had instead been spent on preparing the rest of the electricity infrastructure for events such as this storm — unusual, but by no means unforeseeable — and what light does answering that question throw on future policy decisions?
The mainstream media isn’t solely playing defense on Texas’ problems. It’s going on the attack (and not just against Ted Cruz). For example, at the Washington Post, Karen Attiah, an editor, has an op-ed called “It’s time to bury the myth of Texan exceptionalism.”
The funny thing is that readers who rely on the Post for their news are unlikely to know that there’s such a concept as Texan exceptionalism. But many ordinary Americans know about it. That’s why so many have moved there, a trend that will continue in all likelihood.
This would have never have happened to Senator Cruz if he was on the take like everyone else in D.C. and used a donor’s private jet instead of flying commercial....
I wish people on our side would not be so quick with virtue signaling criticism of others on our side.
Let the predictable media do that, and be quiet.
“Unicorn Farts Uber Alles”
“As Kevin Williamson says, “
I stopped reading there.
The fuss about Senator Cruz is a smokescreen to hide the fact that President Joe Biden had to take the day off to take a nap.
“Beta O’Soi”
And get his nappies changed a couple of times...
Well, bless her liberal heart.
Enough of this Cruz nonsense. Rats do worse all the time.
Yep, blow it up to distract from Cuomo and lost Biden. Spend the weekend on Texas and it Wouldn’t surprise to have Kamalahahahah as President by Monday.
And spent the crisis playing Mario Cart.
Mrs. Biden, I mean, cough, cough, Dr. Biden most likely sent cookies.
You only need to like BBQ to recognize the exceptionalism of Texas.
Just saying.....
And, an attack on Texas, as noted in the article.
Stand by for the media taking on those killer sharks that the government of Florida has carelessly allowed to endanger us all.
And the menace of rabid bears that the Governor of South Dakota has kept hidden from the populace.
And, soon to come, the horrors of Oklahoma and Iowa.
I’m confused on how Cruz’s presence in Texas would provide electricity to a single person. He’s not a lineman or a weather god. By leaving there was more left for others...
Neither one had talked to a governor for days until the media reported that he neglected to.
Couple years I worked at a “convenience store”. Come winter, I made a “Ms Budweiser” snowcritter, seated, hoisting one of our popular brewskis. Lots of positive comments.
My boys made a “dummy” in our dining room. It had on a full ski mask and hat, gloves for hands, and boots. It looked like a person. Friends got upset when the “kid” wouldn’t say “Hello”. ;-)
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