Posted on 09/02/2023 5:31:41 PM PDT by Rummyfan
“It is an ill wind that blows no man to good,” as the proverb says. In the case of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, one might add a much-abused adverb: literally.
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida this week, bad news for everybody living in Florida except for one man: Ron DeSantis, who in the past has shown that this sort of everyday executive work — governor stuff — is something that he is pretty good at.
Taking time off from his recent political shtick, DeSantis was on the phone with President Biden while members of his administration were negotiating with their federal counterparts to get FEMA to pick up a larger share of the recovery costs than the usual 75 percent.
Some 40,000 utility workers were mobilized to get the lights back on where powerlines were down.
Florida’s post-hurricane work has been methodical and effective. (Oh, and the Governor’s Mansion was almost destroyed by a falling oak tree.)
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Great governor, but he failed to realize that it’s Trump this time. He’s got a lot of reversing to do and payback to deliver.
Wrong website, anti-Trumper!
I think you are a DU plant. That is their childish name for him over there
How naïve. You still think voters control the election outcome. No conservative will ever be allowed to win a national election for at least a generation. We had a chance to expose the fraud in our election system, but all the RINOs refused to examine the evidence, so now we’re screwed.
I agree 100% and have said as much repeatedly since Jim wrote that well intended post.
Equity doesn’t mean much when you can’t afford to sell your house because your new mortgage would have a 7.5% interest rate. And I don’t know anybody comfortable enough to think $4.50 per gallon is a good deal or that a 15% inflation rate for food is no biggie.
When was the last Democratic Governor of Florida, DeSantis is the 4th straight two term Republican governor, so it’s been over 30 years since a democrat was Governor of Florida and ab 10 million less people living in the state
Quit making excuses for Trump's failures.
Glen Youngkin won an upset election in Virginia. Ohio and Florida are now both solid red.
I’ve been here since 1998. I’ve never gotten a check from anyone to post my opinion.
Good, nor me and I suspect the same is true of most Freepers. But here are some that are some so persistent that one has to wonder. Also, back in 2016, if you might recall, there were several Freepers actively on working on campaigns, bundling donations for Cruz.
If you still trust the RNC and the GOP elites after seeing how they abandoned Trump in 2020, then I don’t know what to say. Unfortunately, DeSantis has hitched his wagon to them, which is why I refuse to consider him as a viable conservative candidate.
They weee also here for the CoVID hysteria and the vaccine propaganda. Some of them are gone now, thankfully.
No Trump can only serve 4 more years if he wins, so Trump can only serve until 2028
Charlie Crist was so popular he had to switch parties and then get beat by 20%, you have to work to become someone who won and lost the Florida governor’s office by 20% from two different parties
Sham-wows now that’s funny, is Trump going to dig up Billy Mays and Vince the chopper sales guy to sell those sham-wows
I’d bet $75,000 that Trump will not win in 2024. Game?
Well said
People here are looking at the short term and not the long term
Also the same people seem the be non-interventionism
What these people fail to understand is the following , if you don’t stop Putin and he invades a nato country then you will need to invoke article 5 , meaning you get directly involved.
If you don’t invoke article 5 ( if you don’t follow through ) then the world will see you as the paper tiger syndrome and I believe will lead tot he collapse of the US dollar
Even trump has said that the collapse of the US dollar is the nuclear war of USA. Or something like that.
That’s funny, I know lots of people supporting him. Mostly blue collar types from Philadelphia.
Trump is a sad little man? He’s going through hell right now just for trying to do the right thing. You say Trump will never see the Oval Office again? Put it in the bank: DeSantis will NEVER be President.
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