Thursday, April 13, 2023

Where is DeSantis During the Flood of Ft. Lauderdale

This has been going on since last night, major storm weather hovering over Ft. Lauderdale and much of South Florida, causing massive floods (via Alisha Ebrahimji, Joe Sutton, Travis Caldwell and Jennifer Gray at CNN):

Fort Lauderdale experienced the rainiest day in its history Wednesday – a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event – sparking a flash flood emergency in Broward County that has prompted emergency rescues, forced drivers to abandon cars, shuttered schools and shut down the airport through 9 a.m. Friday. And more rain is coming down.

The region recorded widespread rainfall totals of more than a foot, while Fort Lauderdale tallied 25.91 inches in a 24-hour period, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service office in Miami...

While the rain Thursday won’t reach nearly the amounts that fell on Wednesday, it will be problematic and create additional flooding, the National Weather Service said. Gusty winds, small hail and even isolated tornadoes are possible.

A flash flood warning for southern Broward County, including Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Hollywood, has been extended until 9:30 p.m., the National Weather Service said, and a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The storms may bring winds of up to 60 mph and potentially small hail.

Thunderstorms are beginning to develop across southeastern Florida and will once again bring a risk of flash flooding to the region.

In the meantime, where is state Governor Ron DeSantis?

He's in freaking Ohio this Thursday (via Henry J. Gomez for NBC News):

Republicans in Ohio — a state where Donald Trump won twice by healthy margins and has enjoyed enormous political influence — greeted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warmly here Thursday, signaling high curiosity in his potential 2024 presidential bid...

FUCK YOU, RON. Your job is down here in Florida, not on the goddamn campaign trail.

Update: It got worse. DeSantis returned Thursday night to Tallahassee... to sign a late-night bill making Florida's abortion laws so restrictive it might as well be a total ban, doing it without major media because even he realizes this would alienate millions of voters, and then slinking back to his goddamned book Presidential tour in Virginia Friday morning. The bastard is not doing his job.

1 comment:

dinthebeast said...

He pulled a Ted Cruz.

-Doug in Sugar Pine