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I Want to Believe
RDS — in answer to a Democrat Media Operative journalist’s question – explains why he (unlike Glenn Youngkin) will not allow local bureaucrats to impose lockdowns and vaccine mandates.
Florida is protecting the rights of employees and families.
The free state of Florida will stand in the way of bureaucrats who want to take away our jobs and freedom through heavy-handed mandates. pic.twitter.com/Owzn2zMDdZ
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) November 18, 2021
This is the kind of talk that gives David Brooks the whim-whams. It is in stark contrast to the Authoritarian Bureaucratic Micromanagement that is central to the governing philosophy of the National Ruling Party. (“Keep Parents out of schools!” “Render the Unvaccinated Unemployable!” “Prosecute the Enemies of the Party!”) I wish every Republican spoke like RDS. More importantly, I wish the talk were followed up with action. The remarks were in the context of RDS signing a bill banning vaccine mandates. It’s a stark contrast with the National Controlled Opposition Party’s record of failure theater, betrayal, and collaboration with the Ruling Party.
And therein lies my dilemma. I like what RDS is saying, and the example he is setting. But after so many years of being kicked in the teeth (and lower places) by his party… over and over and over again… I’m not ready to trust him. And I certainly don’t trust the party, or Conservatism, Inc. We saw what they did to Trump. And we saw how many members of Conservatism, Inc., were just grifters who readily abandoned their “principles” when wealthy leftists waved checks in front of them.
It’s hopeful to think RDS is an antidote to the black pill, but important to remember for every DeSantis, there’s at least twenty Youngkins, Hogans, DeWines, Kinzingers, Cheneys, Romneys, and Bushes in the Republican Party. (“But we need a big tent.”) I don’t give a Bill Kristol about your big tent. Winning means nothing to me unless I have more Liberty after a Republican win than I did before.
Published in General
The Ruthless podcast has a fun game they bring out, “Dem or Journo?”. The two hosts are given four tweets on a topic, three from journalists and one from an official democrat operative. Sometimes one or both of them can pick out Dem but it’s not always obvious.
Great game. King of the Hill gets me every time though. It’s too perfect.
The current queen is amazing. I’d never heard of her but even Rubin couldn’t dethrone her.
We have to wait until DeSantis actually gets on the big stage. So far, so good is my opinion. I’ve said before that other govs Need to join with DeSantis to fight President Brandon Bidenstan and Bozo the Fauci. Where are they?
Do we have data that proves that DeSantis is across-the-board more conservative than all other Republican governors? Maybe he is, maybe he just gets more publicity than governors from smaller states. I don’t know. I’m sure all 50 governors have some issue where they have angered the base of their party by not delivering all that was hoped for.
Even if some other governors might be “more conservative,” it matters where they are. I wouldn’t favor a tiny-state governor – New Hampshire, for example – running for president any more than “Mayor Pete.”