There appear to be only two governing strategies Republicans know how to play. Act and do stupid things and support ideas and legislation that hurts the American People.
This week has shown several examples of Republicans in action on both fronts.
Examples of Stupidity
Arizona Governor Doug Let me Jump Ahead in Line Ducey: Mr. Ducey once said at a press conference (when he gave them) he would wait his turn to get a COVID 19 vaccine.
He was honest about that as long as his age group was not eligible.
However, once the 56-year-old Governor's age group became eligible, guess who jumped in front of practically everyone at State Farm Stadium to receive a vaccination from Dr. Cara Crist.
That was bad optics and poor politics from someone who still has dreams (delusions perhaps) of seeking higher office.
To be fair to Governor Ducey, at least he is not Governor Andrew Cuomo who saw his Presidential ambitions and plans for a fourth term as New York's Governor evaporate after his poor handling of allegations of unwanted advances toward women.
Arizona do not drop those off at our front door Senate: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors after losing a court decision to turn over all voter related material from the 2020 election to the Arizona State Senate (whose members actually had a vote to arrest the Supervisors for contempt) packed most of the material and was ready to deliver it, per instructions on the Court Order to the Senate.
The only problem was the Senate had not made plans to take custody of the many tons of material they have subpoenaed.
Now they want to do their own 2020 election audit at the Maricopa County Offices to which the Board of Supervisors are resistant, saying they are busy holding municipal elections and do not have the space for the auditors the Senate wants to hire.
Of course, the Arizona Senate Republicans never made that request to the judge.
Good thinking and forward planning Arizona Senate Republicans.
Nethanderal Thinking Republican Governors
COVID 19 vaccines are coming to the states on a more regular basis. Coronavirus cases have dropped and plateaued.
So what is the logical step to take even though there are new COVID 19 variants out whose impact has not been measured yet?
Why do away with mask mandates and fully reopen states as Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mississippi Chief Executive Tate Reeves are doing in their states.
Dr. Anthony Fauci called this move by the two Governors who miserably handled the winter storms and resulting power outages and water shortages two weeks ago "inexplicable."
President Biden calls their thinking "Nethanderal." He is right.
To be fair to those two Governors. Doug Ducey was stupider. He never put forth a mask mandate.
Examples of Hurting the American People.
The Arizona State Senate: They make the list in both categories. Yesterday the Arizona State Senate passed SB1783 on a party-line vote. This bill, if it does pass the State Legislature and is signed by Governor Ducey will hurt children and teachers in public schools by giving the wealthy a way to avoid paying taxes that would have been allocated toward the Proposition 208 coffers. Honestly, supporters of public education should stage a march on the state capitol to protest this bill. Educators should consider a walkout to pressure Republicans to pull this bill from the floor. It is so outrageous that Republicans are spitting on the people and trying to circumvent their vote that passed Invest in Ed.
Ron Johnson: Mr. I believe in all conspiracies hurting Donald Trump Johnson wants to delay passage of the American Rescue Plan by forcing a ten-hour reading of the whole bill. How many unemployed people will be harmed if Johnson's antics delay the passage of the bill after the March 14 expiration of expanded unemployment benefits?
What an ass.
Tom Cotton: Mr. Republican psychopath and I want to be President (chuckle, chuckle) Cotton has forced a delay on the confirmation of Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland because he can and claiming the Judge did not answer all his questions.
What a schmuck. The people need an Attorney General to help oversee the investigations of all the Domestic Terrorists and Trump Zone residents (in other words, Cotton supporters) that were involved in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Nation's Capitol.
Tune in next week for more examples of Republican stupidity and attempts to hurt the American People.
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