MENSA member Rick Perry weighs in on Texas situation

[marmar]

WASHINGTON - Former Texas governor Rick Perry suggests that going days without power is a sacrifice Texans should be willing to make if it means keeping federal regulators out of the state’s power grid.

In a blog posted on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's website, Perry is quoted responding to the claim that “those watching on the left may see the situation in Texas as an opportunity to expand their top-down, radical proposals.” .............(more)

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Perry-says-Texans-wiling-to-suffer-blackouts-to-15956705.php

[Laelth]

1. Lovely!

Asshole!



-Laelth

[Xipe Totec]

2. Menso. nt

[Irish_Dem]

3. The deaths and suffering are just more collateral damage in the war against the Dems.

The GOP does not care what happens to the people, they just need to score points against their enemy the Dems.

[33taw]

4. Don't ask for federal funding.

[MiniMe]

13. I think they already did, and Biden signed off on it

[lindysalsagal]

5. Radical ideas, like, getting energy after paying electric bills all your life.....

You know, I thought they had all the oil?? How is it the state with all the oil can't keep the fridge running?

[roamer65]

6. Inverse is true.

If ERCOT does not make major changes, interconnects should be denied to them.

[GoCubsGo]

7. And, this stupid motherfucker was our former Secretary of Energy...

That kind of tells you all you need to know about how we got here...

[Mc Mike]

20. Yeah, the Sec of Energy crying about 'top down, radical' approaches.

I guess his job was to do nothing, except destroy the Energy Dept, when he was at the top there.

[Grokenstein]

8. Ah, I was wondering when Ricky was going to pipe up about this.

Sure enough, the response from the clown who once told people to come to Texas because the lack of regulation meant big profits (and only the occasional massive silo explosion) was the shittiest, most hypocritical take imaginable.

Speaking of washed-up has-beens: Does anyone if Skinny Hercules is referring to a specific policy of Joe's here, or just talking out of his ass? I'm betting it's the latter but want to be sure. (I know the first sentence is a full-blown lie.)

Link to tweet

[Baitball Blogger]

12. What a clueless sod.

[Bucky]

16. Is he saying that 2018 was 60 years ago?

[NCDem47]

9. Texas galighting on an epic scale

What happened didn't happen. But here's what really happened (Republicans' version of events and issues).

I have a feeling this story will have looooooong legs.

[lagomorph777]

17. Gaslighting - the gas ain't flowing.

But let's blame it on the wind not blowing.
Or solar's no good when the weather's polar.

[tanyev]

10. Is former Gov. Goodhair willing to sacrifice as many lives to record cold temps

as current Lt. Gov. is willing to sacrifice to Covid? Sure sounds like it. The angry gods of a deregulated economy must be appeased.

[Baitball Blogger]

11. They just keep digging themselves in deeper.

[Bucky]

14. We must be willing to lower our quality of life in order to secure freedom

If people freeze or hospitals shut down or businesses say clothes for half a week, just remember that freedom isn't free

[lagomorph777]

15. Freezdom! Freezdom!

Freezdom isn't free!

[Yavin4]

18. Wasn't he the Secretary of Energy just recently?

And now he's saying, "just tough it out"?

That's like the Secretary of Education saying, "yall don't need no book learning!".

[TheRealNorth]

21. I think he bailed....

When the crooked natural gas contracts he helped his donors get in the Ukraine came to light. I am sure he's receiving a nice kickback for his efforts.

[hatrack]

19. Rick Perry Cuts Ribbon At Houston's New WALK IT OFF!!!! Hospital

[Buckeyeblue]

22. Republicans would rather die than admit they are wrong

Democrats are constantly evaluating and refining thoughts and positions. That's the biggest difference between liberals and conservatives.

Liberals constantly look for better ideas. Republicans are against new ideas.

[MagickMuffin]

23. And a BIG FU to the MOFO

He is a big part of the problem and NEVER the solution.