When Texas-Size Weather Messes with Texas
By Joel Connelly
Former Republican State Chairman Kirby Wilbur relocated to Texas not long ago, for a new career selling homes to conservatives fleeing blue states and the Left Coast. He promptly went native.
Wilbur was up on Facebook Tuesday with a boast (he just paid $2.44 a gallon for gas) but also furious denial about causes of a lethal flash flood that hit the Hill Country over the Independence Day weekend.
“A true tragedy, a once in a thousand year flood according to some,” wrote Kirby. “True tragedy, but the tales of heroism and the massive response by both the private and public sectors says a lot about the uniqueness of Texas. And for you leftist ghouls who are blaming climate change, or DOGE, or saying those victims voted for Trump so they deserve this somehow, you are lowlife disgusting pieces of garbage.”
Defending their fossil fuel economy, Texas’ Republican rulers have adopted a three-pronged response to a stream of climate disasters: Belligerent denial of anything out of the ordinary, professed ignorance, and invocation of the Almighty.
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