Pic Of The Moment: Greg Abbott Enjoyed The Last Supply Chain Crisis So Much, He's Creating A New One

[EarlG]

Greg Abbott’s call for more vehicle inspections at the border is causing delays and supply chain issues, locals say

Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Impact of Texas Border Delays

Defiant Greg Abbott sticks to extra-inspections regime amid public outcry over commercial traffic gridlock at Texas’s southern border

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[KS Toronado]

1. So, Biden twisted Abbott's arm again?

[Budi]

2. Dear Mexican truckers, Come through California...

Link to tweet

And while he's at it, bus your migrant workers elsewhere so you have No One to work your fields, stock your warehouses, move your product.
That'll jam up the supply chain, eh Abbott?

This has to be on the top 5 most-likely-to-backfire campaign stunts ever made.

[2naSalit]

3. AZ and NM too!

They all have POEs.

[Budi]

5. Absolutely. US has other routes to resolve the matter & they'd do so gratefully.

I see BETO is running within a point or two for the Tx Gov seat.
My god would that win be a breath of fresh air.
In one swat Beto could remove the stench of corruption in Tx Statehouse..

[2naSalit]

6. Best case scenario...

Is a Governor O'Rourke. Perhaps enough people are fed up enough to make it so this time.

[Budi]

7. We have to beat the odds of the voter suppression & gerrymander ..

But watching this national embarassment play out, it is not impossible to overcome.

#BETO💙

[yellowdogintexas]

10. If you did not see Beto on Lawrence's show, go out to YouTube

and watch it.

Beto is so awesome!!! Not meaning to pat myself on the back here, but back when we were hearing how far back Beto was in polling (before he formally declared) I knew that once he was officially in the race those numbers would change. Which of course they have.

It is a good interview.

Now Beto can't do it all.

Texans we have one job in November. Elect Beto and Mike Collier. They will be a formidable team.

Of course we have to get Collier on the ballot so please please vote in the damn runoff.

That is all!

[Budi]

11. What a great post! Am with you all the way my friend!

I still have my black & white BETO yard sign from last time.

He's been campaigning so steadily & smart.
We need to pull Tx out of GOP hell & into a bright better future for us all.

Beto O'Rourke is the man for that moment.
No doubt.

~

[calimary]

14. From your laptop to God's screen!

I hope he campaign-stunts his whole party out of a job in the next election! Is he up for reelection, too?

[Budi]

16. Abbott? Yes. BETO O'Rourke is running against him & within 1-2 pts.

Half this State would weep for joy if Beto won.

Think Abbott is counting on all the voter suppression they put in place to pull off his win.
There are no term limits for Tx gov. Abbott can run forever, or until he is beaten.

Our Statehouse is run by criminals all owned by foreign money. Most likely, oil.

Its ugly.

[calimary]

21. Thank you!

I forgot about your election - that Beto's in.

I REALLY want Beto to win. Besides, he needs a victory that's this prominent - to keep being considered a player. If he loses again, it could become problematic for him as a future candidate for anything.

[Claire Oh Nette]

4. Performative Political Theater

Are the DPS police officers trained to inspect diesel engines and big rigs for mechanical problems?


Have there been any big ticket findings or arrests for trafficking people or drugs?

Vote Beto.

[2naSalit]

8. Big time theater.

So two things to remember here, Abbott can only command the actions of state troopers and state officers and the feds are the ones who deal with what is inside the trailers. So the state DOT guys are crawling around checking the brakes and that sort of thing, looking at all the permits and licenses, that's only a federal thing after a crime has been identified.

Trailers that cross international borders with freight are sealed. That seal is a mere strip of aluminum or plastic but it is registered and can only be broken, legally, by a designated receiver, if it is broken at the border, the feds have to investigate so I can tell you that the vast majority of the trailers with freight on them will not be subjected to cargo inspection. Besides, there will be a pile of papers describing what's supposed to be inside.

Anyone who has been in the produce transport business can see, quite clearly, that this is all a crock of poo that stinks to high heaven.

Abbott is using food as a weapon here, make no mistake. A large portion of the freight on those trailers is fresh produce with an expiration date which means by the time that stuff gets to the warehouse, it's garbage and several entities take a big loss. That creates a big problem for food security for much of the country so this needs to be seen in that light as well as the other problems created by this bs.

[Claire Oh Nette]

9. Phuck Abbott and the rest of the GOP

Abbott will expense his five course dinners while the rest of us live without salad fixings.

I hate them.

[lefthandedskyhook]

12. greg abbot is an idiot

but not as stupid as any Texas Governor since Anne Richards (the truly smart one). He is trouble for Texans, though they do not see it

[homegirl]

13. How much

will this action contribute to inflation and increasing food costs?

[Budi]

18. I read earlier that a auto manufacturer is halting production because parts held up at the border.

Don't recall which US auto/truck manufacturer it was

[Bengus81]

15. All you truckers that like to protest do a blockade in front of the Gov Mansion

You did it to bitch about Covid restrictions--which there were almost none left. So do something about this POS clown car Governor.

[Initech]

17. It's like Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are in competition to be the worst governor in America.

And Rupert Murdoch is pulling the strings for both of them.

[Budi]

19. Money & Power for them & people get scraps.

They run their States like Vlad runs Russia.
All money flows to the top.
Elections are predetermined in their favor.

[TXPaganBanker]

20. This must explain the $.30 / gal jump at the pumps yesterday.

I was wondering why the gas prices shot up overnight in Texas. This would do it.

[ffr]

22. Mini-Putin

What an authoritarian asshole!

Texas. You suck! You can do so much better than Russian wannabees.

[Demovictory9]

23. kick