The deSantis behavior really speaks volumes

[genxlib]

Biden is coming to Florida and deSantis is avoiding meeting with him.

Yes, deSantis is a sniveling coward with a petty streak. But we all knew that already.

What it really says to me is that he knows that the GOP is a pit of vipers and he can't trust them to be honorable.

Under the circumstances, any reasonable political party would let him meet with Biden in a time of crisis because it is what is traditional and what is good for the state.

But he knows that his party is a sludge pit and his political opposition will use a harmless photo op against him as campaign fodder.

Of course it is ridiculous that such a thing would be seen in a negative light in the first place but even more ridiculous that it would be weaponized against him.

It is an indictment of the entire party.

[bluesbassman]

1. Both things can be simultaneously true. He's a sniveling coward from a party of vipers.

But for many Republicans, especially the MAGAt variety, they'll see snubbing the President as a "win" for the Swamp Napoleon, and I'm sure he factored that into his decision to disrespect the man and office.

[Midnight Writer]

3. He's afraid of Dark Brandon. Biden has the skill to kill with a smile.

[bluesbassman]

5. Yes, and I suspect he's afraid of a great many things.

As bullies often are.

[BonnieJW]

10. Now, now

Maybe his white boots are dirty

[Midnight Writer]

2. I noticed during the GOP debate that they bashed Christie for meeting with Obama following Sandy.

Nobody criticized DeSantis for voting against any relief funds for States affected by Hurricane Sandy.

[NowISeetheLight]

12. Of Course

Doing your job and serving your citizens doesn't matter if your having to accept help from some "Socialist".

Politicians over people!

[Hortensis]

4. Publicly spitting at Democratic President Biden and federal relief.

He knows his cosplay pudding flicking at Biden won't lose Florida a dime in federal relief.

[Paladin]

6. I hope Biden and his people are working overtime...

...on a polite-but-vicious comment about DeSantis' failure to show up, something to put the final nail in the DeSantis campaign coffin. The brain-dead little fascist.

[NowISeetheLight]

14. How About

I understand Governor DeSatan couldn't be here as he was busy pitting Mikey Mouse on the rack.

[Paladin]

15. First-class effort.

I'd go with DeSantis' actual name rather than "DeSatan," but that's a minor judgment call on my part.

[CharleyDog]

7. Trump would sneer when Democratic states were hit with crisis and needed Federal Assistance

He sneered at the PR Governor during Hurricane Maria, he sneered at California during devastating fires, he sneered at NY for Covid deaths. In other words, he made it clear that tragedy is no reason to come together as a nation. A Republican Governor would have to shake hands with a Democratic President - "so humiliating". The Republican's hate for Gov of NJ Chris Christie started during his time of working visibly with Obama during H. Sandy.

[CrispyQ]

9. Covid hit blue states first so Jared said not to worry.

From the beginning they politicized the pandemic. They can't ditch their us vs them thinking, even in crisis.

[CharleyDog]

11. Yes, Jared and the Oval Office laughed up their sleeve when they thought Covid

would predominately kill those blue state people (Washington state, New York City) especially "those people" (people of color)

[Lunabell]

8. This is the GQP bullshit that killed Charlie Crist's rethuglican bona fides.

He was nice to President Obama. They hated Crist for that.

[malaise]

13. But he wants the Federal money

Hope the Feds monitor its use

[perdita9]

16. DeSantis voted AGAINST funding for Superstorm Sandy victims

This is personal for me because Sandy affected many of my neighbors. I can't help but get irritated every time Florida sticks their hands out and expects NY, NJ and Pennsylvania to put our tax dollars into it to pay for their disasters.

Red staters are only Americans when it benefits them.

[pwb]

17. He would look very little standing next to Joe.

That is why.