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ancianita

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20. Always enough sense and energy to clean up the messes, but never enough of either to prevent them.

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Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:06 PM

Jun 2020

Good luck with the horses, boss Abbott.

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Gov. Abbott: Bars must close at noon today, restaurants to reduce to 50%, outdoor gatherings limited [View all] denem Jun 2020 OP

Damn, now it's really bad when FL governor outdrumpfs Texas' gov. lark Jun 2020 #1

Arizona DrToast Jun 2020 #13

Guess DeSantis figures he better show at least a smidgen of action, but of course not enough. lark Jun 2020 #31

They're all just awful. Jirel Jun 2020 #19

I hope we'll be seeing more of this in other states very soon. George II Jun 2020 #2

Better late than never? n/t Laelth Jun 2020 #3

That horse left weeks ago /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #4

But but but "are" freedoms! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2020 #5

Fucking moron dalton99a Jun 2020 #6

+! denem Jun 2020 #7

Well, at least he's finally doing something. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #8

Too late, the breeders have tasted freedoms and will hit the dive bars even harder Baclava Jun 2020 #9

that just ain't good enough. nt yaesu Jun 2020 #10

trump and Abbott are the culprits behind reopening too soon in Texas, duforsure Jun 2020 #11

Too little. Bars that get 51% or more of their receipts KPN Jun 2020 #12

Too little, too late. roamer65 Jun 2020 #14

Too late. BumRushDaShow Jun 2020 #15

if a bar opens in defiance of the order they will have their license pulled rdking647 Jun 2020 #33

That's the type of thing that they had threatened to do here in PA BumRushDaShow Jun 2020 #37

Texas has dry counties and stuff like that LeftInTX Jun 2020 #51

I know Jersey has some "dry" cities - like Ocean City BumRushDaShow Jun 2020 #52

Galveston is a party, tourist town. LeftInTX Jun 2020 #53

Our one night $500 bar bill can validate that. BumRushDaShow Jun 2020 #54

im in austin rdking647 Jun 2020 #60

While the caseload's a bit spread, Igel Jun 2020 #59

This is good. Jirel Jun 2020 #16

I live in SA but grew up in Uvalde. hamsterjill Jun 2020 #21

I'm in Austin, and our numbers are going up but so far not as bad as Houston. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #38

San Antonio let the Texas Democratic Party know in early April that the State Convention was not yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #58

Bars closing at high noon on a Friday?! soothsayer Jun 2020 #17

Make no mistake. Abbott only did this because hamsterjill Jun 2020 #18

Well, at least he apparently can be shamed. Susan Calvin Jun 2020 #43

Perhaps. hamsterjill Jun 2020 #44

Oh, I meant shame in the Republican sense. nt Susan Calvin Jun 2020 #61

Always enough sense and energy to clean up the messes, but never enough of either to prevent them. ancianita Jun 2020 #20

Texas has "take-out" from bars!?! Tracer Jun 2020 #22

I'll take the fifth :) denem Jun 2020 #24

I don't know about from bars, but if their revenue is 51% from food you can get takeout booze herding cats Jun 2020 #26

it just has the be in a paper bag scarytomcat Jun 2020 #39

Mass doesn't even have happy hours! IronLionZion Jun 2020 #50

It used to be in Pittsburgh (maybe still is?) that bars were a standard Steelrolled Jun 2020 #56

Cue the death threats Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #23

I really believe that Abbott et al are still operating on the thoroughly disproved "Herd Immunity".. Hugin Jun 2020 #25

I think so too.. stillcool Jun 2020 #34

I don't assert a threshold of ZERO lightly... Hugin Jun 2020 #47

#abbottresign is trending on twitter rdking647 Jun 2020 #27

was there even any enforcement of social distancing and capacity limimts? pstokely Jun 2020 #28

Not at the State level in TX... Hugin Jun 2020 #29

He's a typical Libertarian-style preacher. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #32

Like Trump, Abbott is such a medical genius. Look here.... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #30

Excuse me, but HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Arthur_Frain Jun 2020 #35

Calif just opened the Santa Monica pier! Steelrolled Jun 2020 #36

In an article I read they said it was opened because the closure became unenforceable... Hugin Jun 2020 #48

I get it, but it seems bizarre that while Texas is (re)closing things down Steelrolled Jun 2020 #57

How's that 'liberate' thing going for ya, Greg? louis-t Jun 2020 #40

Too little too late. AllyCat Jun 2020 #41

Fuck you dead, Abbott. You've got blood on your hands. Paladin Jun 2020 #42

I am old enough Traildogbob Jun 2020 #45

So by rushing re-opening and failing to order protective measures, Yeehah Jun 2020 #46

UPDATE: "Texas, reported more than 17,000 confirmed new cases in the past three days... Hugin Jun 2020 #49

Ant and the grasshopper whistler162 Jun 2020 #55