I don't care if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shows up to a disaster wearing white boots like the one I wore in junior high school.
The man who went drag queen hunting in Miami wore knee-high boots over his tight jeans.
While on a Monday visit to DeSoto County, DeSantis brought a rare moment of comic relief to the area ravaged by Hurricane Ian.
We needed the funny stuff on the internet.
I object to the fact that the words he used before the storm made landfall are more like a campaign than they are.
He told people in low-lying areas to leave when it became clear that the storm was going to Florida.
He talked about politics. He said that Floridians had the "freedom" not to evacuate, likening it to his culture wars and "Keep Florida Free" campaign signs.
He wouldn't mandate anything in Florida.
God is aware of how many lives have been lost.
Ian's death toll was 100 across 10 Florida counties and 54 of them were in Lee County.
When he urged freedom over masks amid a surge in COVID cases that led the nation, his penchant for politicizing a disaster when he should be the people's protectors was as disgusting as when he did it during the Pandemic.
People look to him for leadership. He was playing politics when he should have stood up for what he believed in. He didn't deliver a strong enough message to do the right thing because he was playing the main character. The state's top emergency managers should have been allowed to speak.
It is possible that those who drank his drink paid the ultimate price.
How foolish does he look now that we can use all those unauthorized immigrants to rebuild Southwest Florida?
He doesn't give much information about the damages or the lives lost on the daily show.
People in Lee County were given a short time to flee before Ian hit, and Florida newspapers are asking valid questions about that.
The governor resorts to bashing the media because he doesn't want to be held accountable.
It's important that you please.
This was a monster storm that was going to hit us for days. When people were leaving Sanibel late Tuesday night, the ocean waters were already rising into low-lying streets and the causeway.
We are not supposed to ask the governor or his surrogate questions.
Sanibel will rebuild and stay the island of our summer dreams.
The soundbite that there was a biblical storm surge in Sanibel, but doesn't want to give details, was delivered by the man. He gives the excuse to avoid answering questions, and criticizes the media for doing so.
It is a sign that he is hiding something or covering up for another person. We will dig them up ourselves eventually.
There is a huge difference between leading a state through a crisis and playing the cheerleader by paying lip service to the helpers and first responders.
The advantage is that the hurricanes are used to promote himself.
He wouldn't be on the campaign trail if he weren't going to visit DeSoto County to do something else. While on official state business, governors wear a jacket with the state logo instead of the one he wore Monday.
It says a lot about Ron DeSantis, who doesn't need the hijinks as polls consistently show him winning reelection and he's an early GOP favorite in the presidential race.
This is the tunnel vision that he leads.
The government in our state is unreliable. The voters should not confuse shiny white boots with high performance.
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