California Dems' nonsensical blaming of Trump for wildfires
The devastating wildfires raging through Los Angeles County have laid bare chronic failures in disaster preparedness and environmental policy at both the state and local levels. Critics have cited L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for their poor handling of the crisis. The scrutiny of Newsom and Bass, both of whom have faced repeated criticism for California’s poor track record on wildfire management, has only intensified.
Over the past week, we’ve been reporting on the systemic issues that have compounded the crisis, everything from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s wasting millions on DEI programs to state environmental policies to budget cuts at the state and local level. Even LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley admitted that the agency was ill-equipped to manage the disaster, underscoring failures by local officials to prioritize adequate funding and preparation.
Sadly, Democrats and the media are turning a blind eye to the problems and are blaming climate change as the primary culprit. However, a new twist in the narrative has emerged: blaming President-elect Donald Trump.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has gone so far as to claim that Trump’s alleged allegiance to “Big Oil” has exacerbated the wildfire crisis.
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Of course, not one to let a crisis go to waste, Markey used the opportunity to push for the Green New Deal — which he cosponsored with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), claiming that the rejection of such policies is costing lives and communities.
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Imagine blaming Trump for California’s wildfires when he’s been the one urging the state to do more to prevent them. For years, Trump has called out California’s mismanagement of flammable brush and its water supply, pointing to these as key factors in the wildfire crisis. In 2020, Trump blamed California’s leadership for its wildfire problems, highlighting the lack of proper forest management and the state’s failure to effectively store and manage water. The Biden administration canceled planned controlled burns back in October.
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Critics scoffed at his push for cleaning up the state’s forests by removing dry leaves, fallen trees, and other fuel for fires, accusing him of misunderstanding wildfire science. Yet as the state continues to face devastating wildfires, those criticisms seem increasingly out of touch with the harsh reality Californians are facing. And now we have Democrats blaming Trump for the disaster because they're trying to distract from the fact the wildfires exposed Democrat incompetence at every level.
Democrats have a problem taking responsibility for their mistakes. The fires in California were not caused by "Big Oil." They were caused by the same reasons fires in the past in California were caused well before the country and state used fossil fuels. The climate has not changed. It is the responsibility of the state and local governments to deal with the climate in a way to reduce the threat of wildfires and control them once they have started. Most fire departments are trained for such things and they also should have access to backups to deal with the problem such as the National Guard.
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Just as you're about to give up hope, like all ye who enter Los Angeles, a small fleet of the world's ugliest truck comes into view, bearing gifts of food, drink, and internet connectivity. Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk ordered his company's Cybertrucks into action, equipped with all the goodies they can carry — including SpaceX (another company he heads up) Starlink satellite internet transceivers.
Musk apologized on X for SoCal customers who won't be taking their expected Cybertruck deliveries this week, but those trucks got drafted into service.
Unbeknownst to me until I started gathering links, Tesla is also delivering Mobile Powerwall Units (MPUs) to parts of L.A. without power. Powerwalls are the giant batteries that come with Tesla solar home solar panels. The mobile versions can be loaded on trucks — fully charged, of course — to bring power wherever it's needed.
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I don't find the Cybertrucks ugly, but they are unique in their design.
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And three months prior to what is shaping up to be the most expensive disaster in American history, former President Donald Trump spent seven minutes on the Joe Rogan show warning about the dangers of California’s water and forest management.
Sadly, it seems warnings are seldom heard. In fact, few people like a prophet, especially when they’re right. Since the mythological Cassandra predicted the fall of Troy, human nature has spurned prophets and their warnings about the future.
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