#Tampa bay now an effective dog park as we wait for #irma. With @CityofTampa parks closed ahead of storm, this is the best we've got. pic.twitter.com/Op3FADmL3V
— Tim Scheu (@scheuster) September 10, 2017
For the record, Mister & Stella, the pups, are back in the hotel, showered, and safe after their jaunt in #Tampa bay. Now, we wait for #irma pic.twitter.com/aqOUexPVe6
— Tim Scheu (@scheuster) September 10, 2017
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Apart from that, what’s on the agenda as we wrap up the weekend?
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Well, maybe ‘good thoughts to all Floridians minus a few… ‘
Florida AG to price gougers: "We're going to go after you" https://t.co/VAlhttoO7f pic.twitter.com/gbvS2lkJsf
— The Hill (@thehill) September 9, 2017
"Unless, of course, you make a sufficiently large contribution to my campaign." https://t.co/SK38s8bxwz
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) September 9, 2017
That’s Pam Bondi, whose steadfast Trump support is about to be further rewarded.
Not feeling much sympathy towards these two putzes, either:
As Irma churned toward the Florida coast, two Republican lawmakers from the state voted against a $15 billion hurricane relief bill, saying that although they want aid to storm victims, they have concerns about other provisions of the measure.
The relief package, which sailed through the Senate and the House and was signed by President Trump on Friday, boosts funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It will also raise the debt ceiling for three months and includes a short-term budget that would keep the government running until December — part of a deal struck between Trump and Democratic leaders Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.).
That latter was a problem for GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Ted Yoho, who stuck to their principles of fiscal conservatism despite calls from fellow Florida lawmakers to support the bill. The two, who are among the 90 House Republicans who voted against the bill, do not represent parts of the state that are likely to feel Irma’s immediate impact as the massive storm makes landfall on mainland United States this weekend…
As ever, We got ours, fvck you guys is the only “principle” Repubs actually practice — but that they do with great enthusiasm!
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