Republicans drowned Government in a bathtub so that they could drown children in Texas

     I don't want to hear any complaints about "politicizing a tragedy",  the Republican control of Government is directly responsible for the unfolding tragedy and deaths due to the Guadalupe River flood.

"I'd just [ask] everybody like, pause, take a breath for the recriminations and the Monday morning quarterbacking," Chip Roy on Saturday. "Let's focus on finding those who can be found, then we can always assess what we need to do later, going forward." 

Chip Roy can go fuck himself.  Republicans control Texas and have for years.  There only plans for Government are too cut it.  To reduce government functions.  To eliminate government.  To drown it in a bathtub.  Well, this is the natural by-product of Republican control of government.  Dead people.

The number of statewide deaths fatalities blamed on July Fourth flooding has risen to at least 81 tonight. 

In Kerr County, 40 adults and 28 children are confirmed dead, in Travis County the number is six, for Burnet County it's three, and for Tom Green and Williamson counties the figure is one each. 

There are still multiple people missing in Kerr County, and it's still possible the number of deaths could continue to rise rise tomorrow.

Texas Governor Abbott ran away rolled away from blame by saying "There's no expectation of a water wall of almost 30ft high."

Other Texas assholes rushed in as quickly as the flood waters to wash themselves free of blame,

"We had no reason to believe that this was gonna be any, anything like what's happened here. None whatsoever," Judge Rob Kelly the top elected official of Kerr County said.

Who could have expected flash floods in Texas?  But, then Kelly accidentally put out the real reason Texas Republicans killed their constituents;

Judge Kelly said there is no county-administered warning system in the area because such systems are expensive.

Republicans have adopted the mantra that Government doesn't work and then when they are in office they work to ensure it doesn't.  Republicans like Mike Johnson, and going back 50 years have adopted the stance that Government doesn't and shouldn't help people.  That's why Squeaker Johnson and others have said well it's time for thoughts and prayers;  Republican thoughts are empty and their prayers hollow.  Kristi Noem, Ted Cruz, and numerous other Republicans are currently on a media blitz denying their culpability, blaming having to deal with antiquated systems, and claiming credit for making FEMA Great Again.  That's the Trump 3 step;

• Take credit for everything, especially things you did not do
• Deny blame for everything, most importantly things you did do
• Declare Greatness

This works because the Corporate Media is a willing accomplice.  Despite massive Republican cuts in funding the National Weather Service put out warnings, it's just in Texas nobody in government and nobody in tv or radio repeated these warnings.  So if you didn't have wifi and a phone/computer you didn't get notified.  Those little girl campers at Camp Mystic were there without access to phones and I don't know if the camp counselors brought a short wave radio or any other types of communication devices.

I'm surprised no major Republicans have come out blaming Biden giving money to illegals and interfering with Texas efforts to put buoys with saw blades into rivers.  It used to be these sorts of massive tragedies were met with calls to fix the system, to address fundamental flaws caused by lack of oversight and regulation, to call upon government to make people take precautions and institute safety.

It used to be said all those OSHA rules and regulations are written in blood.  Republicans have spent the last century fuming at all the Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.  What they mean is the rules and regulations which stop Republicans and the Rich from getting money and power from the blood of Americans.  Under the fascist traitor Trump administration we are once again going to pay for Republican perfidy in the blood of dead Americans.