We’ve all heard about the irresistible force meeting the immovable object and how something’s gotta give. In Florida’s case, it’s the unstoppable malady meeting the rock-headed governor, and what’s giving, is the health of the state. Tuesday, Florida set another record, 2,783 new cases, more than it has ever recorded in a single day. Plus, it was the fourth time in six days that the state reported a record number of cases, according to the Tampa Bay Times:

“We’re not rolling back,” DeSantis said during a news conference when asked whether he would consider stopping some reopening efforts. “The reason we did the mitigation was to protect the hospital system.”

No, they’re not rolling back, in fact they’re steamrolling forward to the Republican convention in Jacksonville, and if people die, oh well. I mean, we’ve all got to go sometime, right?

Although reported cases are on the rise, the average number of coronavirus deaths has remained around 40 per week since early May. DeSantis started reopening parts of the state on May 4.

An increase in the number of cases is a bad sign, but the meaning can be somewhat unclear. More cases could reflect the growing number of statewide tests, greater community spread due to reopening, or a combination of both. Death numbers, while lagging behind, aren’t so affected by the changes in testing.

DeSantis said Tuesday that Florida has undoubtedly seen the disease spread through some communities, However, he argued the recent rise in the number of cases has less to do with people’s behaviors and more to do with a change in the state’s testing strategy.

Here we go with the beyond parody rationale of Trump, the virus isn’t spreading through the population, it’s just being tested for more often. Think of it this way: you would believe you had your entire paycheck still in the bank if you didn’t record those pesky debits, right? Right. It’s all in getting your thinking straight. In both cases, the issue is bookkeeping. Stop bookkeeping, be happy. You’ll think you’re rich and that the coronavirus is gone. And the State of Florida is going to be fine, just fine. Whoever survives will surely cast a vote for Donald Trump on November 3.

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    • Unfortunately, he’s got another 2 years in office. He got elected in 2018 so he’s not up for re-election until 2022.

      And considering the guy he replaced (Rick Scott) was involved in some damned shady deals involving Medicare fraud before becoming governor, the “good” folks of Florida (who get out and actually vote) seem more interested in voting for the “guy with the R by his name” than someone who’s truly competent and interested in the public’s well-being. The last decent “R” guy who served as Florida’s governor was Charlie Crist (of course, he switched from the Republican Party to “Independent” in 2010 and ran for the US Senate, only to lose to Marco Rubio; then, in 2012, he switched to the Democratic Party, ran for Governor in 2014, but lost to Scott, and then ran for the US House in 2016, representing FL-13 in Congress since).

      And Jeb Bush wasn’t a horrible R Governor for Florida (his most egregious “R” moment was when he helped put his brother in the White House in 2000) but, compared to Scott and de Santis, he’s become a veritable saint.

  1. We are having much the same here in Texas, with the lovely Greg Abbott. He says there are plenty of hospital beds available and that people need to use protection, such as wearing masks and social distancing. He refuses to allow city and county leaders to set their own requirements. He has been stifling local control since before he became governor.

  2. Have I mentioned yet how glad I am that my family is out of Florida? Rhetorical question…of course I have. It’s stuff like this that reminds me why.

  3. Saw a news story this morning about Tulsa too. Apparently it’s okay for people to sicken and maybe die because God forbid they wear masks and social distance at the indoor rally–which was in effect the court ruling against an injunction sought by the citizens of Tulsa to force attendees to follow pandemic protocols.

    The spread of the virus, the hospitalizations and the inevitable deaths may at some point stop these crazies, but even this may not be enough. So. Then what?

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