Kansas City Star Gloats After Hurricane Ian

To their credit . . . I don't think this screed confuses weather with climate change. 

Instead . . .

The newspaper uses a deadly disaster to score partisan talking points . . .

"Just two weeks ago, DeSantis showed no concern for the well being of others when he used vulnerable human beings as pawns in a widely criticized stunt in which he dumped two plane loads of mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers in Massachusetts’s Martha’s Vineyard.

"But when Ian, a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of up to 150 mph, prepared to slam into Florida last week, DeSantis wasted no time in asking Biden to declare every country in the Sunshine State a federal disaster site. And he welcomed the hundreds of FEMA trucks and rescue teams rolling south . . .

"Because Americans always respond generously in this situations, DeSantis knew he could count on help from all over. From Missouri and Kansas to New York and Massachusetts, states across the country rushed to help in any way they could. President Biden immediately issued emergency declarations and ordered federal aid to Florida, including funds, equipment, food and labor."

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Maybe Hurricane Ian taught Florida's DeSantis an American lesson: United is in the name

Hurricane Ian ripped through much of Florida last week and delivered more than wide swaths of devastation. It also sent a message to Gov. Ron DeSantis, along with the rest of the nation, that being part of this country comes with responsibility to your fellow citizens.