Biden needs to address this Texas fiasco before Republicans start blaming him

[Proud liberal 80]

Yes he declared it an emergency, FEMA is down here and I am sure he and the federal government are doing a lot behind the scenes, but in today’s technology and media world perception is reality, and by him not saying anything people (not me) will take this silence as inaction...next thing you know people are posting on twitter and Facebook that he is not helping, the FoxNews/Newsmaxes/OANNs of the world will start amplifying it, next thing you know they are having a both sides segment on CNN and reporters are having faux reactions at the Press Secretary daily briefings....this is definitely a Republican failure that doesn’t need to be turned around as a Biden Administration failure

[januoro]

1. Biden has been president for one month. And he's not the governor of Texas

The end.
Abbott was caught unprepared.

[Proud liberal 80]

2. I agree

But that’s not the way our media apparatus works. It’s a terrible system that doesn’t care about truth and accuracy.

[lettucebe]

10. Exactly. The governor of Texas is the one that has some splaining to do

Proof that privatizing utilities is a really bad idea, as are privatizing prisons and schools and all our social services. We need government, though it'd be really nice to have a government based on what's best of the population as a whole, but hey, maybe some day.

[roamer65]

3. It's a TX problem.

Let Texans deal with it.

If they want their own separate electrical grid, let them deal with he consequences of it.

[Thekaspervote]

4. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[Geechie]

5. Bringing back the Fairness Doctrine

should begin in this first 100 days.
Abolished in the 80s - when everything started to really go shitshape.

[mcar]

6. So, you're saying he addressed it

as fully as a president can address a crisis in a state - all while the state Republican leaders have not only done nothing, but caused the crisis to happen.

But, "Biden needs to address this?"

[Squinch]

7. I am thinking that by "address" the OP means like to make an address. A public statement.

And really, a public statement putting all that he's done about it on the record can't hurt.

[NCDem47]

8. Agree.

It's called leadership. Doing as much as he can within his authority. Rs may not care, but the president does.

[Sunsky]

9. I agree nt

[Tanuki]

11. I hadn't thought about that angle, but I can just see the RW disinformation

machine trying to gin up fury by calling it "Biden's Katrina" or something similar. It doesn't matter to them if what they are saying is ludicrous and demonstrably false. They have seen that if they bleat something out often enough and loudly enough, some people will fall for it. And make no mistake, their goal is to undermine President Biden and his popularity, and they will stop at nothing.

[Proud liberal 80]

12. Exactly and thanks

You got my point...so many people on here get offended easily...this is what the right wing propaganda machine does, and I don’t understand why the people who were offended by this post don’t understand that.

[Politicalgolfer]

13. I would add to that....Biden could sneak in...

...a little mention of the power grid & how this privatization caused the whole thing to collapse because how many morons in the country & how many in Texas itself have no understanding of it!!! In fact, that's why the GOP dogs are pedaling the windmill bullshit.

[Proud liberal 80]

17. Yes

My whole OP was written under the premise that this would help Biden while cementing that this is the Republicans fault...he comes down here and shows us the real empathy he has and like you said also mention subtly that Texas GOP politicians screwed up....if he takes too long it gives Republicans time to gin up their effective propaganda

[MiniMe]

14. He has sent generators and blankets

More than Abbott has done about it. And I believe he has declared Texas a disaster to open up Federal funds. I think that is much more than tRump would have done.

[Kingofalldems]

15. More 'GOP wins no matter what'.

Every freaking day.

[treestar]

16. Everybody knows what he should do

If Biden would just handle things the way I think he should, it would go great! I'm so certain of this though I have never been close to being elected President.

[Proud liberal 80]

18. Rolling eyes

And you don’t understand the Republican propaganda machine

[treestar]

19. But you understand it better than Biden does

or any of his advisors. Yet you did not become his advisor! You are failing this country.