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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Is Florida's Ron DeSantis the Worst Governor in America?

Florida may lose $218 million after a judge ordered "Alligator Alcatraz" closed. The Florida Division of Emergency Management will lose most of the value of the $218 million it has invested in cobbling the airport into a jungle gulag. Hurricane-prone Florida could have used that money much more wisely.

The Sunshine State executed its eleventh prisoner of the year, leading the US in this abhorrent practice.

Dangerous safety issues plague the St Lucie nuclear power plant.

Floridians' electric rates may increase by billions of dollars over the next four years.

Florida's waters are getting more polluted, fueling algae blooms and wreaking environmental havoc.

In an average year, 3,108 people die and 6,358 are wounded by guns in Florida. This exceeds the total number of US military deaths in Afghanistan over a span of 20 years: 7 Oct 2001 to 30 Aug 2021 (2,459 total deaths; 1,922 had been KIA).

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Elitist Ron DeSantis has been the Republican governor of Florida since 2019. A double Ivy League graduate (Yale AB and Harvard JD), DeSantis belongs to the Yale Secret Society, St Elmo. As a USN JAG, Lt. DeSantis allegedly oversaw the force-feeding of detainees at GITMO. Police violence against civilians is endemic in Florida. Links: Money Waste; State-Sanctioned Murders; Nuke Safety; Toxic Waters; Gun Deaths; Florida Police Brutality.

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He really isn't much of a governor, just another MAGAt third-rate performance artist who needs to inflict cruelty to feel like a real Republican ... grrrrrrrrr ... man.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-30 06:07 AM

Hi Doc: In terms of GOP imperial succession, where do you suppose the Gauleiter of Floridastadt fits in if JD Vance falls upward into the White House? Both Ron DeSatan and JD Vance play the part of "Aw, shucks Ma'am" fellas, but they're both educated Elis.

We should knock the dust off our copies of the 25th Amendment.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-30 07:15 AM

Vance and DeSantis going after the same piece of pie would be quite the snarlfest, as both are self-pitying whiney manbabies. They're so much alike, you wonder what they're up to at Yale.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-30 07:30 AM

#3: Agree. The "ahem" former Marine (journalist) might choose fellow Yalie Ron DeSatan or possibly Nikki Haley as his VPOTUS when Dummkopf Trumpf finally graces us by departing for the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

If JD Vance picks Nikki Haley, think of all the femme fatales in his Cabinet: c8.alamy.com

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-30 08:00 AM

Shakespeare at this time of the morning? Appreciated, Coriolanus.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-30 08:08 AM

#5:

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-30 08:17 AM

Vance and DeSantis going after the same piece of pie would be quite the snarlfest, as both are self-pitying whiney manbabies. They're so much alike, you wonder what they're up to at Yale.
#3 | POSTED BY DOC_SARVIS

I really think this is funny, because us Democrats have nothing and are running on nothing.

Because this is CA under Gavin Newsom.

- #1 in homelessness
- #1 in poverty
- #1 in Retail crime
- #1 in gas prices
- #1 in illiteracy
- #1 in wage stagnation
- #1 in frivolous lawsuits
- #1 in restrictions on workers
- #1 in Anti-business regulations
- #1 in income tax
- #1 in gas tax
- #1 in budget deficit
- #1 in COVID school shutdowns
- #1 in COVID business shutdowns
- #1 in COVID mandates
- #1 in illegal border crossings
- #1 in funding for illegal immigrants
- #1 in illegal immigrants.
- #1 in People leaving state
- #1 in toxic beaches.
- #1 in road side trash.

Republicans will have a field day with Gaviin comedy takouts.

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-08-30 10:01 AM

"because us Democrats"

Being number one and the largest economy in America you are number one in both good & bad statistics.

Also liar YOU are not a Democrat. Not even American. You said so yourself. Foreign commie agitators are not allowed to vote. Which you also said yourself in another weakass commie retort. So pretending you are a democrat in order to insult democrats is a sick joke.

So in case I have told you today ... GFY you lying foreign commie agitator .

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-30 10:33 AM

I'm not sure that entire list is true, but the sad fact is that it's easy to sell as being true. Because a lot of people want to believe that.

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2025-08-30 10:48 AM

Including You.

#10 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-08-30 10:54 AM

Man ... ..you are one angry little fella, effetetrumpvoter

How has it come to the point where the facts irritate you so much?

100% of the posters completely agree with what I posted, including you.

But you're still gonna stomp around and whine.

I know the solution for you. It's quite simple really.

#11 | Posted by eberly at 2025-08-30 11:02 AM

Because a lot of people want to believe that.

#9 | POSTED BY EBERLY

First I doubt 100% of posters here agree on anything.

Secondly there is definitely NOT a majority of people who will believe these maga lies.

If we are being honest the number would be around 38%. Which the same as it has been for a while. The 38% who are die hard maga supporters and who believe that Dear Leader was sent by God and they believe every lie that comes from Trumpy's hateful ice hole and Fixed News is the Gospel Truth.

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-30 11:35 AM

-Secondly there is definitely NOT a majority of people who will believe these maga lies.

I said "a lot". Meaning ... ..enough.

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2025-08-30 01:37 PM

As we see in post #7, once again the lying propagandist chinese POS has to show up and throw up a lot of meaningless shht. Seriously, posting garbage from facebook/x/etc. that is utterly nonsense and that moron thinks "oh boy! I got those democrats now!" LMAO!

Here's a little NOTE for our resident moron: California's population is 39.5 million. Does that idiot undertstand what that means? Oh hell no. And it's supposed to live there... so it says.

Not to mention it was a terrible "whataboutism."

------- idiot. Let's take a few of that moron's items, shall we?

Homelessness: #1 Hawaii, New York, and sometimes Vermont or California.
Poverty: #1 Louisiana, then Mississippi - California is #23
Retail Crime: #1 Washington, followed by New Mexico, and Nevada. California is #13
Gas prices: #1 - California. You finally got one!
Literacy: #1 New Mexico, then Louisiana, Mississippi,Texas. California is #5.
Wage stagnation: #1 Georgia, then Florida, Texas, and Iowa. Best? Michigan and Minnesota.
Frivolous lawsuits: Ok, now you're beyond ridiculous. Plus it's pretty clear your list is utter nonsense.

Kindly GFY.

#14 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-30 02:37 PM

#14 - "Literacy" is "Illiteracy" - obviously. NOTE: The highest literacy states are New Hampshire and Minnesota.
Anyone picking up a trend here on the out performing states?

#15 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-30 02:42 PM

Oh, and Florida genuinely SUCKS under GOP rule. It is rapidly becoming a --------. I kid you not. I'm just glad I know places that are still old Florida to escape to.

#16 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-30 02:48 PM

Florida is a --------

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-30 03:26 PM

#7

Do you have trouble with the truth, Jeff?
Seems like you have severe personality issues.

#18 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-30 03:27 PM

Analyzing Texas Republican Gauleiter Greg Abbott would probably yield similarly dismal results.

Unless one is a fabulously wealthy oligarch, Republican governance of the American people in a nutshell:

#19 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-30 03:35 PM

So many governors getting a free pass, as DeSantis and Abbott jockey for ratings on their Reality TV Administrations.

#20 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-30 03:37 PM

Gavin Newsom is all of a sudden the new ratings king too. That's... unexpected.

#21 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-30 03:37 PM

I can't imagine any of the 16 federal states of Deutschland being terribly run like Florida or Texas. In 2018, three German cities ranked in the top ten for quality of living: www.thehrdigest.com

"Free pass" for our Republican governors indeed.

#22 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-30 03:48 PM

FWB takes on a new meaning: "Fascism without Benefits"

#23 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-31 07:07 AM

He's been the most effective governor in the country and I badly wanted him to win the primary against Trump.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-08-31 10:12 AM

"He's been the most effective governor in the country"

Care to state how you measure a governor's effectiveness?
No, of course not. There are no criteria.

#25 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-31 10:14 AM

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