We cats thought it was pretty, shall we say, stupid of Republican Governor Pat McCrory to tell North Carolinians not to "put [their] stupid hats on" over Winter Storm Pax.
We realize that the Tarheel State isn't used to snowy weather. But to basically insult your constituents as they're struggling home in a blizzard and suffering in stuck cars is truly bad form. But then, Republicans don't like most people very much, do they?
But before we could give McCrory the Katrina Award of February 2014, we learned that the hapless Tom Corbett has screwed up again: A huge pileup of 50 to 100 cars has closed the Pennsylvania Turnpike. "I think everybody sort of realizes that this is going to be an all-day affair," says one witness who is himself trapped in the jam. "I don't think I'll be making it home for dinner."
Goodness gracious, weren't the roads treated? After all, this isn't the South we're talking about. But as we've pointed out before, Tom Corbett not only doesn't care about the rights of his female and minority constituents — he isn't big on the safety of Pennsylvania drivers, either.
We cats HISS at these silly Republicans. But we also PURR in the direction of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe — a Democrat who got it right. Our roads in the Old Dominion are clear. Thanks, Terry!
UPDATE: Ahhh, mystery solved. It appears that Pennsylvania officials lifted winter-storm speed restrictions at 6 AM on Friday. Can't have Big Gummint telling our drivers what to do, you know!
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