In the game that is politics one's leadership ability both before and after they're elected to office tends to be tested time and again. And as our great Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took charge of the handling of strong 125mph Cat. 3 Hurricane Idalia...before, during, and after she made landfall near remote Keaton Beach near to the Taylor county town of Perry...former President Donald J. Trump, even when questioned, remained eerily silent about what was going to happen to the state he now calls home...at least some of the time that is. And why the silence...the answer is two-fold. First, Trump considers Ron DeSantis his arch enemy for how dare he run against him for what he believes is the owed to him Republican nomination for president. And second, it's obviously not in Trump's nature to care about anything except that which revolves around him, and this natural disaster took the spotlight off of him and rightfully placed it on Gov. DeSantis...the man, the governor, and more importantly to Trump his main nominee rival.
“Don’t mess with this storm.
Don’t do anything that will put yourself in jeopardy,” were
DeSantis' words thus rightfully prioritizing priorities...a sign of a
true and competent leader.
And know that Gov. DeSantis prepared Floridians well...and did so in a time frame that probably saved many lives by his issuing evacuation notices in at least 21 counties in western and central Florida which many wisely heeded...while 46 counties were placed under a state of emergency. He also assured Floridians that, “We are ready for this,” by his informing us that the state government had already staged the Florida National Guard to help where and when help was needed; that 1.2 million emergency gallons of gasoline were readily available and on-hand to power up generators when expected power shortages and outages happened; and that “an overwhelming number of personnel are already on the ground to help restore everybody's power across the board,” and do so in as timely a manner as possible. And most importantly, Gov. Ron DeSantis helped ease our fears in that he made it clear that all-important “search and rescue operations” were indeed “poised and ready to go.”
A leader in action taking command and doing all the right things to ensure that we Floridians come through this natural disaster on the up not downside. DeSantis' pre-active actions taken helped to insure pro-active results which resulted in the loss of life directly from the hurricane standing (as I write this) at zero not unlike that in Maui where their governors actions not taken resulted in 100+ folks having already been confirmed dead with up to a thousand still remaining missing. And while property damage in certain areas of Florida is great, Gov. DeSantis has already declared both a major disaster declaration for the communities that were directly affected by Hurricane Idalia...a declaration which now allows those residents in need different types of aid and recovery assist in, again, a much needed timely manner...as well as his issuing a statement that, "We are not gonna tolerate any looting in the aftermath," adding that signs in yards that say, "You loot, we shoot" should be taken seriously. "People have a right to defend their property." How right our governor is.
More times than not actions taken do resonate louder than words spoken. Governor Ron DeSantis was and still is (as I write this) here in Florida on site. He was here not only when disaster was approaching, but here when it struck, and now he's here in its aftermath to offer any and all help that he can including his hands on, roll up his sleeves, and literally get dirty, help if need be. Florida is where Gov. DeSantis needed to be at that point in time...and Florida is where he rightfully was and still is. DeSantis took control of the looming disaster along with the crisis that followed, and did what needed to be done while saying what needed to be said. And he did so while putting politics and political posturing aside, thus proving himself to be a real leader in times of crisis...something paramount in importance when one is leader of not only this country but of the “Free World” as well.
Leadership skills and compassion are surely lacking in this one, which really should come as no surprise as Joe Biden has yet to visit the devastated town of Palestine, Ohio where last year's Norfolk-Southern toxic train derailment is still wrecking havoc on the community and its residents.
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