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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

“While I am in Taiwan, South Korea & Japan working on business deals worth billions, I remain in daily contact with Texas Division of Emergency Management & local officials to ensure preparation for Hurricane Beryl. Your safety is our top concern,” he wrote.

Until investment transparency exists in Texas (and elsewhere) to show who's pockets grow, it was a business trip worth billions. Texas is not his only business, and they are his top concern.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    So your complaint is that the stated purpose of the trip is not actually the purpose of the trip. I can't disprove your conspiracy theory, but you're effectively agreeing with me that the outrage is misplaced.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    If an on-call senior systems administrator has plans, but a server goes down, do they continue on with their plans? Or go work on it?

    Governor is a job title. You place yourself where your priorities are. There is no conspiracy in that.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    We've gone from it being a vacation, to a conspiracy theory, to now out of order priorities.

    I agree that he should stay, but the ever shifting justification for the outrage, without any admission that the previous explanations were contrived, just kind of proves my point that this isn't about being reasonable, but outraged.

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