“Hypocrisy” comes to mind, but I’m not sure that captures the essence of it.
The Texas Republicans are planning to hold a convention in which they cram people together like cattle. But…
The Republican Party of Texas is moving forward with its controversial in-person convention during the coronavirus pandemic — but elected officials including Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will be giving their scheduled speeches virtually.
“All the elected officials are switching from a live, in-person speech to videos,” Kyle Whatley, the party’s executive director, said during a town hall livestreamed Tuesday night. “They’re doing that for us in order to focus all the attention on the business of the meeting and to get everybody in and out of here as quickly and as safely as possible.”
Don’t you just love the bullshit explanation for their refusal to mix with the herd? I guess it’s nice to know that Republican politicians expect even other Republicans to die for them, and aren’t reserving that privilege solely to the lower orders.
Postscript: As it turns out, saner heads have prevailed, though they don’t necessarily belong to Republicans:
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, the operator of Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center canceled the Texas GOP convention.