That's just it. They see the momentum and they're scared to death. Expect them to up the attacks, and lose. GWB follows the Left's playbook - slander anyone you don't agree with. Doesn't matter whether or not its true as long as you can get enough people to believe it.
How Matt Gaetz helped make Ron DeSantis https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/27/how-matt-gaetz-helped-make-ron-desantis-491196[/QUOTE] DeSantis vetoes funds meant for counseling to survivors of mass shootings. DeSantis kicks off Pride month by vetoing funding for LGBT mental health As Pride months gets underway, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed two bills intended to support the LGBT community in Orlando, Orlando Weekly reports. DeSantis cut $150,000 in funding for The LGBT+ Center in Orlando, which would have went towards mental health and counseling services for survivors of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub. DeSantis also vetoed funding The Zebra Coalition, which planned to convert a portion of an unused hotel into housing for homeless LGBT+ youth -- a move that came one day after he signed a bill banning trans student athletes from participating in sports alongside the genders they identify with.
Here's Tsing not supporting Gaetz. https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...a-17-year-old-girl.357354/page-3#post-5355577
So much for Ron DeSantis' narrative regarding vaccine passports and cruise lines... Do you know how to tell a politician is lying? He opens his mouth. Ron DeSantis is a classic example. His narrative pushes the concept that the customers of businesses don't like vaccine passports therefore the state will ban them. The first reality is that the large majority of cruise ship passengers will not step onto a cruise ship unless everyone is vaccinated. Everyone remembers the cruise ships in spring of 2020 that were stranded at sea for weeks while COVID overwhelmed them -- Nobody wants to be onboard for a repeat performance. Ron DeSantis claims that he will fine cruise lines $5000 per passenger and they will bend to his will. Cruise lines have told DeSantis to stuff it. Shortly Ron is going to have to admit he is defeated, stop pushing his political narrative, and accept the reality that the cruise industry is the boss.... and he is not. The expectation is he will shortly be withdrawing by outlining some weak statement on an exemption for cruises while trying to blame it on Biden, the CDC and the federal government. Of course this completely ignores the reality that the state of Florida has no regulatory over international transportation - this is strictly a federal matter. Of course this goes far beyond cruises... Now that multiple businesses in Florida are charging unvaccinated people hundreds of dollars more for concerts and other events. Let's see if DeSantis even has the backbone to address these in-state violations of his "vaccine passport" ban. Most Americans Would Specifically Look For A Cruise Line With A Vaccination Mandate, Per Survey https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...ccination-mandate-per-survey/?sh=2101c026239f As the cruising gets ready to reboot this summer after a pause of more than a year, it appears that re-entry to U.S. waters may face some headwinds. Only half of Americans (50%) are confident that the cruise industry can reopen safely coming out of the pandemic, according to a recent Harris Poll Covid-19 tracker survey fielded May 26-28 to 1,999 U.S. adults. In the early days of the pandemic, Covid-19 outbreaks on the Diamond Princess and Grand Princess made for scary headlines, and subsequently analyses of what went wrong appear to have left a mark. About a third (32%) of Harris Poll respondents said that, due to the pandemic, they didn’t feel comfortable cruising anytime soon, while another 14% said they’ll never go on a cruise again. Roughly another third (31%) said the pandemic had made them concerned but they would go on cruises anyway. Only a quarter of respondents (23%) said the pandemic had not affected their comfort level for taking a cruise over the next year. PLUS: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Is Crafting A Cruise Line Exemption For His Vaccine Passport Ban When asked whether they were confident that various industries could keep customers safe, respondents rated the cruise industry dead last, behind everyday businesses such as retail stores (82%), restaurants (80%), movie theaters (63%) and sports and concert venues (59%). Notably, consumer confidence in the cruise industry’s ability to keep passengers safe also lags well behind other travel subcategories such as hotels (79%), airlines (69%) and amusement parks (63%). That soft enthusiasm presents a problem for an industry that desperately needs to make up for lost time. Luckily, the same survey indicates that there is a way for cruise lines to instill more confidence. Nearly two thirds of those surveyed (63%) said they would be more likely to go on a cruise if the cruise line mandated that all crew and passengers be vaccinated against Covid. What’s more, nearly as many respondents (59%) went even further, saying that, if they were going to take a cruise, they would specifically look for a cruise line that mandated all crew and passengers be vaccinated against Covid. This was true for majorities of both men (62%) and women (55%) in the survey’s total sample. It was true for the majorities of multiple age groups, including baby boomers (72%), Gen-Xers (55%) and Millennials (52%). And it was true across all household income levels, whether respondents earned $100K and up (69%), $51K-$99K (54%) or less than $50K (52%) per year. In comparison, just 26% of respondents said they preferred that there was no mandate and 18% said it wouldn’t matter either way. The Harris Poll findings suggest that most Americans are supportive of the current guidance on cruising from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In late April, the agency greenlighted cruise ships to begin sailing from U.S. ports this summer, as long as 98% of crew members and 95% of passengers are fully vaccinated. Of course, cruise lines are also listening to their own customers, and they know that cruise enthusiasts are on board with vaccine mandates. In a survey of 5,025 readers fielded over Memorial Day weekend by Cruise Critic, the popular cruise review site owned by Tripadvisor, 80% of likely cruisers said they want to resume sailing on ships that require vaccinations. This sentiment may explain why, before the end of March — more than a month before the CDC’s revised guidance came out — some cruise lines had already announced that they would require both crew and passengers to be vaccinated before setting sail. Cruise lines are full steam ahead for all-vaccinated sailings to Alaska, after an all-Republican consortium from the 49th state — including senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, Representative Don Young, and Governor Mike Dunleavy — found a temporary way around the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA), which prevents foreign-flagged ships from sailing between Seattle and Alaska without stopping in Canada. The waters are murkier in Florida, however, where the issue of vaccine verification has become hotly politicized. Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration has sued the CDC, asking the court to declare the agency’s “conditional sail order” — the framework for restarting cruising — to be unlawful on the grounds it is unfair to the cruise industry. No cruise companies joined DeSantis on the lawsuit. A federal judge in Tampa sent lawyers for both sides into mediation with a June 1 deadline that came and went. It is perhaps not surprising that 74% of Democrats in the Harris Poll survey said they would choose cruise lines that mandate vaccinations. More revealing, perhaps, is that roughly half of Republicans (48%) also agreed.
So nothing new has developed on this front, just more "predictions" from you, like cruise lines won't be sailing from Florida. The GWB Lie™