Rush Limbaugh passes away at the age of 70.
Texas is a mess and the Left can’t let a good tragedy go to waste.
And Trump lays into Mitch McConnell.
Rest in Peace, Rush!
Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday morning at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer, his family announced.
Limbaugh’s wife, Kathryn, made the announcement on his radio show. “Losing a loved one is terribly difficult, even more so when that loved one is larger than life,” she said. “Rush will forever be the greatest of all time.”
The radio icon learned he had Stage IV lung cancer in January 2020 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Trump at the State of the Union address days later. First lady Melania Trump then presented America’s highest civilian honor to Limbaugh in an emotional moment on the heels of his devastating cancer diagnosis.
Limbaugh is considered one of the most influential media figures in American history and has played a consequential role in conservative politics since “The Rush Limbaugh Show” began in 1988. Perched behind his Golden EIB (Excellence in Broadcasting) Microphone, Limbaugh spent over three decades as arguably both the most beloved and polarizing person in American media.
The program that began 33 years ago on national syndication with only 56 radio stations grew to be the most listened-to radio show in the United States, airing on more than 600 stations, according to the show’s website. Up to 27 million people tuned in on a weekly basis and Limbaugh has lovingly referred to his passionate fan base as “Dittoheads,” as they would often say “ditto” when agreeing with the iconic radio host.
Here is his farewell during his final broadcast.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-dead-talk-radio-conservative-icon
Disaster in Texas
What Happened?
Temperatures throughout the country have been plummeting. Right now, 74% of the country is suffering through freezing weather. Texas is being hit hardest.
In Texas, where temps are hitting 6 degrees. This is the coldest weather in Texas in over a hundred years. Needless to say, power to heat homes spiked and the entire power grid went down. As of this writing, 17 people have already died though more are expected to be found.
Ninety percent of Texas power comes from a company called ERCOT. Texas governor, Greg Abbott said there will be an investigation. He said:
“This was a total failure by ERCOT. ERCOT stands for Electric Reliability Council of Texas … and they showed that they were not reliable. These are specialists, and government has to rely upon these specialists to be able to deliver in these types of situations.”
Never Let Disaster Go to Waste
Of course, AOC decided this is a perfect time to blame climate change and the fact that Texas did not have green energy.
She was called out almost immediately.
Here are the facts:
- The power outage had a bunch of problems.
- Coal and natural gas lines froze.
- They have two nuclear reactors. One failed because of a frozen emergency sensor.
- Solar panels were frozen over.
- Windmills froze over.
What the Left is forgetting is that Texas generates the most power from wind in the country.
According to the Wall Street Journal:
The problem is Texas’s overreliance on wind power that has left the grid more vulnerable to bad weather. Half of wind turbines froze last week, causing wind’s share of electricity to plunge to 8% from 42%. Power prices in the wholesale market spiked, and grid regulators on Friday warned of rolling blackouts. Natural gas and coal generators ramped up to cover the supply gap but couldn’t meet the surging demand for electricity—which half of households rely on for heating—even as many families powered up their gas furnaces. Then some gas wells and pipelines froze.
In short, there wasn’t sufficient baseload power from coal and nuclear to support the grid. Baseload power is needed to stabilize grid frequency amid changes in demand and supply. When there’s not enough baseload power, the grid gets unbalanced and power sources can fail. The more the grid relies on intermittent renewables like wind and solar, the more baseload power is needed to back them up.
So, the baseload failed and it failed because there was not enough generation of power from reliable energy like coal, gas and nuclear.
According to ERCOT stats, even though gas and coal failed, wind and solar were a disaster. The only form of energy that performed was…nuclear.
Here are the stats:
- Coal – 63%; Dependable 13,630 GW; Producing 8616
- Gas – 61%; Dependable 52,523 GW, Producing 32,108
- Nuclear – 80%; Dependable 5153 GW, Producing 4141
- Wind – 45%; Dependable 7070 GW, Producing 3153
- Solar – 0%; Dependable 304 GW, Producing 0
What is amazing is the Nameplate projections. Nameplate projections are what a company says their source will produce.
- Coal, gas and nuclear are at 100%
- Wind projects 28,755 GW but produces only 7070 GW. That’s 25%.
- Solar predicts 4898 GW but only produces 304 GW. That’s 6%.
Here’s the thing: we should find alternate fuel sources. Oil is finite and too valuable a resource to burn. But, let the private sector do it. Government standards, regulation and fear mongering are not going to fix anything and will lead, dare I say it, to people dying.
Look at what we have done with the electric car. Five years ago, we could not drive to the grocery store without the damn things running out of juice. Now, we can drive tp Vegas on a single charge. It was the free market that innovates and creates. Not government. You think the private sector doesn’t want to be innovative?
- Right now, the alternate energy ideas Leftists want to push are inefficient, expensive and actually harm the environment. I think depending on this and forcing everything to change in ten years is going to cost lives. Let technology grow.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/abbott-orders-investigation-texas-energy-company-blackouts-freezing-temperatures
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ocasio-cortez-slams-texas-thats-what-happens-when-you-dont-pursue-a-green-new-deal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-political-making-of-a-texas-power-outage-11613518653?mod=opinion_lead_pos1
Trump Unloads
The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political “leaders” like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm. McConnell’s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies, together with his lack of political insight, wisdom, skill, and personality, has rapidly driven him from Majority Leader to Minority Leader, and it will only get worse. The Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a fiddle—they’ve never had it so good—and they want to keep it that way! We know our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell’s Beltway First agenda or Biden’s America Last.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-trashes-mitch-mcconnell-in-searing-new-statement
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-mainstream-media-love-affair-with-joe-biden
https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-fact-checkers-twist-themselves-in-knots-defending-bidens-town-hall-disaster
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-falsely-claims-we-didnt-have-a-vaccine-when-we-came-into-office
https://www.dailywire.com/news/while-millions-not-in-school-biden-tells-girl-that-kids-are-safest-group-of-people-in-the-world
https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-harris-taking-calls-with-foreign-leaders-on-behalf-of-biden-report