I can think of half a dozen states that have summer temperatures at least as high as California does. Arizona, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, and Florida all spring to mind. There are many other states that suffer brutal seasonal heat waves, but all we're hearing about in the media is the "crisis" in California.
Like the Hoover Dam, the California "crisis" is entirely manmade. Its author is Gov. Newsom, who has delusions of grandeur that he's handling this situation beautifully by switching us over to "batteries." He's ready to run for president and Californize the nation. Yesterday my phone was exploding with siren blast texts ordering me to raise my air conditioner's thermostat to 78. That's the kind of autocratic approach that makes me want to crank it down to 68.
Newsom stood today in a fleece jacket, collar up and tightly zipped, lecturing the rest of us in the state to raise the setting on our air conditioners to avoid blackouts. I wonder what the temperature was in the room where he spoke so bundled up. Fellow Americans, beware of this pompous phony.
If the governor would stop shutting down our oil and gas reserves and return full access to our state's energy resources, there would be no crisis. Californians pay double what other hot weather states pay for our electricity; this is intentional. Just like outlawing gas-powered automobiles by 2035 is intentional. I can't count the number of people I've talked to about this oppressive law who are vowing to buy gas-powered cars between 2030-2034. I'll probably join them.
More immediately, there's a mileage tax on the ballot this November. If passed, Californians will be taxed on every mile that they drive. As if paying the country's highest gas prices--due to State taxes--isn't enough. Of course it isn't; it's never enough.
California is beautiful, but it's being beaten down into the dirt by smug green elites who think they have all the answers. They know what's best for us little people. No energy or automobiles allowed unless approved by the State. It's all about controlling the unwashed masses. Speaking of which, don't even get me started on the water restrictions.
