It's hard to tell which MAGA minded government officials came first, Trump, or Texas?

I always thought that the bumbling, inept, incompetent George W. Bush would go down in history as the worst governor of Texas. When he came along, he only had the incompetent, and totally corrupt Bill Clements to compete with. If there ever were a term in political office during which a politician got nothing accomplished during the whole time, it was Dubya's time as governor of Texas. Sit back, sign a few bills, and campaign for President of the United States. That's all.

Then there was Rick Perry. And nothing could be worse than that bag of scum, and the corruption that came with it. It's harder to leave the office of Governor of Texas richer than when entering, though it is possible. Perry showed us how.

But Greg Abbott wins the "worst governor ever" title. He's been in office in Texas long enough to cover up as much corruption as he has instigated.

The attitude exhibited by Texas politicians explains it all. Falling all over themselves to impress an inept and incompetent Trump administration bureaucrat, like Kristi Noem, who deliberately delayed the arrival of FEMA aid to Kerr County by the way, and who appears frustrated because this surprise flood interupted her agenda of promoting Trump''s corruption, they made it clear that tending to her needs outweighed the importance of search and rescue, now recovery, of flood victims.

So thanks to KSAT reporter Stefania Jimenez for helping to redirect the misplaced priorities of Texas politicians.

There were warnings. And over the next few days, we will find out how seriously they were taken by the camp staff. The focus is going to be on Camp Mystic, because of their high loss of life, but there are many other harrowing stories of escapes all along the river, from other camps as well as from RV parks and small lodges.

But we aren't likely to hear or see much in the way of criticism of public officials as a result. This is Texas. Their local news media, and the local government officials will do their dead level best to cover up any mistakes or wrongdoing that makes Republicans look incompetent. There will be little in the way of accountability for the chronic lack of flood control safety along these rivers, and no one will be blamed for the tragic loss of life, because Republicans don't accept that kind of responsibility. Efforts are already underway to cover up the fact that Kristi Noem deliberately delayed the appropriated FEMA aid. Was she trying to make herself look bad? Too late for that, but does she want the government to look that way on purpose?