"...these idiots who think they know more than experts go 'Yee-haw! Hardy-hardy-har! It's so cold and the libs say global warming!! Har har. Let's watch The Bachelor now.' This would not be anywhere near this bad if, 1. The USA invested money in our power grid. 2. If Texas either got on the national grid, bought cold temperature packages for turbines, or both, and 3. Listened to science," he explained.
"But as always, we are governed by the stupid who think they're smart, who think preparation is for wimps, who laugh at science and who are more concerned about lowering taxes than public safety. We're captive to the dumbest among us. And through the people they vote in, we are rapidly turning into a 3rd world country while cheering how exceptional we are."
Journalist and Texan Kurt Eichenwald