So many on the left were predicting disaster for Texas after Republican Governor Greg Abbott lifted any remaining Wuhan coronavirus restrictions from the government and eliminated the mask mandate.
Texas announced on March 2 that it would take effect March 10.
Immediately, Joe Biden slammed Abbott’s decision as “Neanderthal thinking.”
From Fox News:
“We’ve been able to move that all the way up to the end of May to have enough [vaccines] for every American, to get every adult American to get a shot,” Biden told reporters from the White House earlier this month. “The last thing we need is the Neanderthal thinking.”
So how has that “Neanderthal thinking” worked out? Has the state fallen to all the increased virus cases?
Hardly.
The number of new cases has continued to go down, according to Worldometers and the state’s own records.
Remember when Texas ended the mask mandate 3 weeks ago and we got countless articles about how ending the mandate would lead to a huge outbreak…
Let’s look at TX cases 3 weeks later vs NY cases in the same period…. pic.twitter.com/RsYc6DrTeM
— AG (@AGHamilton29) March 26, 2021
Today Texas hit an all-time recorded low for the 7-day Covid positivity rate: 5.27%.
It’s been below 6% for 5 days & below 10% for an entire month.
Covid hospitalizations declined again–now at the lowest level since October 3rd.
Vaccinations continue to increase rapidly.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 27, 2021
The governor championed his state’s success in a Friday night tweet saying, “Today Texas recorded the lowest 7-day COVID positivity rate since that data began being calculated: 5.43%.”
Fox News continued:
“We also recorded the largest daily number of vaccines administered to Texans: 342,849. More Texans getting vaccines will keep down the positivity rate,” he said, though adding that receiving the vaccine was “always voluntary.”
As of Friday, there were 500 fewer new cases than last week, according to the Texas health department, with only 2,239 new cases. This, while some other places who are still under restrictions have had their cases go up.
Looks like Joe Biden is going to have to eat those words about ‘Neanderthal thinking.’ Sure looking like the Neanderthals might have been right here.
Our friends over at Hot Air suggest there may be a few factors at work operating here, including that the weather in the South has been very nice and has been allowing people to get outside in the sun, and that people are wearing masks anyway, whether there’s a mandate or not.
But while this is great news for the country in general, this is bad news for folks like Biden who keep wanting to assert control, hype a continuing crisis, and keep us restricted seemingly in perpetuity.
It’s almost as if behavior isn’t solely determined by a government mandate, giving people leeway doesn’t mean they will necessarily act less responsibly, and having a successful vaccination campaign means precautions become less important.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) March 26, 2021
Biden called Texans “Neanderthal” thinkers. Yet COVID numbers are dropping after Texas lifted mask mandates and other restrictions. So who is the “Neanderthal” now, Joe? https://t.co/jYBRTvvP4r
— Gary Lamphier (@lamphieryeg) March 27, 2021
“Two Weeks After ‘Neanderthal’ Decision To Lift Mask Mandate, Texas COVID Numbers Drop”
Texas Dept of State Health Services data:
The average number of new Covid cases in Texas dropped by 2,199 over the past two weeks, which marked a whopping 36% DROP 🧐 https://t.co/oQdDoDfZnw
— Teddy Brosevelt 🇺🇸 (@_TeddyBrosevelt) March 25, 2021
In case anyone was wondering why you stopped hearing about Texas two weeks after their restrictions were 100% lifted…. pic.twitter.com/plEOJPpM69
— Joe Borelli (@JoeBorelliNYC) March 28, 2021
Who’s the ‘Neanderthal’ now, Joe?
Sources: RedState: Biden Called Lifting Restrictions/Mask Mandates in Texas ‘Neanderthal Thinking,’ They Showed How Wrong He Was
So the Democrat Wierdo May now have to eat IT’s Words ? …. well that’s Okay, as long as the pervo-freak stays out of the state, Apologizes profusely, and stays the hell away from our Young Girls !…. and keeps that nasty Kalifonia ‘Ho Away as well,,,, Just get that wall finished, then we can talk about secession.
IMPEACH the bastard he constantly proves he hates free Americans
I just wonder if Biden even knows what Neanderthal is You know they told him to say it because he couldn’t remember it on his own He must have been getting his feed on what to say This just like Obama calling people names much like childish punks Obama never got his ass kicked while growing up he was a protected Biden got his ass kicked He try’s to portray himself as a tough guy but he is all mouth and I am quite sure his big mouth got him picking himself up off the ground so when they get to be in charge So now they can finally get payback on people like the ones that bullied them or so they think
Biden is a total idiot!
President Bidet using a word he does not know nor understand the meaning of . Now this is news . Neanderthals were more intelligent in that they did not destroy their world . Joey Bidet is destroying the World as We Know and love it , Go figure this out .
Texas is not destroying the world but president bidet is . correcting previous comment and adding to it .
Being a Neanderthal helps lower the Covid 19 rates evidently.
Best rate in the nation and that jerk put into the Oval Office just has his head stuck where the sun don’t shine.
That’s OK Biden is brain damaged.
Brain damage