Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan recently enjoyed a night on the town and a theatrical performance in Detroit while 700,000 people in the state had no power.

Like much of the country, Michigan has been gripped by freezing cold and winter storms.

Instead of being on the ground and making sure the problem gets resolved, Whitmer treated herself. It’s not unlike what we’ve seen from Pete Buttigieg and Ohio.

Democrats put themselves first.

PJ Media reported:

This Is the Left: Whitmer Enjoys an Evening Out While 700,000 Michiganders Freeze Without Power

Leftists have already made it abundantly clear that they don’t feel bound to observe the rules they impose upon us. Remember Nancy Pelosi’s hair salon appointment while the salons were closed to other women in 2020 because of the COVID-19 hysteria? Pelosi’s nephew Gavin Newsom was likewise caught dining at a fancy French restaurant in defiance of his own COVID protocols.

And now another star of the contemporary Left, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-FBI Kidnapping Hoax), took Thursday evening off to head in to Detroit, where she caught a performance of the musical “Jagged Little Pill” at the Fisher Theatre. This would have been an utterly unremarkable incident were it not for the fact that while Whitmer was enjoying her fun-filled evening out, 700,000 Michiganders were without power, smack in the middle of winter. This, once again, is how the Left governs.

An Instagram user inadvertently blew the whistle on Friday, when she posted a photo of herself with Whitmer, adding the caption: “Met the Governor, I can now say I have the key to the city. #dearborn #dearbornheights #detroit.” The first and only comment on the post, however, was less bubbly: “Oh hell nah. Tell her to get her a** to f**king work on the power.”

The commenter had good reason to be annoyed with Whitmer. The far-Left governor certainly was behaving like an entitled monarch indifferent to the suffering of her hapless subjects. The Detroit Free Press reported Thursday that “the freezing rain and ice storm that blew through Michigan downed trees and limbs, cut power to about 700,000 homes and businesses, closed schools and offices, suspended the QLINE, delayed air travel, caused car crashes and killed a firefighter in Paw Paw, who was electrocuted.”

Whitmer really seems to care… about her own enjoyment.

Jim Harbaugh helps remove downed trees and serves his neighbors trapped without power. Meanwhile, Gretchen Whitmer rocks out to ‘90s tunes from “Jagged Little Pill” while 700k are left in the cold. https://t.co/cNs0qSvxTy

— Tudor Dixon (@TudorDixon) February 24, 2023

500,000 Michiganders are still without power after the ice storm.

Jim Harbaugh is out picking up fallen trees with police.

Meanwhile, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is dancing at musicals while her residents are trapped without power.https://t.co/tWgQpKgnRK

— OutKick (@Outkick) February 24, 2023

The people of Michigan deserve better than this.

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A new Democrat-authored bill making its way through the legislature in California would eventually ban the sale of all tobacco products.

The bill would not affect marijuana, however.

This is typical of Democrats. They claim to be all about choice but it’s a lie. They don’t want people to be able to make their own choices. They have already banned menthol cigarettes in some places.

The Washington Times reports:

California bill would eventually ban all tobacco sales

Some California lawmakers want to eventually ban all tobacco sales in the nation’s most populous state, filing legislation to make it illegal to sell cigarettes and other products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007.

If signed into law, it would mean by 2073 people wanting to buy cigarettes would have to show ID to prove they are at least 67 years old.

“We can ensure that the next generation of children in California do not become addicted to smoking,” said Assemblymember Damon Connolly, a Democrat from San Rafael and the author of the bill.

The proposal is likely to face strong opposition from the tobacco industry, which would fight to maintain access to its largest U.S. market. If the ban were to become law, the industry could sue to block it. It could also challenge the ban at the ballot box, asking voters to stop it from taking effect.

“(The ban) will impact a lot of jobs and it will have a repercussion throughout the economy of California,” said Charles Janigian, president of the California Association of Retail Tobacconists…

The bill would not penalize people for using or possessing tobacco products. Instead, it would fine retailers for selling to them. Connolly said he’s open to amendments that might create an exemption for religious and cultural uses. But he said the ban would not impact marijuana, which is legal to smoke recreationally in California.

Here’s California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom just last month boasting about California being the freedom state.

Gavin Newsom tries to rebrand California as the “freedom state,” as in you’re free to obey the endless totalitarian demands of woke commie lunacy, or you’re free to leave.

Choose wisely.
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— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) January 8, 2023

Right. You’re free to live your life exactly as they tell you.

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