Abegail Cave

Riding herd for @GovStitt | fmrly @SenLummis, @NABPAC, @SenJohnBarrasso | Oklahoman by day, Wyomingite at heart. | Everything for His Glory.

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@lanebrown_3 @GovStitt Building your career on attempts to get Twitter clout will lead to a quick burn out. I’ve been in this world long enough to see it happen many many times. I suggest you go do something real instead of chasing applause on social media.

Have a great day!

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

my first rule of life: always always assume incompetence/disorganization over conpsiracy

[Logan Dobson @LoganDobson]

Chart: All US data center water usage vs Almond Farms just in California

(ht @bpmehlman’s excellent Substack)

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

Bring in an “outsider”: not good enough, corrupt, terrible. Fire her.

Bring in an “insider”: not good enough, probably corrupt. Can he do it?

Remember folks - you can’t keep the peanut gallery happy.

[Winning in America @WinningintheUSA]

🚨 Will Josh Anderson Actually Clean Up the Mess at ODMHSAS, or Just Keep the Bureaucracy Running?

Governor Kevin Stitt has appointed Josh Anderson as the new interim commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS), one of the state’s most important and heavily funded agencies.

The appointment comes after the dramatic removal of former Commissioner Allie Friesen, who was ousted by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature amid concerns about financial management, budget shortfalls, and declining confidence in agency leadership.

Now the spotlight shifts to Anderson.

Anderson is no newcomer to state government. He currently serves as Chief of Staff at the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and previously held senior legal and policy positions at the Oklahoma State Department of Health, where he oversaw regulatory and quality assurance functions. By all accounts, he’s an experienced government administrator with deep knowledge of Oklahoma’s healthcare bureaucracy.

In announcing his appointment, Anderson said his focus will be stabilizing the agency and preparing it for the next administration.

That’s understandable.

But taxpayers and families who depend on ODMHSAS services should be asking a larger question:

Is another longtime government insider the right person to reform an agency that has been rocked by financial controversy and legislative intervention?

Or does this represent more of the same institutional continuity that allowed problems to grow in the first place?

ODMHSAS manages hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and provides critical services to some of Oklahoma’s most vulnerable residents. After the turmoil of the past year, Oklahomans deserve more than promises and reassuring press releases.

They deserve:

✔️ Stronger financial controls

✔️ Greater transparency in spending

✔️ Clear accountability for agency leadership

✔️ Measurable outcomes for taxpayers and patients

✔️ Independent oversight that restores public trust

Interim appointments are supposed to serve as bridges to better leadership and better performance.

Whether Anderson becomes a true reformer or simply a caretaker keeping the machinery running remains to be seen.

What matters now isn’t rhetoric.

It’s results.

The taxpayers funding the agency and the families relying on its services have every right to watch closely, ask hard questions, and demand accountability.

💬 What do you think, Oklahoma?

Is Josh Anderson the right person to restore confidence at ODMHSAS, or does the agency need a more dramatic reset?

#OklahomaPolitics #ODMHSAS #AccountabilityMatters #MentalHealthServices #GovernmentTransparency #TaxpayerDollars

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

Reposting people’s insults

[Dicey Ending ™️ @DiceyEnding]

@abegailcave @lanebrown_3 @TheCalvinCooli1 @JeffStarlingOK You look like a man.

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@lanebrown_3 @TheCalvinCooli1 @JeffStarlingOK “You guys”? Tell me more.

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@adamzeus99 @TheCalvinCooli1 No one said he couldn’t do the audit. We just said the audit is misguided and likely motivated by Gentner’s campaign donors instead of a genuine desire for transparency.

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@Okla_OAG You don’t want to work with the Trump
admin?

I think that might make it hard to get the endorsement you’ve based your entire personality around…

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

"I direct your office to fully cooperate with the Trump administration's audit and to join Republican leaders in Oklahoma in our shared efforts to strengthen, not weaken, Oklahoma's Medicaid accountability framework."

I fail to see what the problem is here @Okla_OAG…

[Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond @Okla_OAG]

In attempting to block an independent audit of the state agency responsible for overseeing Oklahoma's Medicaid program, Gov Stitt and OHCA have chosen to defend the insurance companies rather than the people they serve. Oklahomans have every right to know whether their tax dollars have paid for gender-transition drugs and surgeries, including for minors, yet the governor would rather protect the system than scrutinize it. https://t.co/7XcBgxT7vR

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@mirandadabs @DC_Reporter Congrats!!!

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@wsuares @OKCFOX Me and my best friend Paris Hilton would like a word…

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@OKCNightCourt No. @Okla_OAG @gentnerdrummond did!

https://t.co/IoOsnQllFg

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@ChronicNewsLive Except the AG is a separately elected official and if you’ve paid attention to Oklahoma politics for even a second, it’d be clear that they have nothing in common.

[Master Tortfeasor @m_tortfeasor]

@MarvenGoodman

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

AMAZING! See, it doesn’t need taxpayer funding. If people value it, they’ll pay for it, just like regular tv and streaming services.

[The Oklahoman @TheOklahoman_]

Paycom CEO Chad Richison donates to OETA after Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto https://t.co/6IugT85j34

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@OklahomaDOGE @gentnerdrummond Ok melissa. Your opinion changes by the minute. Most stopped taking you seriously a long time ago. Enjoy your flimsy Twitter kingdom.

[Governor Kevin Stitt @GovStitt]

Let me be clear: no governor can unilaterally end someone’s prison sentence, and I didn’t do so in the Polston case. Prior to changes in the law we made during this legislative session, the Department of Corrections could transfer someone convicted of DUI to an ankle monitor. That’s what happened in this case and all similar cases.

The Attorney General’s report is intentionally misleading. I never asked for that to happen nor called in special favors. No one testified to that effect and the grand jury found no evidence of such accusations.

What is buried deep in this grand jury report is who DID do favors while the inmate was in county jail… Cleveland County Sheriff Amason who the Attorney General just recently gave a sweetheart plea deal to, and whose attorney is the Attorney General’s biggest political supporter and fundraiser.

Don’t let the Attorney General create a distraction tactic from the political favors he is dealing through his office.

[Abegail Cave @abegailcave]

@brooks_caedmon @KW_DulyNoted @GovStitt So you didn’t watch the interview? Do your homework and get back to me. You’re casting a lot of judgement for someone who won’t do surface level research.