How "patriotic" to pit hurting Americans against one another.
Despite the devastation caused by hurricane Irene this weekend, Eric Cantor (reptile-va) stood by his call that no more money be allocated for disaster relief unless it is offset by spending cuts elsewhere. FEMA will need more money than it currently has to deal with the storm’s aftermath and is already diverting funds from other recent disasters to deal with the hurricane, but Cantor’s comments suggest repugicans won’t authorize more funds without a fight.
Let’s also not lose sight of the larger context here. As far as Eric Cantor is concerned, launching wars in Iraq and Afghanistan do not need to be paid for. Tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires do not need to be paid for. Bailing out Wall Street does not need to be paid for. But when American communities are struck by a natural disaster, all of a sudden, house repugicans discover a new standard: if Democrats want to help affected areas, the repugicans have some demands that must be met.
And in case this story isn’t quite mind-numbing enough, also note that FEMA has been forced to temporarily suspend “some payments to rebuild roads, schools and other structures destroyed during spring tornadoes in Joplin, Missouri, and southern states and other recent natural disasters” in order to respond to hurricane Irene.
That this is happening in the wealthiest nation in the world, simply because the repugican party has been taken over by charlatans and fools, is a national disgrace.
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