Disaster aid sparks new spending fight in Congress
globalpost.com -- August 30, 2011
The damage left by Hurricane Irene appears to have sparked the latest battle over spending in Washington.
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA):
"We will find the money if there is a need for additional monies," Cantor told Fox News on Monday, while adding that, "those monies are not unlimited. And what we've always said is, we've offset that which has already been funded."
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Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called Cantor's stance unreasonable:
"If [Cantor] believes that we can nip and tuck at the rest of the federal budget and somehow take care of disasters, he's totally out of touch with reality," Durbin said.
Them' fight words Durbin. You done it now!
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--The Political Sparks are really about to fly ...
After hearing this charge of being "out of touch", Eric Cantor quickly blasted his email-insiders list:
I think it's high time we got over this librul idea, that America is here to Help People!
I'm proposing we Stop this National source of weakness, once and for all, before it gains anymore traction.
With that in mind, I'm proposing we Rename the Nation to:
"The 'You're On Your Own' States of America" ...
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), got the email (3 times removed), about the Cantor proposal, he quickly responded:
No, no, no! That's much too inclusive. America really should be re-named to:
"What's in it for My State of America."
That's really much more my speed. Plus, I can sell this: "What's in it for Me?" to most of the Senate ...
Speaker of the House John Boehner's (R-Ohio), sensing yet another Tea Party Fiasco on his hands, chimed in:
There is Nothing wrong with the "United States of America" -- as long as the Disaster Victims themselves, can be convinced to pay their 'fair share' of the Recovery Costs. And by 'fair' -- I mean most of it. {Wink, wink.}
GOP Candidate Rick Perry, sensing an Opportunity, to leverage current events to spotlight his past record, immediately took this bold stance:
I think ALL the States of America, should secede from the Union -- leave the Feds just Washington DC, see how they like it then?
And when I win next fall, I'm moving the White House, to where it belongs -- right back to the Heart of Texas!
Candidate Michele Bachmann, fearing she was missing the latest tweet from God, exclaimed:
As long as were Renaming America -- my Vote would be for the "Very United States of God's America."
I'll get back to you with God's New Constitution, soon as my team finishes the rewrite ..."
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Meanwhile, back in the America-Turned-Upside-Down zones, the American Citizens who's lives have been harmed and disrupted by this latest Climate Disaster, just shake their heads in unified amazement, as they ponder if their lives will ever be the same, again?
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As they try to make out the "Road Ahead" for America -- especially in their neck of the woods. Looks pretty sketchy right about now, from where they stand.
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UPDATED: 16:35 PST
You can donate VT/NH Relief aid (as noted in the Video in the comments)
to the Red Cross of Vermont
www.VermontRedCross.org
thank you.