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    Rick Perry asks Obama for a ‘quick turnaround’ on federal aid after explosion

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Thursday declared a disaster area and said he planned to request federal funds in response to an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Waco that may have killed as many as 15 people.

    At a press conference, the governor thanked President Barack Obama for calling for offer quick action after Wednesday night’s explosion.

    “Last night was truly a nighmare scenario for that community,” Perry said. “President Obama called from Air Force One as he was en route to Boston… We greatly appreciate his call, and his gracious offer of support, of course, and the quick turnaround of the emergency declaration that will be forthcoming, and his offer of prayers.”

    As a Republican candidate for president in 2012, the Texas governor often railed against federal spending.


    Just think about how Republicans, especially from the south, treated the good folks of New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy.

    They have no problem crawling to the Federal government for aid when they're hit by disasters. That's fine. But don't try to shaft people in New York and New Jersey when they get slammed by hurricanes.


    Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/1...ter-explosion/


    Hummmm interesting ...

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    This was a horrible tragedy. Why is a fertilizer plant adjacent to a residential neighborhood? Isn't that a serious zoning conflict? Why would the community allow that sort of proximity?
    In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.



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    Ted Cruz ASKS For ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES For Texas

    In January of 2013, before he became infamous for modernizing McCarthyism in the Senate halls, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed he couldn’t support aid for Sandy victims because of the “pork” and “wasteful spending” in the Disaster Relief Act of 2013.


    Read the freshman Senator’s explanation for refusing aid to Sandy victims:

    WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the following statement on the Disaster Relief Act of 2013:

    Hurricane Sandy inflicted devastating damage on the East Coast, and Congress appropriately responded with hurricane relief. Unfortunately, cynical politicians in Washington could not resist loading up this relief bill with billions in new spending utterly unrelated to Sandy.

    Emergency relief for the families who are suffering from this natural disaster should not be used as a Christmas tree for billions in unrelated spending, including projects such as Smithsonian repairs, upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes, and more funding for Head Start.

    Two thirds of this spending is not remotely “emergency”; the Congressional Budget Office estimates that only 30% of the authorized funds would be spent in the next 20 months, and over a billion dollars will be spent as late as 2021.

    This bill is symptomatic of a larger problem in Washington – an addiction to spending money we do not have. The United States Senate should not be in the business of exploiting victims of natural disasters to fund pork projects that further expand our debt.
    While it’s true that lawmakers like to use/abuse the freedom granted by “emergency funding”, it’s also ironic that, according to PolitiFact, “A big portion of the $17 billion in “immediate” assistance, more than $5 billion, went to replenish FEMA’s disaster relief fund, which may fund relief from future disasters.” PolitiFact also disagrees with some of the math Cruz repeated, “On Jan. 28, it passed H.R. 152, a separate $50.5 billion package. Of that $50.5 billion, $17 billion went toward immediate Sandy aid, while $33.5 billion was for “near- and long-term assistance and mitigation,” according to a Congressional Quarterly analysis.”


    Furthermore, Rick Ungar, writing at Forbes, pointed out that the “pork” came from having to bribe red state Republicans — including Texas — in order to get the package passed over their filibuster, “However, as it turns out, the pork portions of the Senate bill were not earmarked to benefit Democratic members of the upper chamber of Congress…

    cont'


    http://www.politicususa.com/flashbac...outs-feds.html


    $#@!ing Hypocrite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    This was a horrible tragedy. Why is a fertilizer plant adjacent to a residential neighborhood? Isn't that a serious zoning conflict? Why would the community allow that sort of proximity?
    I bet they had no idea what was being produced ...

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    Why, is Cruz asking for pork and wasteful spending?

    Doesn't seem so.

    Nice straw man though, cigar. You know, if you create enough straw men, you might be able to roll them up into a big fat stogie and smoke it. Don't choke on it though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    Why, is Cruz asking for pork and wasteful spending?

    Doesn't seem so.

    Nice straw man though, cigar. You know, if you create enough straw men, you might be able to roll them up into a big fat stogie and smoke it. Don't choke on it though.

    Kinda like Birth Certificates, College Grades and Preachers ... right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cigar View Post
    Kinda like Birth Certificates, College Grades and Preachers ... right?
    Assume those are the same and wrong. Do they make your doing the same right?

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    Oops, cigar's cigar exploded...




    What Shakespeare meant by hoisting your own petard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cigar View Post
    I'm always happy to give you something to laugh about, because we all know it's not been a joyful 4 years for you.
    No, it great Obama can't get anything done. Thank God for Republicans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cigar View Post
    Ted Cruz ASKS For ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES For Texas


    In January of 2013, before he became infamous for modernizing McCarthyism in the Senate halls, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed he couldn’t support aid for Sandy victims because of the “pork” and “wasteful spending” in the Disaster Relief Act of 2013.


    Read the freshman Senator’s explanation for refusing aid to Sandy victims:



    While it’s true that lawmakers like to use/abuse the freedom granted by “emergency funding”, it’s also ironic that, according to PolitiFact, “A big portion of the $17 billion in “immediate” assistance, more than $5 billion, went to replenish FEMA’s disaster relief fund, which may fund relief from future disasters.” PolitiFact also disagrees with some of the math Cruz repeated, “On Jan. 28, it passed H.R. 152, a separate $50.5 billion package. Of that $50.5 billion, $17 billion went toward immediate Sandy aid, while $33.5 billion was for “near- and long-term assistance and mitigation,” according to a Congressional Quarterly analysis.”


    Furthermore, Rick Ungar, writing at Forbes, pointed out that the “pork” came from having to bribe red state Republicans — including Texas — in order to get the package passed over their filibuster, “However, as it turns out, the pork portions of the Senate bill were not earmarked to benefit Democratic members of the upper chamber of Congress…

    cont'


    http://www.politicususa.com/flashbac...outs-feds.html


    $#@!ing Hypocrite
    Don't be so hard on yourself,ceegar

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