Posted on 01/06/2013 8:25:27 AM PST by Uncle Chip
nfluential conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer has praised Republican House Speaker John Boehner for preventing a ‘rape of the Treasury’ by blocking a larger relief bill for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Bohener and the GOP leadership have been criticized by New York-area Republicans for failing to pass a $60 billion bill to the floor, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie calling it ‘disgusting.’
Instead, the House passed a much smaller bill dealing solely with flood insurance on Friday, with a larger bill set to follow.
Speaking on Fox News’ Special Report on Friday, Krauthammer claimed that Boehner had done the right thing. ‘I think what Boehner did in postponing the vote until today was absolutely right,’ he said.
‘That was a rape of the Treasury. $60 billion, including a ton of pork. The part that was essential that passed today was to replenish the flood insurance. That's right, and the rest ought to be debated in regular order.’
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We the tax payer are getting raped by over a trillion dollars a year in new debt, over 6 trillion if we go by GAAP. We have no budget and I don’t see anyone in Washington with the will to produce one all we have is debt ceiling votes.
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