Most people are like Rep. Peter King...against hurricane aid for others, but chomping at the bit to get it for his district.
I wouldn’t be a very popular president.
I’d take the Coolidge stance and say that acts of God are not the responsibility of government.
And if Bob Smith out in Denver wants to send in as check to help out, that's nice too.
Congress?? What have they got to do with any of this?
The Chinese quit lending us money several years ago.
Nearly 100% of the current Federal deficit is financed by the Benbernank’s printed money.
Think “Weimar Germany” and “Zimbabwe”.
Eventually we’ll all be millionaires.
Poor Bush had to do that, but now Baraq just has Turbo Timmy and The Bernank create it electronically. Problem solved!
From what I’ve been hearing is that that bill had so much pork in it not even a Muslim would touch it.
This is a lie that the Left tells, and the American public believes, time after time after time. “Hurricane Relief” is portrayed as helping people who are literally homeless and without food and clean water. Yet it turns out that a big chunk of the money is to pay for non-essential services to get everything up and running exactly as it was before. Like a rollercoaster. And then the politicians get their grubby hands on the money and channel it to other causes too under the shield of “hurricane relief.” Its all a boondoggle.
Joe gets mugged on the street, at knife point the thug takes Joe's wallet containing his grocery and rent money.
Joe cries out for help and a cop arrives. The cop places Joe against a wall and takes his watch and ring and says he would take Joe's gold tooth if he had pliers before departing.
Joe goes to court and there in the courtroom are the mugger and cop giving each other high fives and laughing at Joe.
Joe points out the pair to the judge but is over ruled as the judge asks if Joe wears size 10 wide shoes.
Joe leaves the court room shoeless and as he passes the bailiff asks if Joe's suit is a 44 long.
Joe got away with his shirt and boxer shorts but don't feel too bad for Joe, he's just a taxpayer.
When we want to fight wars, such as the "war on terrorism" that President Bush waged, we're supposed to raise taxes in order to pay for it.
However, when we have hurricanes, natural disasters, or some other pitfall--it becomes, "Hey Uncle Sam, pay up!"