Posted on 11/08/2013 4:48:55 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The federal government this week rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's request to help pay for damage caused by the Rim Fire, leaving the state and the small Sierra communities that suffered in the blaze on the hook for potentially tens of millions of dollars.
In a letter sent to the governor Monday, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said California's third largest wildfire was not severe enough to qualify as a federal disaster. As a result, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties won't get financial aid to repair roads, water systems and other damaged infrastructure.
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I’m pretty sure Tuolomne and Mariposa Counties didn’t go for the ‘rat in the last several elections.
Bingo.
All that aside, why is FedGov even in the business of paying for damages in the various states? Another example of a pogrom that is (as in this case) subject to political whim and which can be used as a club, or as punishment.
Better that FedGov get out of the ‘emergency management’ and ‘reconstruction aid’ business all together. Leave those funds at the State and Local levels and let the States and Localities deal with it.
I thought they were talking about .22 ammunition.
hmmm......57 shades of red
Add that Obama and the Rats hate rural White Americans.
At least one county (denied aid) is solid Republican
WIKIPEDIA
Tuolumne is a strongly Republican county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win the county was Bill Clinton in 1992.
Tuolumne County is in California’s 4th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.[16] In the state legislature Tuolumne is in the 25th Assembly district, which is held by Republican Kristin Olsen, and the 14th Senate district, which is held by Republican Tom Berryhill.
In the 2008 presidential election, 14,988 votes were counted for John McCain with now president Barack Obama receiving 11,532 votes.[17]
The other county Nariposa is also Republican>>>>>
Mariposa is a strongly Republican county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964 but the last Democrat to win the county was Bill Clinton in 1992 who won a plurality.
Mariposa County is in California’s 4th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.[8] In the state legislature Mariposa is in the 25th Assembly district, which is held by Republican Kristin Olsen, and the 14th Senate district, which is held by Republican Tom Berryhill.
On Nov. 4, 2008 Mariposa County voted 62.3% for Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.
(FROM WIKIPEDIA)
So the O admin screws even their ‘friends’
Yes, bingo alright.
This guy Obama thinks the federal piggy-bank is his domain to abuse at will.
Sounds like a good idea to me. Some might ask, with equal sense, why we would want to encourage people to build in wildfire zones. Maybe there could be a one time benefit, as long as the person builds OUTSIDE of the wildfire zone next time.
This guy is such a bit player. Here he is acting like the top Don of a crime family. Can’t wait to see this guy get his comeuppance.
“Can’t wait to see this guy get his comeuppance.”
The way things are going for him presently, you may not have to wait longQ
Buttfuc*ed by the Administration, again.
Love it!
This is Joplin, Missouri tornado aid request denial all over again.
look it up!
“Add that Obama and the Rats hate rural White Americans.”
The three things that blacks fear most:
1. Ghosts.
2. Dogs with big teeth.
3. Forests with crackers inside.
Control - every "gift" comes with a barbed hook.
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