Charlie Baker gets cold shoulder... while Patrick got generous storm aid often

Boston Herald ^ | 05/14/2015 | Kimberly Atkins

[Riflema]

WASHINGTON — Gov. Charlie Baker is getting a pittance in disaster aid from the Obama White House compared to the tens of millions of dollars former Gov. Deval Patrick scored for lesser storms than the worst winter in memory inflicted on the Bay State, a Herald review found.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected Baker’s request yesterday to extend the time available to Bay State communities to apply for reimbursement for the late-January blizzard.

Only $67.5 million in federal relief is expected to be available.

That’s a drop in the bucket for the estimated $350 million or more in expenses incurred during the brutal storms that blanketed the region in more than 108 inches of snow this past winter. FEMA rejected the state’s request to help dig out from the entire record-setting season.

By comparison, Patrick was routinely granted FEMA disaster relief for much smaller storms, most of which covered a much larger percentage of the damage suffered in cities and towns.

For example, a 2011 October storm that left 3 feet of snow in the Berkshires resulted in $71.3 million in FEMA assistance. A December 2008 ice storm funneled $51.5 million to the state. And a February 2013 storm, with flooding, tallied $42.2 million.

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[Riflema]

The longer his reign continues, the more the petulance and pettiness of zero is brought into sharp relief. Latest example: even our somewhat-RINO governor finds himself short-changed by uncle sugar in seeking relief for the serious globull warming we had back in February and March...

Note the contrast with how the ineffectual-but-correctly-shaded coup deval patrick was treated for similar, less serious incidents.

[cripplecreek]

We should get rid of FEMA altogether.

[oldbrowser]

The longer his reign continues, the more the petulance and pettiness of zero is brought into sharp relief.

Once all of the treasury is exhausted and a republican is president, we will stop the spoils system.

I would like to turn the tables on the Marxists for once.

[LeonardFMason]

Keep Voting for so many LIBERAL DEMOCRATS you dumb Massholes.

[yoe]

or

Hummmmmmm Racist?

[Diogenesis]

Could it be that Baker is a
melanin-challenged Republican?

[LeonardFMason]

Keep Voting for so many LIBERAL DEMOCRATS you dumb Massholes.

[dp0622]

The question is will the dictator side of him grow exponentially over the next 500 plus days, or will he just stay the petty president he is.

[Flick Lives]

Remember when the MSM went ballistic over the supposed bridge lane closure by Gov Christy? How does that transgression stack up against denying assistance for the worst blizzard in 300 years to hit Boston? I’m sure the MSM will be right on this story. Any minute now. Just wait. Like, right now. Soon. I’m sure.

[Riflema]

Unfortunately, I think the two are one and the same. It is clear from every action that he really does not think any rules apply to him.

[dp0622]

You’re right. I didn’t word that well. He is SCARY isn’t he. The repubs were supposed to be the line in the sand uti the election. oh well. .