Have you ever felt like politicians are holding you hostage?
If you didn’t feel that way during the posturing over a government shutdown a few weeks ago, and if you don’t feel that way during the ongoing posturing about the federal debt ceiling, how about now, when the subject is disaster relief for Missouri tornado victims:
Rescue workers worked through more storms in an effort to find potential survivors, even as the death toll rose to at least 119. President Obama pledged full support to the state Monday, telling survivors, “We’re here with you. We’re going to stay by you.”
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), however, said that before Congress approved federal funds for disaster relief, it had to offset the spending with cuts to other programs.
If this is how Republicans respond to disasters, then federal neglect after Hurricane Katrina starts to make sense…
Update: photos from Joplin.
Another update: Apparently this attitude is catching on in Canada, too.
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