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- ChemBob, on 09/01/2008, -36/+154This is because McCain is nothing but an opportunistic, shallow, puppet of his masters. Much the McSame as Bush.
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -9/+78McCain voted against passage of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations of 2006. It would provide more than $28 billion for hurricane relief, approximately $2.3 billion for pandemic flu preparations and $1.9 billion for border security efforts. [2006 Senate Vote #112, 5/4/2006]
McCain voted against an amendment to provide emergency health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The amendment would grant access to Medicaid to Hurricane Katrina victims for up to five months; it also provided full federal funding for Medicaid in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama for up to one year; provided $800 million to compensate providers caring for Katrina evacuees; it temporarily suspended the Medicare Part B late enrollment penalty; and permitted states hit by Katrina or serving evacuees to access the TANF (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) Contingency Fund. It would be offset with funds unspent by FEMA. [2005 Senate Vote #285, 11/3/2005]
McCain voted twice against establishing a Congressional commission to examine Federal, State, and local response to devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. Gulf Region; and making immediate corrective measures to improve future responses. [2006 Senate Vote #6, 2/2/2006; 2005 Senate Vote #229, 9/14/2005]
In 2005, McCain voted against allowing up to 52 weeks of unemployment benefits to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina. [2005 Senate Vote #234, 9/15/2005] - twomeyw23334, on 09/01/2008, -3/+46Go help them out.
- BILLCOLLECTORC, on 09/01/2008, -18/+51good, since when is it everyone elses responsibility to support people that choose to live well below sea level...ON THE COAST!
There are people still living in gubbament housin' 3 YEARS LATER!
You mean to tell me these people cant find a job and an apartment in 3 years???
The welfare plan for New Orleans divided up came to 500k per person for the entire city...it was a preposterous entitlement and i am glad he voted against it. Incidentally has everyone forgotten about the 3 billion in fraud discovered so far involving the INNOCENT Katrina VICTIMS? - inactive, on 09/01/2008, -37/+69Three years after Katrina many Gulf Coast homeowners are STILL in "temporary" housing.
Republican government is simply crap. - storeyy, on 09/01/2008, -12/+44Does McCain, I mean Cindy have a house on the gulf? If not then John McCain is down there grandstanding.
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -10/+38Sloshing this off solely on the Republicans while the Democrats have more seats in the house is stupid. Focus the blame where it belongs: On both parties.
- Skod, on 09/01/2008, -24/+50Why is a local hurricane the federal government's problem?
- trevor98, on 09/01/2008, -3/+27When I was working in New Orleans in the Fall of 05 my company sent a team to Florida to clean up their Hurricane mess. They cleaned up 1980s "temporary" FEMA housing.
Give someone a trailer and they'll stay there until the next hurricane. - Visual77, on 09/01/2008, -4/+20There is a huge difference between a welfare state and helping your fellow citizens when they've been ***** by fate.
I am strongly anti-welfare and want that whole program to be dismantled, but helping out a region that got ripped apart by a hurricane is not welfare, it is protecting your countrymen. Why else even keep together as a nation? Just to pool military resources? - atact88, on 09/01/2008, -15/+31Democratic voters who take opportunistic advantage of welfare are also crap. I appreciate their plight, but to not even TRY to wane themselves off government assistance is pretty lame.
- publiclurker, on 09/01/2008, -8/+22Hey, that's not fair, he's a POW.
- CodeCobalt, on 09/01/2008, -12/+27The only reason Katrina was a MAJOR disaster was the state and towns themselves. They were up for re-election, they didn't want to force an evacuation only to have the storm pass over. They did not request federal help until it was FAR too late, and even DENIED federal help when it was offered. They didn't want to panic the people because there was a chance the storm would pass over.
As we all know it did not pass over, and it completely destroyed the town. THEN everyone wants to go and blame the republicans and george bush for doing nothing about it. I know its easy to blame Bush, and he is an asshat, but come on. It was the democratic leaders of the state who killed thousands of people.
As for McCain denying Post Katrina Relief he had every right to do so. Law states that once a Mandatory Evacuation has begun all residents who refuse to leave the evacuation area may do so, but they lose the right to expect ANY help from the government.
Now no one evacuated New Orleans before katrina because no Mandatory Evacuation notice was given until after Katrina. The government stepped up and saved lives, even though they had no legal need to do so. Everyone in that state had given up their right to help.
Way to go McCain! - trevor98, on 09/01/2008, -6/+20This is just crap, who knows what kind of pork or other tie ins were part of or going to to be part of any of these bills. If only our congressional bills were limited to one issue then voting record might indicate something. On the other hand, I am so glad we have propagandists out there to see into the hearts of the politicians and know their motivations. Yes, McCain voted against these bills- I am not privy to his reasoning yet I'm so glad Daily KOS is.
- ZincSaucier, on 09/01/2008, -14/+27Do Obama supporters and those of us who are undecided really want to hear this type of misleading propoganda? That "article" is full of Kanye Westian logic and out of context facts.
- mattluiz, on 08/28/2009, -4/+17Because some natural disasters are too large and overwhelming for the local government to deal with.
- reed311, on 09/01/2008, -4/+17It is not a local hurricane. There is no such thing as a disaster of that magnitude being entirely local. New Orleans is a national landmark, famous the world-over. In addition, the damage done to the coastal cities will affect NATIONAL shipping routes and ports that need to be protected. You can't have damage like that and expect it only to be a "local" problem.
It's just like saying that the Twin Towers collapsing were just New York's problem. - ericdano, on 09/01/2008, -6/+19EXACTLY! It shouldn't be. And after Katrina, they had to rewrite the rules that would ALLOW the Feds to take charge. Before that, all the responsibility was on the State/Local officials. Which is where it should be. And the Democratic Governor of state didn't do anything......
- cebbs, on 09/01/2008, -30/+42Link to a real news site please
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -11/+23It was the typical greed of Louisiana democrats that added so much pork to the spending.
1 million for the perfectly safe D-Day museum
three-quarters of a million dollars for highway sound barriers
$1 million for historic restoration and redevelopment for the city of Crowley 156 miles from New Orleans
$150,000 for preservation of a perfectly safe opera house
$500,000 for land acquisition in the Red River National Wildlife Refuge
$2.5 million for land on the Cat Island wildlife preserve
$100,000 for historic preservation of an Abbeville, Louisiana
$1.2 million for research at the Audubon Center
Thank you McCain for keeping the democrat morons in check. - xcheats, on 09/01/2008, -5/+17Isn't that his job? To vote in the interest of his constituents? I hardly believe his constituents would want their tax dollars donated to the funding fraud happening in New Orleans. If someone in Arizona wanted to help, there were numerous options they could take to donate, without promoting to thousands of false claims being fulfilled by FEMA.
- SilentRamble42, on 09/01/2008, -0/+11He would answer that, but he can't remember
- awhiteflame, on 09/01/2008, -4/+15Really? The US Senate is pretty much the last group of people that I would trust.
- arkaycee, on 09/01/2008, -1/+11I just said it as a reply to a comment but the point bears being put up here -- New Orleans is a vital seaport, connecting the Mississippi to the rest of the world. There's no other place to get large ships into most of the lower central US. And you're going to need workers to live someplace in the area.
- fani, on 09/01/2008, -1/+11Well said. I absolutely abhor people who just simply blame Bush and the govt. without knowing the logistics of how things flew in Katrina.
One more point - the officials didn't believe the levees would fail. That was also a big point why they didn't force and evacuation.
The intense storm + failed levees + failure to evacuate caused the tragedy.
People shouldn't have stayed when they were told to leave. Many stayed back even as many left and that led to the tragedy. Its somewhat understandable their need to stay also sadly.
Bush and the Govt. did a lot in the aftermath but sadly the foolish officials of New Orleans didn't gauge the storm nor ask FED for help earlier or lot more could've been done.
The real culprits are the Mayor - Ray Nagin and his corrupt, foolish officials. They just blamed Bush wrongly and got off scott-free. - mfc5200, on 09/01/2008, -8/+18So if I live in West Virginia, the poorest State in the country, I should pay taxes to help those who voluntarily choose to live in volatile and dangerous areas such as New Orleans and Florida?
I dont think so, if those people want to live there, and enjoy the great weather in the good times, they have to be prepared for the consequences in the bad times. (higher insurance rates, evacuations, etc etc). - ericdano, on 09/01/2008, -10/+19Gee, lets just blame them. Who was in power in that state when it happened. Democrats. How many years did they not allocate funds to keep the levies repaired. DECADES.
The Federal government is not supposed to assume control in these situations. That is a STATE responsibility. The state failed, and everyone blames the Federal government. The Feds are there to provide assistance to the State, not assume control and run the whole thing.
Why not just abolish all the states and just rename our country the United State of America?? - Husky217, on 09/01/2008, -1/+10@ Visual: Why does helping your fellow citizens have to go through the government? This article make me hate McCain a little less. I don't want the government to steal my money to give it to some one else because of their circumstances. I want to give it freely, give more than what the government would take, and give to a private organization or the individuals directly that will do so much more good with it than the government ever could. Remember FEMA?
Rejecting the welfare state does not mean one is not willing to help others. Stop looking to the government to take care of everyone and everything. - founderofpork, on 09/01/2008, -3/+12So, temporaryholder and wootfaced...
Since I assume you both support McCain...why?
Do you support his decision to vote against this legislation? Why is his call to action for Gustav different from his call for blatant inaction during Katrina?
You see, I've asked questions that you should be asking yourselves. You didn't even respond to the article. You just went straight for an attack. Did you even read the article? Did you bother to consider anything about the situation? I guess you just made up your mind a while ago that mindlessly going along with everything McCain says is the way to go.
One last question: Do you realize that it's people like who are making this country a progressively worse place as the years go by? Do you realize it's people like you that make the rest of the civilized world laugh at us?
Sorry, that was two questions. - j0se, on 09/01/2008, -15/+25what a tool
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -18/+27Can we please get a Fiction Section on digg for Dailykos.
- bestsoccerdog, on 09/01/2008, -11/+19When a hurricane hits Florida, we don't get tax breaks, or a $2,000 credit to go out and buy a 50 inch plasma TV. When we see that a hurricane could hurt us, we leave. If those people didn't leave during Katrina, that's their problem. If they did, they should have had insurance. Most of those $2,000 credit cards were spent on electronics and things people didn't need. Also, if you looked at the videos of people looting, you didn't see them taking food, batteries, or flashlights, they were taking big TV's, computers, and electronics that wouldn't even work when you don't have power! Those who didn't leave New Orleans when Katrina hit should have left, and the government doesn't need to give them any more tax relief or money. They are still living in trailers from three years ago, the government has done more than enough for them.
- fromaworld, on 09/01/2008, -10/+18I don't much care for Katrina "relief".
Money to help save lives by evacuation is one thing.
Money to help rebuild is something completely different. If you build a city freaking below sea level and it's surrounded by levies that are the only thing preventing the city from turning into Atlantis, what do you expect storms to do to the city? I don't want my tax payer money to go towards that. When New Orleans is destroyed by Gustav I don't want them to rebuild it. Let it stay under water.
Paul said a year ago he owned a house near the coast but "always felt it was my responsibility" to evacuate and "rebuild my home." He added that he doesn't agree with the notion that "government must take care of everybody all the time."
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rep.-paul-bemo ... - earryan, on 09/01/2008, -7/+15He is a republican, he doesn't want Katrina relief to be a federal matter, he wants it left to the states, that's what republicans believe. They think that the states should have more power, not the federal government. It isn't that he hates the people at Katrina, it just shows that he is sticking to his beliefs.
- Shinobi326, on 09/01/2008, -5/+13DailyKOS is not a reliable source of journalism. They spew nothing but doomsday, hate, and lies for everything they 'report'. It's sickening that 40% of DIGG top ten as of 10:20am pacific is from this outlet.
- Visual77, on 09/01/2008, -4/+11Do you realize how few regions on earth are naturally void of all natural disasters?
- ericdano, on 09/01/2008, -11/+18This is totally misleading. I most bills are so full of pork spending on other things that I'm not surprised at all that he'd vote against it.
Heck, why not put the blame on the people who live there? They had levies in disrepair, most didn't heed the evacuation. And now the whole country has to pay for it? What? - magic6435, on 09/01/2008, -1/+8...wow
- misterdoodi, on 09/01/2008, -6/+13Voting against a particular bill does not mean he is against Katrina relief. If the bill has a lot pork in it it's his duty to vote against it and bring up another bill.
- dustyshadow, on 09/01/2008, -2/+8Yes she did. She CRIED on national TV! Crying is something!
- Louis11, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6"Oh yeah, there are no terrorists in a city destroyed by a hurricane."
While I'm fairly certain that there are no terrorists in the city, when the hurricane hit and they all evacuated to my city crime went up 30% overnight . . . literally, over ***** night. - cebbs, on 09/01/2008, -1/+7I think the opposite will happen
- NoUse, on 09/01/2008, -12/+18The Dailykos links to senate.gov for each of the votes they cite. I heard that senate.gov is pretty trustworthy.
- diggapleeeze, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6Hey man, why are we paying to rebuild Iraq?! It's a war zone, why don't they just leave? They chose to stay, let them deal with the repercussions!
- inactive, on 09/01/2008, -1/+7@Visual77 : ***** you then! it's not our fault if you decided to live in an area that is near a desertic zone.
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/It's a sad state of affair when I need to use that tag because there is so many idiot that would say this exact same thing without being sarcastic. - inactive, on 09/01/2008, -13/+19Just look at Iowa, did they need any of this when the floods came through this past summer? The answer is clearly "NO". No one claimed George W. Bush hated white people or Iowans afterward. Iowans never played the victims and cried that they couldn't recover.
You do know a lot of the people who got funds in New Orleans from the government spent it on breast implants and other useless items. Let's keep giving them money! What a great idea! /sarc - alexm1309, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6The poster is saying that these earmarks have no place in an amendment explicitly for Katrina aid.
- Ymeg, on 09/01/2008, -2/+8Why should I be forced to donate to this? I don't care enough to donate to them. Yes, it's horrible, but I have better things to spend my money on. Do you donate to people who have been hit by a fire in California? How about a flood in some small town USA? The only difference is this disaster was more publicized. It is not a moral responsibility to give what you have to other people.
We do not need out tax money going to this. If you ant to donate, go ahead and donate, but don't force everyone else to do the same. - sendakseuss, on 09/01/2008, -3/+9Good luck talking sense to someone who obviously does little more than regurgitate sound bites.
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