Cantor Says No Earthquake Disaster Relief For His Home State Unless Spending Is Cut

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Cantor Says No Earthquake Disaster Relief For His Home State Unless Spending Is Cut Elsewhere
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/25/304204/cantor-earthquake/


This week, Virginia experienced a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, one of the most powerful tremors on the east coast since 1897. As Virginians scramble to assess the damage, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) quickly returned from his trip in Israel to survey the damage done to his congressional district.

“There is an appropriate federal role in incidents like this,” Cantor said. That role? The bare minimum. According to Cantor, Congress’s traditional practice of providing disaster relief without strings attached — a policy its followed for years — is going way beyond the call of duty. If Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) asks for federal aid, Cantor insists that the relief be offset elsewhere in the federal budget:

The next step will be for Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to decide whether to make an appeal for federal aid, Cantor said. The House Majority Leader would support such an effort but would look to offset the cost elsewhere in the federal budget.

“All of us know that the federal government is busy spending money it doesn’t have,” Cantor said in Culpeper, where the quake damaged some buildings along a busy shopping thoroughfare.


(same thing back in May, why do they keep electing this idiot)
Cantor Says Congress Won’t Pay For Missouri Disaster Relief Unless Spending Is Cut Elsewhere
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/05/24/169075/cantor-disaster-relief/

From TPM
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/cantor-spox-if-theres-hurricane-damage-costs-will-have-to-be-paid-for-with-spending-cuts.php?ref=fpa
Cantor Spox: If There’s Hurricane Damage, Costs Will Have To Be Paid For With Spending Cuts
Late update: To underscore how real this scenario is, Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared a state of emergency in Virginia.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/25/tropical.weather/index.html

[Harmony Blue]

1. Cantor is terrible

where did they find this loon?

[obxhead]

5. I don't know, but

he carried our district with 65% of the vote. x(

I'm honestly shocked by this, I thought for sure he would suddenly change his stance for his own district.

Unfortunately, I've heard nothing that makes me think he won't sweep the district again.

[DJ13]

8. he carried our district with 65% of the vote.

You need to have the water tested there.

[obxhead]

17. We need a lot of things tested here.

I blame the education system first. Exercised Stupidity seems to be a 2 period subject in some of the schools here.

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[villager]

2. We should *definitely* cut "Defense" spending in equal amounts!

well done, Mr. Cantor!

[lumpy]

38. You know that is not in the books for those GOP heads.

Got to keep the weapon manufaturing guys happy. It's the GOP way.

[villager]

40. You have to keep your owners happy. it's the "two" party way

Alas.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Putz.

Will he go back to his constiuency and blame Obama for not giving them the needed aid to rebuild their homes and lives -- because Obama won't cut spending in order to give them relief money?

[Atman]

4. Start by eliminating Cantor's salary, and all aid to his district.

Then Virginian's should recall his sorry ass. What a piece of filth the man is!

.

[warrior1]

6. how about

we cut cantors salary and future benefits to help the cost of damage.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Americans say "No Soup" to chickenhawk Republicon whiner

eom

[annabanana]

9. his strength is as the strength of ten because his heart is pure

teabaggery

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. In Texas that would be enough to bring out calls for his (metaphorical) head on a platter.

Hell, here they get all twisted if the government isn't handing out disaster relief fast enough. Back during the massive fire outbreak Gov Goodhair (who is also known as Supercuts) was constantly lashing out at the Obama administration for not giving enough to the state.

I wonder how this will fly with Cantor's constituents?

[hifiguy]

11. If there were any justice in this world

a piano would fall on this skeevy little asshat. What a tool.

[boston bean]

12. Fuck off Mr. Can'tor

[blogslut]

13. Here, Eric. I think you need more of this.

Just so you have, you know, enough:

[sasha031]

14. I say let his district suck it up

they keep voting for him in huge margins.
time for personnel responsibility.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. No, Eric. All of us know that the US military is busy spending money it doesn't have.

[truebrit71]

16. He came back from Israel...his real constituency...

...rabid christo-fascists listening to Beck....

Well Virginians, you reap what you sow....

[WhiteTara]

18. No aid then! Let his constituents see what an ass

he is.

[MoonRiver]

25. Absolutely. The more for others.

Virginians need to think real hard about what this sick little a-hole is doing to them.

[atreides1]

32. Not all Virginians

Just those in his district who are brain dead...just those who keep voting for him, that is!

[MoonRiver]

42. That's true. But even the cognitively impaired can suffer from natural disasters.

Or maybe they're just too brain damaged to get it.

[WhiteTara]

33. +1000 All Virginians need to know who he is and what

he stands for...both Dems and pukes. Dems need to defeat the bastard and pukes need to know why.

[bluestate10]

43. Exactly. If McDonnell asks for aid, the FEDs need refuse, citing their

unwillingness to deny services to other states. Then let Cantor explain at election time next year why his district is still damaged.

[gratuitous]

19. Translation from the Cantorese

"My stuff is okay; screw the rest of youse."

[tallahasseedem]

20. FFS...

I thought this was an Onion article at first. This guy is a horrible, horrible person.

[Harmony Blue]

23. Double down Cantor strikes again

No, this is real sadly.

[Autumn]

21. Good I hope he sticks to his guns

and I hope his constituents hand him his ass on a platter.

[catbyte]

22. What a fucking humanitarian.

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. Ok you dweeb you are asking for...SPENDING.

:banghead:

[itsrobert]

26. A lot of Federal jobs and military bases in VA

I suggest he looked there first.

[Gin]

29. the people don't have earthquake insurance....and will need some

help....how stupid of him to make those comments right after an earthquake..

god...I cannot stomach him...or his face.

[lumpy]

39. Hear hear

verily

[hfojvt]

27. okay, well at least he is consistent

When he said that about Joplin, I wanted to kick his ass.

But now, hey, if they don't get any assistance, they know who to blame, and can do something about it in the next election.

I will make it easy for Republicans though since they want to balance the budget. Democrats will not vote for relief for Cantor's district unless it is offset by a .5% tax increase on the richest 400 Americans. Their total income, those 400, is $136 billion dollars. So taxing them by .5% more would bring in $680 million.

Now, put that up for a vote, and I want to see how many Republicans vote against it.

Because I know they will. I know that to protect the 400 richest Americans from even a .5% tax increase, Republicans would deny other Americans disaster relief.

And that they will lie to the American people about it. They will say they are against "tax increases" when what they would be voting against would be tax increases ON THE 400 RICHEST.

I'd love to see my theory tested on Cantor's head.

[dtexdem]

30. I hope Virginians take this to heart about Can'tor.

We all know that Can'tor is busy repeating facts he doesn't have -- because they're not true.

[Ganja Ninja]

31. Ok by me.

Let the people that elected this ass suffer the consequences.

[Harmony Blue]

34. I would never wish a natural disaster upon anyone...well except Cantor

[bluestate10]

44. I agree. nt

[Monk06]

35. I thought this thread was satire. Cantor is one callous, self aggrandizing mofo

[Harmony Blue]

36. The Tea Baggers

are unfortunately very real.

[lumpy]

37. In other words Cantor wants to take money from some other

necessary programs to pay for his state's disaster relief? Why not LOAN states money for disaster relief with the intention of the states paying back to the US governmnt instead of having to take money from other US programs.
Cantor speaks from you know where...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

41. We know who the REAL enemy is. Democrats: let's stop fighting each other

and fight the ReTHUGlicans!!!