Why do the republiCONS hate 911 responders?

[butterfly77]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/senate-republicans-explai_n_798349.html

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans, who blocked a bill to provide care for 9/11 first responders suffering health consequences as a result of their work amid the burning and smoking buildings at Ground Zero, explained themselves with a variety of reasons.

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) said he voted against the first responders bill because Republicans had threatened to vote against everything until tax cuts for the rich were extended and a measure to fund the government was passed.

Despite the fact that President Barack Obama had met the GOP demands, Senate Republicans continued to block action in the upper chamber until everything was complete and signed into law.

"I signed a letter saying we need to be focusing on what we're doing right now," Ensign said, explaining his vote to filibuster the bill.

"Plus that was more spending that was not offset," said Ensign, arguing that the program shouldn't be funded without cuts or tax hikes elsewhere.

[old mark]

1. I just saw an article this morning stating the GOP wants a second chance - SOME of them

want to vote for the bill now...I think they found that many voters support the First Responders... But I have a hard time believing the republicans actually want to do something good for the American people.

mark

[butterfly77]

6. The must have heard from the...

REAL AMERICAN PEOPLE :sarcasm:

[AsahinaKimi]

2. Because they are the party of "No"

They want it their way, or we can take the highway. I wish our party would stand up to them, as bullies. One does not compromise with bullies.

[OHdem10]

3. They do not hate the responders, they love Money more.

[butterfly77]

7. These are the same damn people

who threw in our faces how they love America and we hate it, they told us "have you forgotten"These are the same damn people who strutted Iraqis and Muslims all over tv and at the whitehouse to prove how much they love and support them but,now they aren't Americans when they want to build a mosque in the same area.

You are right about the money they can't wait to put the finishing touches on the WTC so that they can all get their photo ops taken and tell us how great they are,as they are planning how to make more money off of the victims and the tragedy that happened that day, they are full of it with their hypocritical asses!!

[CanonRay]

4. I think the GOP is waiting for them all to die

so it won't be an issue anymore.

[butterfly77]

8. The only issue for them is..

how to make money from the situation and how many photos they can have taken at the new WTC site..

[dgibby]

5. Because they're a daily reminder

of the abject,colossal failure of the Bush/Chaney regime in protecting us from a terrorist attack (despite many, many warnings)?

[spanone]

9. well they DO love the responders when it comes to PHOTO OPS