Another Repuke congressman opens mouth and inserts foot

[davidinalameda]

...An Iowa congressman says he doesn't want Congress to allocate billions of dollars to rebuild sections of the devastated Gulf Coast that could end up being flooded again. Last week Congress approved $10.5 billion in emergency aid for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Iowa Republican Steve King says he hopes the aid will help complete rescue operations and give the region a good start on recovery. But King, who serves on the Agriculture and Small Business Committees, thinks the nation's economy could take a hit. " long as we're looking at $3-plus gas -- we're all paying a price for that -- I don't think we're going to see the economic growth in the next three or four months that we've seen in the last three or four," the lawmaker says. So King thinks those in Washington should be careful in approving $52 billion in additional funds that could be allocated to rebuild areas that possibly could be flooded again. "We need to stop any resources from going into a reconstruction effort that's not well thought out that doesn't have a long-term plan," he suggests. "So that's what I'm dealing with -- trying to sort out this budget request and see if we can get it pared down to an amount that helps people recover, but doesn't throw good money after bad." King says Americans should stop pointing fingers of blame and instead turn their energies toward saving people and helping fellow citizens to recover.



I wonder how hard his district gets hit with tornadoes every year and how much money from the feds they get as well

let's cut them off

[Skidmore]

1. People like Stephen King are why God created

birth control. Apologies from an Iowan for the idiocy of this wanker.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

2. Whew! I thought I was going to have to hang my head in shame again

At least it wasn't PA's own (P)ricky Santorum inserting foot this time.

[malachi]

9. Give Ol' Man-on-Dog some time. I'm sure he won't disappoint.

[BlueJac]

3. Fucking well thought out...

is he talking about Iraq?? I know a congressman would not talk about an American city like that. Oh, I just noticed he is a neo-con asshole!! :wtf:

[BringEmOn]

4. Are you willing to give up those farm subsidies?

[Booster]

5. Does he mean throw good money after bad like HALLIBURTON?

[Blue_In_AK]

6. It was reported in the Anchorage Daily News

this a.m. that our beloved governor (second lowest approval rating in the US), Frank "the Bank" Murkowski, is fearful that the $2,000 debit cards may go to people who don't really deserve them. Compassionate conservatism at work. Jee-zus!!

[davidinalameda]

8. I want to make all these morons live like these poor people

for just one day to see how truly bad it is

and they'll be talking a different tale when they're done

[MN ChimpH8R]

7. Yeah - nothing in Iowa ever floods, does it?

No tornadoes, either? Jackass.

[txaslftist]

10. We need to stop rebuilding in tornado alley.

They're just going to get hit again. It's throwing good money after bad.

[applegrove]

11. Right. So why should the government allocate trillions to the "war on

terror" when it will only save a few thousand people and the same money could be used for a proper health care system? Proper "shared risk" health care at a national level will save millions & millions of lives ore the years.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Drought, prarie fire, locusts, corn blight

Wow, they have corn blight there. I guess they should stop growing corn (by Rep. King's logic).

Wow, they have droughts there. I guess they should stop farming.

[davidinalameda]

14. I can't imagine using logic and this asswipe's name in the same sentece

:puke:

[El Supremo]

13. I think he's right.

Since all of the coast and most of Florida will be underwater when the poles melt, it makes perfect sense.
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