Club For Growth Urges ‘No’ Vote On Sandy Aid

[Capt. Obvious]

The conservative group Club For Growth urged lawmakers to vote against approving $9.7 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief for flood insurance on Thursday, noting that the vote would be included on its 2013 Congressional scorecard:

"Congress should not allow the federal government to be involved in the flood insurance industry in the first place, let alone expand the national flood insurance program's authority," reads a statement on the group's website.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/club-for-growth-urges-no-vote-on-sandy

Does everybody know why the Federal Government offers flood insurance?

[Old and In the Way]

1. The Club for No Growth

Whatta bunch of clowns.

[napi21]

2. I called them names too, but NONE of those names were "clowns"! nt

[pansypoo53219]

4. unless an evil movie clown.

[Bake]

11. I actually like the term "assclown"

Bake

[Sekhmets Daughter]

3. Probably not.

Perhaps someone should tell the good people who live along the Mississippi and other rivers than flood regularly about the Club's position.

[Capt. Obvious]

6. I actually learned about this in college

Prior to the NFIP's existence, insurance coverage for flood losses was not provided by any private insurance carriers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Flood_Insurance_Program

The invisible hand will take care of us.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

8. It's not profitable...

Flooding is a guaranteed fact of nature.

[Capt. Obvious]

5. 67 Republicans stay in good graces of Club For Growth

via: https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/statuses/287234350821568512?tw_i=287234350821568512&tw_e=media&tw_p=tweetembed

[spanone]

7. from the 'fuck your fellow man' dept.

[benld74]

9. Isnt that Koch backed?

[Capt. Obvious]

10. I believe so