Is Eric Cantor nuts? Millions of people are facing down a category 3 hurricane headed towards the major cities on the east coast. Is this the kind of news they need to hear?
According to businessinsider.com:
A spokesperson for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said that if there is any damage caused by Hurricane Irene requiring federal disaster funding, the money would have to be balanced out by spending cuts elsewhere in government.We aren’t going to speculate on damage before it happens, period,” his spokesperson Laena Fallon told TalkingPointsMemo. “But, as you know, Eric has consistently said that additional funds for federal disaster relief ought to be offset with spending cuts.”
If the storm causes damage while passing over highly populated areas as predicted, help from the federal government might not be quick in coming.
Already states from North Carolina to New York have declared states of emergency in preparation for the storm.
Part of governments job is protecting its citizens. There are times that people do all they can do to take care of themselves and it still doesn’t cut it. Obviously it can’t send an army to stop a hurricane, so it must help rebuild and repair. What is Eric Cantor thinking? Is he playing tough guy or is he just stupid and insensitive?
