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30 Aug 2017, 3:30 pm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/30/even-republicans-are-upset-at-ted-cruz-for-doing-a-180-on-hurricane-relief/?utm_term=.703aab8c4906


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30 Aug 2017, 4:00 pm

If anybody votes against aid for Harvey, I would think they were crazy---and shouldn't be in office.

Ted Cruz was crazy for voting against relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy in 2012-2013.



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30 Aug 2017, 4:22 pm

So now we can all say "well, at least he is a morally consistant heartless bastard".

Maybe not though. Houston leans blue. He probably only represents "red" Texas.



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30 Aug 2017, 4:35 pm

I just had a similar thought: Massachusetts is lucky Harvey didn't hit them.

Also, Ted Cruz is an a**hole. People seem surprised.


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30 Aug 2017, 4:40 pm

The question should be: At what point do the federal, state and local governments say to those who intentionally build communities in riskier areas (because of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes), we are sorry, but you chose to live in a high-risk zone, and we have bailed out your communities for many, many years?


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30 Aug 2017, 4:43 pm

AspieUtah wrote:
The question should be: At what point do the federal, state and local governments say to those who intentionally build communities in riskier areas (because of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes), we are sorry, but you chose to live in a high-risk zone, and we have bailed out your communities for many, many years?

It would sound ironic coming from a climate change denier and supporter of the fossil fuel industry?


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30 Aug 2017, 4:54 pm

AspieUtah wrote:
The question should be: At what point do the federal, state and local governments say to those who intentionally build communities in riskier areas (because of earthquakes, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes), we are sorry, but you chose to live in a high-risk zone, and we have bailed out your communities for many, many years?

I agree there are some places where humans build and there's absolutely no benefit to building there aside from the scenery, and those places should be put on notice. That said, Houston isn't that place, Houston is a vitally important port city, as is New Orleans, and we'd be much weaker as a nation without the economy they provide-- they are in effect a necessity, danger zone or not.