OK, so just to make sure I understand correctly, WHO exactly stopped the aid to the NY and NJ states? Because it sounded like everything was in motion for the law to be passed? The White House was not acting or why are you talking about the federal government? The Senate approved it but the House didn't?

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OK so I listened to the questions and so it was the Speaker/House Republicans stopping the aid packet. Though I understand the packet will be approved in the next Congress, so delayed but still the money is coming.

On the other hand, why it has to be state/federal government that aids the victims of the hurricane? If the Republicans are so promoting self-help and independence, wealthy job creators, why aren't these wealth job creators stepping in, dishing out of their pocket to help these victims or repair the infrastructure so desperately needed to get their business going? Or if there is some building has broken air system, why don't the companies residing in it help cover the repair? If they need the air system to generate their profits, why should it be the state to pay for it? So the state (as a polity) is suddenly needed? If there are families of workers/officers working for these job creators and these people are in troubles to get to work, why don't these job creators help them instead of relying on the state?

The House Republicans had earlier made motions to push the aid package out of discussion. It wasn't all the Republicans, but a good majority of them.

Christie was right to be disgusted, the same Republicans that pushed against Hurricane Sandy aid were given bountiful aid for other things with taxpayer dollars throughout the years.. New York is one of the top tax contributors to the US government, even higher than Texas or California. New Jersey is in the middle of the pack in tax contributions, but it takes very little from the federal government.

Christi screwed himself and the GOP when he kissed O'bumble's ring on the eve of the election.

Don't expect the elephants to forget anytime soon.

The GOP will not forget, but neither will a number or voters who saw Christie work with Obama to help with recovery from Sandy. They also won't forget him calling the Republican House out for gross dereliction of duty and lack of human decency.

Votes from his constituency will trump the support of a toothless national party. He won't get the Republican nomination for the Presidency? I think he'll find happiness in doing the right thing, and staying in NJ.

"Have you done nothing in your life that was worth risking everything?"

Christi screwed himself and the GOP when he kissed O'bumble's ring on the eve of the election.

 

Don't expect the elephants to forget anytime soon.

Yeah, but most of us northern elephants really don't like Washington and have been waiting for someone to say what's been on our minds for the last decade. We hate the hypocrisy and we really don't like big spending in the deep south, "rural improvement" does not mean high speed internet access for half price.

Let's be honest James, can you tell me why the hell does your state get so much Federal aid and its Republican members keep telling everyone else to quit spending on themselves at the same time they're trying to grab a piece?

At this rate, I might not be opposed to another Reconstruction where all the old elephants in the south, who used to be donkeys growing up, get put out of their misery and some real elephants get put into office.

Christie spoke his mind, he said what everyone else was afraid to say and for that I commend him.

Do you want the honest answer or the politically correct one?

I'll go with honest. Mississippi has huge numbers of poor- black and white.

In other places when the economy has a downturn, it's inconvenient. In Mississippi, people starve.

The jobs are a joke. They don't pay enough to cover the gas to get there.

On top of that, we're getting flooded with illegals that will work hip deep in shit all day for less than minimum wage.

Our gov't isn't a republic. It isn't a democracy. It's feudalism any way you cut it.

When Katrina scoured the southern part of our state, we didn't get a fucking concert. We didn't even get mentioned in the news. We were told by people Oh, we just though it was New Orleans. Katrina was a slow cat 3. It took the damn thing 36 hours to pass. It re-wrote the MAP. Our whole Gulf Coast was GONE.

We have thunderstorms worse than Sandy and the whining is getting on our nerves.

Do you want the honest answer or the politically correct one?

 

I'll go with honest. Mississippi has huge numbers of poor- black and white.

 

In other places when the economy has a downturn, it's inconvenient. In Mississippi, people starve.

 

The jobs are a joke. They don't pay enough to cover the gas to get there.

 

On top of that, we're getting flooded with illegals that will work hip deep in shit all day for less than minimum wage.

 

Our gov't isn't a republic. It isn't a democracy. It's feudalism any way you cut it.

 

When Katrina scoured the southern part of our state, we didn't get a fucking concert. We didn't even get mentioned in the news. We were told by people Oh, we just though it was New Orleans. Katrina was a slow cat 3. It took the damn thing 36 hours to pass. It re-wrote the MAP. Our whole Gulf Coast was GONE.

 

We have thunderstorms worse than Sandy and the whining is getting on our nerves.

What does Mississippi do for the US and its sister states that gives up their tax money?

Even in a Feudal state job functions are easy follow. People don't think about the future enough, you can't live off everyone else forever. Sure you can provide relief for disaster, but that's to rebuild and get things moving. You need to have the will to push for it. The slow community mindset must give way for ambitious projects. There's a difference between being a conservative and being a statue, conservatives do believe in movement and development, but it must organized.

Mississippi state government has had a lot of chances to seek private investment, government money for new intra-state mass transit, and even borrow money for improvements.