What Kind Of A Politician - What Kind Of A Man - Votes Thumbs Down For A Hurricane Relief Bill? One Man's Name Is Congressman Paul Ryan.

     The first of two parts of the controversial Hurricane Sandy relief bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday, January 4th, 2013 providing 9.7 billion dollars in federal aid.  Congress will not vote on the second part of the package, which will be for another 51 billion dollars, until members return to the Capitol on January 15th. 

     The vote for part one was 354 to 67. 

     My question today is...who are the selfish, inhumane and inconsiderate individuals who voted against the measure?

     Well, I can give you one common thread.  They're all Republicans.  And one of them is Congressman Paul Ryan, who I'm sure you'll recall was Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012 and a person some had thought was a potential presidential candidate for the GOP in 2016.  Not anymore!  This man will be lucky if he's ever elected again to anything better than dog catcher.  And if our canine friends have anything to say about it, Ryan won't get that job either.

     Paul Ryan and his 66 cruel cronies are heartless and should be ashamed of themselves.  Do Ryan and the other 66 Republicans have no conscience whatsoever? 

     How do you vote against helping people who are in such dire need of assistance?

     Ryan will vote "yea" for tax breaks for the rich, but "nay" to help hurricane victims.  Is this guy for real?  And he calls himself a Christian?  I would bet that Jesus Christ himself would have voted in favor of helping those who are suffering from Sandy.

     Let me take you back to October 2012 - after superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc along the east coast - and walloped New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.  It was just prior to the presidential election when Paul Ryan's spokesperson, Brendan Buck, had the following statement on behalf of the Wisconsin congressman.

     "Paul Ryan believes providing aid to victims of natural disasters is a critical obligation and should be treated as a high priority.  A Romney-Ryan administration will always ensure that disaster funding is there for those in need.  Period."

     I suppose that Mr. Ryan has a very short memory.  Either that...or he was just doing as always...and playing politics with the American people.

     Let me give you something else to ponder; and this is quite important to my commentary today and how you can judge Paul Ryan if you're one who happens to still like him or have any respect for him as a public servant and as a human being.

     In June 2008, after months of heavy rain, numerous rivers overflowed their banks for several weeks at a time, and broke through levees at many different locations.  Flooding continued in to July and affected Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Paul Ryan's homestate of Wisconsin.  On June 14th, 2008, federal disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was authorized under a major disaster declaration, which was issued for the state of Wisconsin by President George W. Bush.

     On June 19th, 2008, the House of Representatives voted on The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (H.R. 2642).  Included in that 162 billion dollar measure was 2.7 billion dollars in disaster aid and relief funds for the June 2008 midwest floods and 10 billion dollars in additional funding.  The concurrence vote passed the House 416 to 12.  Therefore, the House voted to concur with the Senate amendment.

     Not only did Paul Ryan vote for funds to help his own state, but he led the parade to help get the money.  Yet now...when it comes to helping three northeastern blue states - New Jersey, New York and Connecticut - the midwestern hypocrite votes against giving aid to people who are hurting badly and who need help now.  What kind of a politician - what kind of a man - votes against a hurricane relief bill?

     One would think that Paul Ryan is someone who is suppose to worry and care about everybody in these 50 United States of America - especially if he plans to run for the highest office in the land in 2016.  But let's remember what his buddy, Mitt Romney said back in September of 2012 when he addressed donors during a private fundraiser, which just happened to be caught on tape. 

     “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the President no matter what.  My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

     Well, perhaps they're two peas in a pod.  Former Massachusetts Governor Romney didn't want to worry about nearly half of the people in this country.  Congressman Ryan apparently doesn't want - and doesn't need - to worry about the people of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

     Thank God we have a President by the name of Barack Obama who worries about 100 percent of Americans all the time.

     And that's The Controversy for today.

     I'm Gary B. Duglin.

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