I live in Texas. I’ve been streaming the news all day. My heart is in pain for all of my fellow Texans in the path of the Hurricane. I was checking my Twitter feed and saw this and became enraged by this Tweet:
From The Hill:
GOP Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz pressed President Trump in a letter on Friday to grant Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) request for a major disaster declaration for the state as Hurricane Harvey barrels toward it.
“Given the potential catastrophic impact that the Hurricane may have on Texas communities, we strongly support this request and urge you to provide any and all emergency protective measures available by a major disaster declaration,” the senators said.
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The pair voted against a disaster relief package after Hurricane Sandy slammed the U.S. in 2013, causing severe damage to the region.
Cruz said at the time he voted against the package because it was filled with spending that was unrelated to storm relief.
"Emergency relief for the families who are suffering from this natural disaster should not be used as a Christmas tree for billions in unrelated spending, including projects such as Smithsonian repairs, upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes, and more funding for Head Start," he said.
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I’m not angry at Cruz or Cornyn. I’m angry at two groups of people:
1. People who voted for these two hypocritical assholes. I wish there was some way that people who voted Republican and now need Fema or any Federal Assistance would be automatically denied.
2. People who didn’t bother to vote or try to vote at all. (I know there is rampant voter suppression here.)
In a moment of dark humor this video came to mind.
Here are a few great replies:
Here is a link if you want to live stream the news with MSNBC.
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