Texas, Run by Secessionist Guv, Has Received More Federal Disaster Relief Than Any State

[babylonsister]

Only posted here so I don't draw the bashers. :hi:

Texas, Run by Secessionist Guv, Has Received More Federal Disaster Relief Than Any State
— By Jonathan Stein | Thu April 30, 2009 7:32 AM PST


Like everyone else, I was amused when Texas Governor Rick Perry, a Republican, requested help from the CDC with swine flu medication just a week or so after he said that the "federal government has become oppressive" and that if Texans started considering seceding from the union, "who knows what might come out of that." Perry didn't seem to realize that throwing off the yoke of the federal government would mean no more help when the going got tough.

Today comes news that Perry has issued a disaster declaration for the state of Texas, the first step in getting assistance from federal agencies like FEMA, DHS, and HHS. I decided to take a look at how many times the federal government has bailed Texas out during Perry's tenure. The results are pretty incredible.

According to FEMA's website, Texas has been the site of 13 "major disaster declarations" since Perry took office following George W. Bush's departure in 2001. That includes five instances of severe storms and flooding, two tropical storms, one "extreme wildfire threat," and Hurricanes Claudette, Rita, Dolly, and Ike. (Texas received significant federal assistance following Hurricane Katrina, but it did not appear on FEMA's website in the "major disaster declaration" category.)

more...

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/04/texas-run-secessionist-guv-has-received-federal-disaster-relief-more-times-any-state

[WolverineDG]

1. They don't dare post their stuff here

wonder why? :think:

Still hoping for a GOP primary bloodbath. Am stocking up on :popcorn:

dg

[babylonsister]

2. I still don't have a problem slamming guv goodhair.

He's yucky.

[WolverineDG]

3. He is fair game nt

[tbyg52]

4. I don't have a problem with slamming *any* of the idiots.

I often offer to help!

[Nicole Lambeth]

5. and they make it so easy too! n/t

[Why Syzygy]

6. We've been in a state of disaster

ever since Ann left office!

[onestepforward]

8. Lol! So True!

[Baby Snooks]

7. Perry knows a good thing when he sees it..

The reason why he wants to secede is he is looking at all the money the "Republic of Texas" could get from the International Monetary Fund.

[sonias]

9. Bill Maher Takes On Rick Perry In “New Rules”

Capitol Annex blog with video

Capitol Annex blog 5/2/09
Comedian Bill Maher took on Texas Governor Rick Perry’s secessionist attitude and his dislike of evolution Friday night in his “New Rules” segment of his weekly HBO television show, Real Time With Bill Maher.

Maher starts in on evolution generally at about 1:42 in the above clip; he starts in on Perry specifically at 2:45.

Among other things, Maher notes:

You can’t crap all over Darwin and scientific research and then come crawling back to science when you want Tamaflu. That’s for us sinners.

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Now, last week I spoke about gov. Rick Perry of Texas who mentioned secession as an option for dealing with Obama’s big government. But now with swine flu from Mexico coming at him, the idea of being all along on the border isn’t quite so romantic is it?

Sorry Rick we don't have 30,000 doses of Tamiflu but we do have 30,000 teabags!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:



Sonia