Conservatives seek gov't solutions after oil spill

[jpak]

http://www.pressherald.com/news/ap?articleID=4660477

Ben Brooks, a lawyer and Republican state senator from coastal Alabama, says he's no fan of big government but he expects an aggressive federal response as a gunky oil spill threatens the Gulf of Mexico.

"There's nothing inherently contradictory in saying we believe in smaller government and demanding that the government protect public safety," Brooks said.

All along the Gulf Coast, where the tea party thrives and "socialism" is a common description for any government program, conservatives who usually denounce federal activism suddenly are clamoring for it.

Take Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican elected in 2007 when Democrat Kathleen Blanco opted not to seek re-election after she was widely panned for a bumbling response to Hurricane Katrina two years earlier.

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you knew this was coming - yup!

[burnsei sensei]

1. The man is out of his fucking mind.

nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. He can't have it both ways

[denverbill]

3. The twin planks of the Republican platform- Capitalism and hypocrisy. n/t

[City Lights]

4. Hypocrites. One day they want to drown the government in a bathtub and the

next day they want the government to solve a massive fubar by a private corporation. FOAD, conservatives.

[liberal N proud]

5. When government is helping someone else it is a bad thing

Conservatives are selfish pigs and only are concerned about their own self interest.

If they can make a buck or get something for nothing they will be in line but damn anyone else who does.