Hurricane cleanup costs worry U.S. conservatives

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16613362.htm

Hurricane cleanup costs worry U.S. conservatives

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill are worried about the growing costs of rebuilding the storm-ravaged U.S. Gulf Coast, and want to pay for it by cutting domestic spending on programs like a new prescription drug benefit for the elderly.

"It's not an exaggeration to say that we're on the verge of a meltdown," said John Hart, a spokesman for Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican who has threatened to hold up emergency spending bills to pay for the reconstruction unless offsetting budget cuts are found.

Fiscal conservatives in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are concerned the costs of rebuilding roads, utilities, businesses and homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina will swell an already large U.S. budget deficit.

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"You bet it's going to cost money, but I'm confident we can handle it and I'm confident we can handle our other priorities," Bush told reporters when asked about Republican complaints over the spending.

[Clark2008]

1. Here's a novel idea: Start bringing troops home and stop

the idiotic war in Iraq.

[KamaAina]

2. What about their precious tax cuts?!

Do they think they're entitled to their tax cuts by divine right or something? Oh, right, they do...

Or we could eke out a spare $87 billion by ending the occupation of Iraq. I guess they wouldn't like that either... :grr:

[Child_Of_Isis]

5. How about their salaries? They make too much anyway. n/t

[shireen]

3. YOU GODDAMNED FREAKS! REPEAL THE FUCKIN' TAX BREAKS!!!!

why are these people so stupid???????

[Double T]

12. Because they are so greedy!!!!!

[Double T]

4. Wouldn't it be a shame if WE had to rescind the tax cuts to the rich.....

in order to pay for ALL of the republicans fiscal irresponsibility and illegitimate war(s).

[CottonBear]

6. You should've thought about repair costs when you cut $ for levees

and you cut the budgets for the ACOE and FEMA, sent 50% of the Nat'l guards (and their equipment)to Iraq and allowed widespread destruction of wetlands south of NOLA.

Boo Fucking Hoo!

Get over it. You fucked up. Now STFU and you rich Republicans rescind your tax breaks and pay to rebuild the Gulf Cost.

[Drifter]

7. If they think the clean up ...

is going to be expensive ... wait until they get the bill for the NEW shiney New Orleans.

Unfortunately, there is no real source of money to pay for what AWOL promises. So he will have to make more cuts, like the levee funding cuts. Where does this stop ?

The security of our nation has taken a nose dive since the chimp was annointed. It is now going to get even worse to recover from the results of our weakened security.

Cheers
Drifter

[Vincardog]

8. But we still must repeal the inheritance tax right?

They only want to cut spending that actually helps people. Throw away BILLIONS in frauds that is OK as long as they get their share. Plan to spend a few dollars helping people and watch them suddenly get conservative.


They make me
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[pitohui]

9. well boo hoo hoo

they sure didn't seem to mind spending billions paying off stockbrokers families after 9-11 not to mention the airlines

you need this port, you need our food, you need our petroleum, you need our chemicals so until usa conservatives stop eating food, driving cars, or taking medicines, i suggest they stfu abt the cost of repair

it's their fault the levees weren't properly funded in the first place

pay me now or pay me later, they chose to gamble & lost, now they need to be men and suck it up

[Seansky]

10. horrible...can't imagine how bad it could

get with another three year of *

[Skidmore]

11. Note to conservatives, your choices are:

rebuild and clean up after Katrina or war

Guess which one most Americans will pick?

[Rex]

13. Cut aid to the elderly and raise gas prices?

Fuck you, you corporate puppets! Congress does NOTHING for the people anymore!

[deadparrot]

14. Yeah, we only support massive amounts of money...

when it's going towards blowing the shit out of a country and killing thousands of civilians and soldiers.

[formerrepuke]

15. I imagine it would: Less money to spend on collectible knives.

[nonconformist]

16. Well, Bush is confident!

Of course, he's not telling anyone where these magic billions will come from, but by golly he's CONFIDENT they can handle it!

He was confident about Iraq too! And disaster response!

I feel all warm and fuzzy.