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[Carpe Carnim]

Remember folks: until the Dems can retake one (or both) chambers of Congress, we'll be at the mercy of cretins in the GOP.

President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Hurricane Harvey, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at cutting almost $1 billion from disaster accounts to help finance the president’s border wall.

The pending reduction to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief account is part of a spending bill that the House is scheduled to consider next week when Congress returns from its August recess. The $876 million cut, part of the 1,305-page measure’s homeland security section, pays for roughly half the cost of Trump’s down payment on a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

But not to fear, GOP "Leadership" is ready to put the kibosh on this stupidity. Not because it's bad policy, but because its untenable from an optics standpoint.

It seems sure that GOP leaders will move to reverse the disaster aid cut next week. The optics are politically bad and there’s only $2.3 billion remaining in disaster coffers.

APNews

[Bleed the coffers dry, if old]

 

[FullMetalx117]

The GOP wouldn't dare doing something like this with what just happened to a major red state like Texas

 

[Pandora012]

Maybe the wall can stop Hurricanes or something.

 

[Gurgelhals]

Obligatory:

 

[GuitarAtomik]

That's some bad timing lol.

 

[PixelatedBookake]

Your daily reminder that the Legion of Doom is running our country

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

I'm sure the right time will come along when it won't be politically bad or bad optics or whatever. Any day now

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

This is a good out for Trump on that stupid wall.

"I tried guys, but Texans come first!"

 

[Skellig Gra]

I don't see it happening. Probably came up before Harvey and now their hands are tied.

 

[Carpe Carnim]

The GOP wouldn't dare doing something like this with what just happened to a major red state like Texas

*assumes facts not in evidence*

I can guarantee that Texas Goopers from the Panhandle don't give two craps whether TX cities near the border get flooded or have negative impacts from closing off cross-border trade.

It's probably a net vote-getter to intimate that "those people" will be hurt more than GOP voters in the ex/suburbs.

 

[Maxim726X]

It's not unusual (quite the opposite, actually) for disaster relief bills to have pork... But wall funding?

It will get shot down by the democrats immediately. As well as it should.

I don't think the GOP is ready to have a public battle over this to slightly fund this stupid fucking wall.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Thank God for the senate.

 

[teh_pwn]

Most of Texas never wanted a wall. He'll, it would carve off south Texas if the checkpoints are any indication. Wall supporters are in the old South. Build the wall there.

 

[madstarr12]

Republicans should remember that Trump won Texas by only 9%, I guess they wanna alienate people even further. They truly are the party of evil for not even caring for the people they represent.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

lol..Let's see how that goes.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Please do it.

P-L-E-A-S-E try

 

[djplaeskool]

I don't see it happening. Probably came up before Harvey and now their hands are tied.

Yeah, like, who would be bold/dumb enough to enact this NOW.

 

[Kusagari]

Even if the House GOP passed this, the Senate GOP is nowhere near stupid enough to go for it.

 

[JustenP88]

I'll never wrap my head around why anyone thinks the wall is a worthwhile investment. Like, I don't understand how to debate it because the premise is so fundamentally stupid.

 

[Varjet]

The wall would have stopped Harvey from coming to Texas.

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

Try it. Go ahead.

Try to do it while cities are literally drowning to take away money that is supposed to help them.

 

[CopperPuppy]

It's almost like they're just trying to see how much they can get away with at this point.

"Guys, if we do this and still get reelected, the possibilities are endless."

 

[Busaiku]

As someone in the Houston metro, please try.

 

[GK86]

What they said.

 

[shamanick]

I'll never wrap my head around why anyone thinks the wall is a worthwhile investment. Like, I don't understand how to debate it because the premise is so fundamentally stupid.

that's the problem with this administration - so fundamentally stupid it's not even debatable

I mean, everyone's forgotten about the 60-pound bags of drugs comment, a comment so stupid it would have destroyed other presidents.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Part of their bold new "let's see if we can win the Presidency without Texas" strategy.

 

[Sulik2]

The GOP literally wants to kill American citizens. Whether from this or healthcare. This entire country needs to march on Washington DC and not leave until every member of the GOP is removed from power.

 

[jelly]

I don't get this, so they take money away, how does that make them money or further their interests?

 

[Netherscourge]

Maybe the wall can stop Hurricanes or something.

Depending on where and how it's built, it may actually contribute to more flooding during storms.

 

[Kensation]

We need that extra $1B to make it transparent.

 

[Malreyn]

Maybe the wall can stop Hurricanes or something.

The wall just got 10 feet higher!

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

I fucking dare you.

 

[Staccat0]

I'm telling ya'll he is gonna "sacrifice" his wall for this and expect a medal. That's why he is so excited about how expensive and huge it is.

 

[Ominym]

I love the hunger for this wall. It’s so stupid and it can do nothing but damage all of them. I dare a Republican to try and put this forth on the eve of a natural disaster.

Don’t build the wall? Trump’s a liar regarding his campaign promises. Build the wall? It’ll force money to be taken from things people will be (rightfully) upset about. Either way it gets shoved down his throat at every turn.

 

[Lunar15]

Plaster this shit all over the internet.

 

[Transistor]

I fucking dare you.

.

 

[The Lamp]

I want them to try this just so that finally even Texas republicans might hate the current government, but they won't try it.

 

[n0razi]

Yep, I wan't them to try this

 

[Nafai1123]

Hilariously terrible timing. Keep taking those Ls.

 

[bebop242]

This is a good out for Trump on that stupid wall.

"I tried guys, but Texans come first!"

Its pretty transparent its this.

 

[Mathieran]

Sounds like a plot to get trump some brownie points from moderates. The GOP makes this stupid legislation and he will step in and say no. Everyone will cheer for trump, and the GOP lawmakers probably will
not lose any support from their voters. Win win.

 

[old manatee]

Take that hurricane victims.

 

[DeadTrees]

This is a good out for Trump on that stupid wall.

"I tried guys, but Texans come first!"

I'm telling ya'll he is gonna "sacrifice" his wall for this and expect a medal. That's why he is so excited about how expensive and huge it is.

Its pretty transparent its this.

Sounds like a plot to get trump some brownie points from moderates. The GOP makes this stupid legislation and he will step in and say no. Everyone will cheer for trump, and the GOP lawmakers probably will
not lose any support from their voters. Win win.

You are overthinking the motives of these bozos--they've been planning these cuts to FEMA since they moved into the White House.

Trump Weighs Cuts to Coast Guard, T.S.A. and FEMA to Bolster Border Plan
March 9, 2017

 

[QuantumBro]

Is Mexico going to pay for disaster relief now?

 

[Vegetable Lasagna]

lol they'd really try this right now? Does the wall keep out hurricanes also?

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

lol they'd really try this right now? Does the wall keep out hurricanes also?

Hurricane is another word for Mexico.

 

[Dead Prince]

lol they'd really try this right now? Does the wall keep out hurricanes also?

they probably going to add clean coal powered fans to push the hurricanes away.

 

[mnannola]

Don't flip flop now GOP, it's your time to shine! Just calmly explain to the American people why putting a billion toward the wall is better for the country than taking care of people when a major disaster hits.

It's either the right move to make or the wrong one. Don't let a little untimely disaster stop you from living your dreams.

 

[Socivol]

The GOP wouldn't dare doing something like this with what just happened to a major red state like Texas

Lol those people are going to vote Republican regardless so I don't think that would stop them. They know their base will vote for anything with an R next to it.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

The GOP wouldn't dare doing something like this with what just happened to a major red state like Texas

Let them fucking do it. Time for them to learn the consequences of their shortsighted actions, which will thankfully hurt their Republican base in Texas more than anything.