The War on Relief

Despite being forced to vote on the $51.8 Billion Katrina relief Aid Package without having any room for discussion or amendments, every Democrat voted in favor of the package. Their concerns, which they wanted to discuss, were the amount of money going to FEMA's PR campaign; but they still voted it in.

Those who voted against the cash, and presumably, against giving necessary relief to Katrina survivors? 11 Republicans. All of those who voted against this money were Republicans. The List [via Willis via dKos]:

These eleven congressmen, Republican conservatives all, just voted against the $51 billion package ( H. R. 3673) for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Horrible human beings, all.

• Rep. Joe Barton - TX
• Jeff Flake - AZ
• Virginia Foxx - NC
• Scott Garrett - NJ
• John Hostettler - IN
• Steve King - IA
• Butch Otter - ID
• Ron Paul - TX
• James Sensenbrenner - WI
• Tom Tancredo - CO
• Lynn Westmoreland - GA

Tom Tancredo, Colorado Loony who things that nuking enemies is the answer [apparently he thinks the money is better spent by dropping a nuke on the current 3 hurricanes in the Atlantic currently], has this to say:

"Given the abysmal failure of state and local officials in Louisiana to plan adequately for or respond to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans, and given the long history of public corruption in Louisiana," Tancredo wrote in a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., "I am not confident that Louisiana officials can be trusted to administer federal relief aid."

Go Fuck Yourself, Tom Tancredo.