Conservatives be like "We're the party of patriotism! By the way, 9/11 first responders shouldn't have healthcare don't @ us"

@UndeadPrivateer Send them to die in Iraq!

@CountScrofula That truly was a moment for the history books.

@helenS It's "patriotism for those who we can profit off of."

@BlueMetalChick Patriotism for the rich.

@MarmeeMarch I'm making fun of shitheads like Lindsey Graham or Mark Levine, who claimed that the proposal to grant Medicaid access to 9/11 FR was "un-American" and "a handout to people who haven't done anything to deserve it."

@BlueMetalChick ahhh

@beckyromero Well that's true, it's not like democrats are much better.

@beckyromero I'm sorry, becky. While I do recall the
Republican filibuster of the Zadroga Act, I can't recall a single Democrat who opposed it.

Jon Stewart's coverage of the Republican filibuster is probably the most memorable example of journalistic advocacy I can recall.

@hlpflwthat [quote]I can't recall a single Democrat who opposed it.[/quote]

Actually, that's not technically true. Majority Leader Harry Reid provided the lone Democrat "nay" vote. Likely a strategic one under Senate rules. After some changes to the bill and passage again in the House, the Senate passed it and President Obama signed it into law.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/111-2010/s269

The more important issue about this is the "sunset" rule in the funding.

That should be extended and the program fully-funded for the lifetime of the victims.