Apology to Florida on my previous comments

@LeopoldBloom Churlish comment.

@LeopoldBloom To be fair,I think that ANY state that was hit with such a devastating and unavoidable calamity would have their hand out for those "sweet federal dollars."This is a situation that I think both sides of the political isle can agree warrants federal intervention and investment."Desatan"would be remiss in his duty as governor if he DIDNT appeal for federal aid!Again in the interests of fairness,he does seem to have marshaled the resources of his state vigorously,quickly and effectively.

@DavidT8899 Except he's a hypocritical piece of shit. As a representative, he opposed federal aid to New York after Hurricane Sandy. But those "principles" are out the window now that his own state is affected. So much for "both sides of the aisle." @laotzu92

@LeopoldBloom Ahh, Leopold, adding profanity to churlishness. You never let me down.

@laotzu92 You never let me down either, Laozee. I can always count on you to spout a mindless insult.

If the real Lao Tzu knew you were using his name, we could hook him up to a generator and power a small city with the energy generated from him spinning in his grave.

@LeopoldBloom my insult was not mindless. Your insults of De Santis were mindless, without factual predicate, and worse, crude like you are to the core, s_____head!

@laotzu92 Although I do support Ron DeSantis,and I generally dont believe name-calling solves anything,I am interested in L.Bs'comment about DeSantis voting to refuse federal aid to hurricane Sandy victims.Did that actually happen?

@DavidT8899 I've had a long-time irritation with Bloom and I frankly wish he'd block me. Since he is a chronic insulter, I lost some of my own philosophical detachment and commented as I did; and I do regret it.
De Santis served three terms in the House. I did not know anything about the particular vote. Wikipedia *, which will always find something unfavorable about anyone conservative, reports that: "[quote]In 2013, DeSantis opposed federal disaster relief for New York and New Jersey, which had been impacted by Hurricane Sandy, because he said there was "no plan to offset the spending with cuts elsewhere"[quote]
However, it appears the matter isn't that straightforward. It appears the bill wasn't about giving FEMA relief. It provided $9.7 billion in flood insurance aid for Hurricane Sandy victims. DeSantis, who had just been sworn in as a Congressman, is quoted in the local paper as follows:

"I sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Sandy and believe that those who purchased flood insurance should have their claims paid. At the same time, allowing the program to increase its debt by another $9.7 billion with no plan to offset the spending with cuts elsewhere is not fiscally responsible," DeSantis said in a statement.

"Congress should not authorize billions in new borrowing without offsetting expenditures in other areas. If a family maxes out its credit cards and faces the need for new spending, it is forced to prioritize by reducing its spending in other areas. Here, Congress has failed even to attempt to identify reductions in nonessential spending. This 'put it on the credit card mentality' is part of the reason we find ourselves nearly $17 trillion in debt. Indeed, the Senate passed legislation that went in the opposite direction by stuffing a bill designed to aid storm victims on the northeast corridor with money for such extraneous matters as fisheries in Alaska. The storm occurred more than two months ago and it is sad that Congress has not used that time to find room in the budget for needed disaster relief."
I respectfully suggest that thta does not justify L.B. "hypocritical piece of ____" comment.

* Despite my comment on Wikipedia, I include it in my annual charitable giving.

@laotzu92 So in other words,a combination of extending insurance retroactively to pepole who didnt purchase it to begin with and the bill being stuffed with all sorts of unnecessary pork was the impetus behind Destantis' rejecting the proposal.Hmmmmm....that DOES put things in a certain context.Thank you for the info.And FYI:when I was decrying the name-calling,I wasn't referring to you.😉

@laotzu92 @DavidT8899 OK, that was a little better than your usual drivel. The fact remains that DeSatan opposed aid to New York, but now has his hand out. Should Biden refuse because there isn't room in the budget or he hasn't specified what other programs to cut to pay for it? One advantage of living in a country like the US is that we have the resources to cover these kinds of disasters. New York deserved help for Sandy and Florida deserves help for Ian. I stand by my statement that DeSatan is a hypocrite. Has he voiced the same concerns about relief for Florida that he did for New York? Of course not.

While we're on DeSatan, his last brilliant move was to send a planeload of Venezuelan refugees from Texas to Martha's Vineyard to score political points. He could be charged with kidnapping for this little stunt, and he knows it. The proof is that he cancelled a subsequent flight to Joe Biden's house in Delaware.

His brilliant move before that was to take over the special tax district that the Disney Corporation was handling, despite the cost to Florida taxpayers. And he did this not because of any issues with Disney's administration, but because the Disney CEO voiced criticism of DeSatan's anti-trans policies. DeSatan is an incompetent publicity hound. And if you think he's your nominee in case Traitor Tot is dead or in prison in 2024, all I can say is that he's peaking too early. Remember how everyone thought Jeb! would be the nominee in 2015?

And I'm not going to block you. You're free to block me again like you did before. Or you can just report me and SW will block me automatically.

@LeopoldBloom "drivel'" "DeSatan" "hypocrite" You have already set yourself out as an extremist hater, a running dog of prog domination fantasies. Elsewhere I've laid out the facts of De Santis' vote against additional funding of Flood Insurance expenditures including a lot of irrelevant pork relating to Sandy Hook. It had nothing to do with their receipt of FEMA funds r assistance.
This has NOTHING to do with regular FEMA assistance. FEMA funds are raised through taxation (and government debt-one of the things Rep. De Santis objected to- raised from all the states. This is not a charity handout. It is something the taxpayers of all states have paid for or will be indebted for. A state that suffers a natural disaster is ENTITLED to funds available under the program. There is NOTHING hypocritical about making claims.
I am forced to use all CAPS because of your willful ignorance, Leopold.
By the ay, i have never blocked you unless it is under some guise of yours of an even more malevolent, irrational character.
Your third paragraph is entirely SICK. Please seek medical help.
Your second paragraph is so pitifully partisan; a grasp at straws. The real crime is the TWO million plus illegals the administration has let into the US.
What a consummate ass you are!

@laotzu92 I definitely see your point in much of what you're saying.The idea that Ron Destantis would somehow be brought up on kidnapping charges for sending migrants who shouldnt be here in the first place to one of richest,most beautiful places on earth-and one whos population expresses unqualified love for them,no less!-is laughable at best and delusional at worst.If that were the case,what penalty would the Biden administration face for flying in THOUSANDS (at least!)of them in to dozens of locations in the dead of night?For letting MILLIONS of them simply walk across the border with no regard for U.S law or even Covid restrictions?For that matter,would the Governor of Massachusetts face charges for sending the National Gaurd in the round them up and send them to a military base?

@laotzu92 In the spirit of the new,woke sensibility regarding illegal immigrants,I have an idea:if someone breaks into your home,you can no longer refer to them as a burglar.The correct term is now "uninvited house guest."

@DavidT8899 Euphemisms are everywhere.

@laotzu92 But you have to admit-mine was funny!

@laotzu92 But on a more serious note,how long have you and L.B had issues?

@laotzu92 Of course, "irrelevant pork" in New York but all of the disaster relief in Florida will be perfect without a penny wasted. You can always find some insignificant difference between two situations and make a big deal out of it. DeSatan is still a hypocrite even though I agree that Florida is entitled to disaster assistance just as New York was.

How is it "partisan" to point out that DeSatan lying to refugees was an obnoxious political stunt? And just because you're not aware of how DeSatan bungled the Disney tax district doesn't mean it didn't happen. Mentioning that isn't "sick."

I'm sure you think you're not partisan; you like to think that you only look at the politician and judge them by their performance without regard for their political party. So please provide the names of three liberal Democrats you admire even if you disagree with some of their positions. Or admit that you're just as partisan as I am. At least I'm honest.

@DavidT8899 If DeSatan doesn't think he's in trouble for his stupid stunt, why did he call off the planned one for Delaware? And Lao Zee and I have had issues since we first came across each other.