Feds: We have absolutely no money left. Uh...but we just found $100 mill to give to Detroit
Well, well, well...you knew it was gonna happen: We've been predicting that the Obozo administration would use taxpayer funds to bail out corrupt or merely incompetently managed states.
Admittedly we were betting the first bailouts would go to Chicago or California, but we were wrong.
Democrat pols, whether by corruption or merely incompetence, ran Detroit into bankruptcy. Because of the stench of corruption and the thorough dominance of the Democrat party and government unions in that city, the Obama administration vowed they wouldn't make all Americans bailout the cesspool. And with near-record federal deficits and way-record national debt--bumping against the joke "limit"--shoveling money at Detroit seemed likely to be quite unpopular with voters.
Of course, promises made by this president--in this case not to bail out the city--are...flexible. And now the feds are sending a paltry $100 million of taxpayer money to Detroit.
Recall that with the sequester the government closed national parks, and didn't even have enough to keep the White House open for tours. But no matter.
Of course what few outside the administration realize is that this modest transfer of federal funds also sets a precedent: They want to see if Americans--and congress--object. If not, how could anyone object if the government gives a few Billion to Chicago or California?
Keep in mind, of course, that sending federal funds is *not* being done for partisan reasons--perish the thought! It's merely a coincidence that Detroit, Chicago and Cali are huge Democrat strongholds.
We're absolutely sure the Dems would be just as eager to send funds to, say, Texas or Arizona if either of those states had a problem. Like being overrun with illegal aliens or somethin'.
Yeah, right.
Oh, and for the record: Congress passed a law barring the president from giving U.S. funds to the Palestinians. Obama issued a unilateral declaration "waiving" that law, in order to give the Palis $150 million of taxpayer bucks. Then earlier this year he directed the State Department to give them an *additional* $250 million. That's 400 million bucks.
Congress didn't bat an eye.
Admittedly we were betting the first bailouts would go to Chicago or California, but we were wrong.
Democrat pols, whether by corruption or merely incompetence, ran Detroit into bankruptcy. Because of the stench of corruption and the thorough dominance of the Democrat party and government unions in that city, the Obama administration vowed they wouldn't make all Americans bailout the cesspool. And with near-record federal deficits and way-record national debt--bumping against the joke "limit"--shoveling money at Detroit seemed likely to be quite unpopular with voters.
Of course, promises made by this president--in this case not to bail out the city--are...flexible. And now the feds are sending a paltry $100 million of taxpayer money to Detroit.
Recall that with the sequester the government closed national parks, and didn't even have enough to keep the White House open for tours. But no matter.
Of course what few outside the administration realize is that this modest transfer of federal funds also sets a precedent: They want to see if Americans--and congress--object. If not, how could anyone object if the government gives a few Billion to Chicago or California?
Keep in mind, of course, that sending federal funds is *not* being done for partisan reasons--perish the thought! It's merely a coincidence that Detroit, Chicago and Cali are huge Democrat strongholds.
We're absolutely sure the Dems would be just as eager to send funds to, say, Texas or Arizona if either of those states had a problem. Like being overrun with illegal aliens or somethin'.
Yeah, right.
Oh, and for the record: Congress passed a law barring the president from giving U.S. funds to the Palestinians. Obama issued a unilateral declaration "waiving" that law, in order to give the Palis $150 million of taxpayer bucks. Then earlier this year he directed the State Department to give them an *additional* $250 million. That's 400 million bucks.
Congress didn't bat an eye.
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