"Can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e?"

Congressman Mo Brooks 5th District of Alabama

Why in the world would the Congressman who represents the district with the states largest employer, right smack in the middle of Tornado Alley,  be the only member of the Alabama Congressional delegation to vote against the Hurricane Sandy Relief bill, at the risk of being called a hypocrite, after encouraging his constituents to get free government money due to the April 27th storms?

Answer...because regardless of his vote against the bill, his district still stands to benefit from the "pork".

Why, you might ask, would the Senate be packing billions of taxpayer dollars for these areas of the country that are nowhere near the devastation brought about by super storm Sandy into a bill designed to bring relief to those suffering from the storm that ripped the northeastern part of the nation?
The answer can be found in a quick review of the states that are set to benefit from the Senate’s extra-special benevolence—states including Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana.
What, you may ask, do these states far from New York and New Jersey have in common?
Each is not only a red state, but each of these states are represented by two Republican senators—with the exception of Louisiana with its one GOP senator.
And what happens when you buy off seven Republican senators with a package of goodies under the guise of storm relief supposedly meant to benefit two blue states?
You get yourself a filibuster proof piece of legislation.

Alabama Congress Critter Mo Brooks (r. 05 ) didn't vote against the Hurricane Sandy Relief bill because it was rushed and fiscally irresponsible.   He voted against the bill  because it's a win win for him.  He can vote NO to satisfy his base who want him to "cut spending", and still bring home the bacon.  Yep Mo has a  nice government job, with nice government benefits for as long as he wants it thanks to the communities of the 5th district.

Apparently, these deficit hawks only spread their wings when they are flying in full public view.But when nobody is looking?

 Un Huh.