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 Obama, Alabama Officials pledge aid for storm survivors

So, there is an article on today's AL.com blog where 5th district Congress Critter Mo Brooks (r,) is bragging about why he was the only member of the Alabama Congressional delegation to vote against the Hurricane Sandy relief bill.
Here are his excuses, I mean reasons, in a nut shell;

Brooks said in an interview after the vote that the legislation should have been delayed to allow members more time to review its details. He also said taxpayers "should not have to fork out a nickel" to pay for property damage in areas historically vulnerable to storms.
"People have to protect themselves from the risks of weather, particularly if they live in an area that is periodically hit by substantial storms," Brooks said. "They should not expect American taxpayers to subsidize a vacation home on the beach."

Translation, I voted NO because I'm a TeaPublican and I don't have to worry about being re-elected as long as I vote NO on everything the Tea Party tells me too.

I guess Mo and the other 66 *ahem*  lawmakers who voted NO didn't have time to read the legislation that was discussed two months ago.  I guess they don't have natural disasters in their states either.  Po Mo must have forgotten about  the recent hurricane damage to the vacation homes and businesses  in Mobile and Gulfport.  Not to mention the recent deadly tornadoes and damage in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and yes, even districts which he mis represents, Huntsville, Decatur, Athens,  Hillsboro, Moulton, and Florence, are smack dab in the middle of what is known as Tornado Alley.

Brooks' own district in north Alabama was devastated by tornadoes in April 2011, and he worked to help victims obtain federal assistance in the wake of the catastrophe. 
He said he sympathized with victims of Sandy and that he was not opposed to providing aid. But he said Congress had to be more deliberative when dealing with legislation involving billions of dollars.
Brooks said he would raise similar objections if the damage had been in Alabama. 
"We're at a point in this nation where hard choices have to be made, or the federal government is going to bankrupt the American people," he said. "We just can't keep spending money this way."

You got that?  If Alabama is hit by a natural disaster the Congress Critter from the 5th district will vote HELL NO.  So much for the Christian Compassionate Conservatism.

Is this just a case of the Republican Party wanting to distance itself from the Bush years—or is compassionate conservatism gone for good?

It's a shame Mo and the other 66 republicans who voted against the relief bill can't see past red and blue and come together to  help their fellow human beings in a time a need.  Has it really come to if Obama carried your state you don't deserve any help or assistance?  Yes I am a Democrat, but I guarantee you will NEVER hear of Democrats punishing people in their time of need because of partisan politics. I shake my head at the thought of people being so shallow as to not worry about any deaths or any semi important issues other than strictly whom you voted for, you know?

And that my friends is the difference between Democrats and republicans.  Democrats believe in helping people in need regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or political party.