New York to lose 9/11 funds

Well this sure is the right way to get those poll numbers sinking even faster, George. From Associated Press:

Congressional budget negotiators have decided to take back $125 million in Sept. 11 aid from New York, which had fought to keep the money to treat sick and injured ground zero workers, lawmakers said Tuesday.
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The tug-of-war over the $125 million began earlier this year when the White House proposed taking the money back because the state had not yet spent it.

New York protested, saying the money was part of the $20 billion pledged by President Bush to help rebuild after the Sept. 11 attacks. Health advocates said the money is needed to treat current and future illnesses among ground zero workers.
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Top New York fire officials recently lobbied Congress to keep the funding. Fire and police officials say they worry that many people will develop long-term lung and mental health problems from their time working on the burning pile of toxic debris at ground zero and they want to use the money to help them.

How crazy is that?! Does Bush like behind hated by the country and being considered a failure of a president? Does he actually enjoy being a lame duck less than a year into the first year of his second stolen term?

It's already reckless that Congress decided to assign the funds for terrorism prevention measures to the states evenly instead of based on a per-capita basis or on the risks of a specific state to actually be a target of terrorists. As a result, a state like Montana that would probably never even see the shadow of a terrorist within its borders, gets as much money as the state of New York, chock full of world renown landmarks that are the primary targets of any terrorist cell.

Now, however, Bush is telling the city of New York, the worst hit on 9/11, that he wants his money back. And why? Because they haven't spent it yet? That's just sick. And as usual, the news comes out just after election day, so that the Republican candidate's chances of winning aren't hurt. And Bush doesn't have to run for anything anymore, so he can rescind any promise made, screw any other Republican running in the future.

Yes, because this shines even more light on the pack of lies that this president is willing to tell his constituency in order to get what he wants. Bush promised $20 billion dollars to the city of New York and now wants them back because he doesn't agree with how they're spending the money. Sick and slimy.

This administration, and its cronies over at the Hill, are dangerous for America. Period.