Rep. Cory Gardner, teabagger and slimeball!
As you may have heard, the impending government shutdown means that Colorado flood relief has been delayed. Or has it? Charlie Pierce:
Gee, that sounds bad. Good thing the local pols are on the case.
Sens. Mark Udall (D) and Michael Bennet (D) and Rep. Cory Gardner (R) introduced legislation on Wednesday to lift a $100 million cap on emergency highway repair. Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) told the Denver Post about 200 miles of Colorado highways were damaged or destroyed in the flooding, and that at least 50 bridges need to be repaired.
Wait. What? Who? Cory Gardner? The Cory Gardner? The guy who only two months ago was such a blithe fellow?
Gardner: I want to do anything and everything I can to stop Obamacare from destroying our health care, from driving up increases in costs. Whether that’s through the continuing resolution, I want to defund everything that we can…
Rosen: There’s a political concern that if the Republicans stand their ground on this [repealing Obamacare], they are going to be blamed for shutting down the government.
Gardner: Well, I think if the government gets shut down, it’s going to be the President’s decision to do so. I believe that we don’t need to shut down the government because we ought to just lift this health-care bill out of the way and let America work.
The guy who a month before that was happy to crash the debt ceiling if that’s what it took because, you know, freeeedooommmm?
Gardner told KFTM’s John Waters Monday that he sees the upcoming extension of the debt ceiling as an “opportunity to reduce the size and scope of government, and how we can require opportunities to look for savings, look for cuts, and what we’re going to do to grow the economy through common sense tax reform. I think there’s great opportunities for us to get back on track.”
But first, gimme the money I need so I can get re-elected.
Let the invisible hand clean off your porch, Cory.
These are not serious people. Not in any way.
