Thursday, April 03, 2008

Republican Rep. Proves He Doesn't Care About 9/11 Victims

Yesterday the American people (via C-SPAN) were allowed to see the true heartlessness that exists within the Republican party when concerning the victims of the attacks that happened on September 11th, 2001. The terrible tragedy that occurred here in Lower Manhattan was unlike any other, yet a few short years later those Republicans who wanted to bring hell on anyone connected to it could care less about those that gave their health to help rescue people trapped in the Pile.

From The NY Daily News:

Congressional efforts to take care of sick Ground Zero workers hit a snag Tuesday when a powerful Republican insisted it's New York's problem alone.

California Rep. Darrell Issa, in refusing to send more money New York's way, insisted the planes that struck the twin towers weren't weapons.

"It simply was an aircraft, residue of two aircraft, and residue from the materials used to build this building," Issa said during a hearing into whether a new 9/11 victims' compensation fund should be launched.

An astounded Michael Cardozo, Mayor Bloomberg's corporation counsel, who was testifying before the panel said: "This was an attack, I believe, on the United States of America."

"It was located at Ground Zero, but it was an attack on America," Cardozo repeated.

Yeah it was an attack on America and the fact that Issa doesn't want to help those that gave so much on that day and those that followed it is a testament to the man's character. The men and women who are permanently injured from breathing in that toxic soup some tried to call air was full of dangerous particles that have decimated the lungs of hundreds of workers. Moreover, they were lied to about the quality of the air by the EPA, which by the way is a Federal agency and the government should must take responsibility for that by making sure these heroes get the care and respect they deserve.