The TeaPublicans eat their own....again....

Chris Christie On Sandy Aid: House Republicans Were 'Disappointing And Disgusting To Watch' (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) lit into House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Republicans Wednesday for not holding a vote on a Hurricane Sandy relief bill.

"There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their speaker, John Boehner," he said. "This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. Natural disasters happen in red states and blue states and states with Democratic governors and Republican governors. We respond to innocent victims of natural disasters, not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans. Or at least we did until last night. Last night, politics was placed before oaths to serve our citizens. For me, it was disappointing and disgusting to watch."

House Republicans declined to schedule a vote for Sandy aid Tuesday night, after voting to pass a fiscal cliff deal. If the House does not pass a disaster relief bill before noon on Thursday, when the new session of Congress begins, lawmakers will have to start over.

"Last night the House of Representatives failed that most basic test of public service, and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state," said Christie. "Sixty-six days and counting -- shame on you. Shame on Congress. Despite my anger and disappointment, my hope is that the good people in Congress -- and there are good people in Congress -- will prevail upon their colleagues to finally, finally put aside the politics and help our people now."

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John Boehner Yelled At Frank LoBiondo Over Sandy Aid

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) yelled at a member of his own caucus on Tuesday night, after lawmakers from New Jersey and New York repeatedly pressed him to bring the Superstorm Sandy relief bill to the floor for a vote.

Boehner had a heated exchange with Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.), one of the members urging the House Republican leadership to bring up the Sandy legislation, according to fellow Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.). The House adjourned on Tuesday night without passing the $60.4 billion Sandy relief package that the Senate approved last week.

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Peter King, Furious Over Blocked Sandy Aid, Says Don't Donate To House Republicans

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) is going after his fellow House Republicans after party leaders pulled a Hurricane Sandy relief bill from a floor vote on Tuesday, saying that New York and New Jersey residents should stop giving these lawmakers political contributions.

"I'm saying right now, anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny to congressional Republicans is out of their minds," he said in an interview on Fox News. "Because what they did last night was put a knife in the back of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans. It was an absolute disgrace."

The House adjourned on Tuesday night without passing the $60.4 billion Sandy relief package that the Senate approved last week. The 113th Congress will be sworn in on Thursday, meaning that the House and Senate would have to restart the entire legislative process if it takes it up.

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Congress Celebrates Plan To Worsen The Lives Of Everyday Americans
Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Raise Taxes On 77 Percent Of Americans: Tax Policy Center Analysis

WASHINGTON -- While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.

That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker making $50,000 a year.

The Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan Washington research group, estimates that 77 percent of American households will face higher federal taxes in 2013 under the agreement negotiated between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans. High-income families will feel the biggest tax increases, but many middle- and low-income families will pay higher taxes too.

Households making between $40,000 and $50,000 will face an average tax increase of $579 in 2013, according to the Tax Policy Center's analysis. Households making between $50,000 and $75,000 will face an average tax increase of $822.

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Wow... We don't even have to point out how politically stupid Boner and the TeaPublicans are... Their own party does it for us. Congratulations, idiots... Guess who will remember you at the polls the next time?

More slanted media coverage? The Senate Sandy bill was so loaded up with pork for places states away from Sandy but you can't expect HuffPo to inform you of that. That would be objective journalism.

Sure, we will give New Jersey 15 billion to rebuild but Minnesota gets 5 billion.

Yeah, I'm sure that made a huge impression on Chris Christie, Frank LoBiondo and Peter King... Oh, wait... They're Republicans...

You need some new material, Fred...

And these even had videos...and REAL SOURCES!!

Guess what? The world isn't only two parties. Republicans in the east like King and Christie are going to bleat for goverment money. It takes more responsible people in goverment to say we really need to take the time to make the right call, not pass it in the last minute like the Fiscal Cliff last night which was passed before Americans and even their representatives had time to see what they were passing.

Look at what your Senator Michael Bennet said this morning about the Fiscal Cliff Patch, he didn't like it. Is he betraying his party? Or is he a bright light who actually wants to solve problems rather than just throw money at them.

I suppose you were all on board for the tax breaks for Goldman Sachs? Pass it, don't read it!!! Senator Udall must be your hero, giving out tax breaks for NASCAR and Disney! I thought this bill was about fixing the fiscal cliff, not corporate cronyism.

World upside down, LJ support loopholes for corporations. The TEA Party wants to actually see what they are voting on.

I just love Revisionist History...I could sit and watch it for hours... You need some new material, Fred...

And these even had videos...and REAL SOURCES!!

And the only opinions I've heard expressed by Dems who didn't like the package is that it didn't cram the Debt Limit and the $250,000 income-limit down the throats of the usual obstructionist teabaggers, so that we don't have to go through this again in a few months... I agree with him. Obama should have pressed his advantage, and crammed it down their throats.

Hmmmmm.... There were 85 votes FOR the bill by Republicans... You want to talk about "members of your own party" that didn't like what their OWN PARTY was offering? Let's talk about the fact that there were only 8 votes in the Senate against it.....