Thank you, Obama, for nothing.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Federal disaster relief officials Tuesday rejected pleas from Milwaukee, Waukesha and Grant counties for assistance to individuals whose homes were damaged in major floods last month.
Flood damage in Milwaukee County alone has been estimated at $50 million.
News of the rejection was delivered in a letter to Gov. Jim Doyle from assistant Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Elizabeth Zimmerman.
Doyle, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker each criticized the decision, and Doyle promised an appeal.
"I am very disappointed with this letter," Barrett said at a news conference Tuesday night at City Hall. "I'm obviously disappointed and frustrated."
All this disappointent and frustration!
Barrett is disappointed.
What a difference a day makes.
On Monday, when Obama was in Milwaukee fundraising for Barrett, there were no signs of frustration or disappointment, just smiles - the kind that come when raking in mountains of cash.
What would the mood have been if FEMA's announcement came before Obama's visit? That never would have happened. Too awkward. If the decision had already been made, I'm sure they held back the bad news.
If Obama really wanted to help Barrett and help himself, he'd make sure that flood victims in Wisconsin received the federal assistance they deserve.
Spread the wealth around?
How about spreading the aid around?
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