WSJ responds to NYT’s anti-Romney Sandy editorial

Oct. 31, 2012 1:28pm Eddie Scarry

The Wall Street Journal editorialized today against criticism Mitt Romney has received — most notable from the New York Times — regarding past comments he made on disaster relief.

From WSJ:

We know liberals are worried that President Obama might lose next week, but are they so panicky that they want to suggest even before the storm has passed that Mitt Romney and Republicans are against disaster relief? Apparently so. It’s an especially low-rent tactic, akin to blaming the tea party for Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting of Gabby Giffords. …

The rush to use Hurricane Sandy to justify a bigger federal government makes us wonder if there’s an excuse liberals won’t use to grow Leviathan? The reality of the federal fisc is that whoever wins next Tuesday is going to have to choose between functions best done by the federal government and those that can be done better by others. A government that can’t distinguish between a big storm and Big Bird is simply too big.

WSJ‘s own editorial doesn’t mention the New York Times specifically, but their own Tuesday editorial was widely cited by conservatives as an attempt to politicize Hurricane Sandy.

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Comments (5)

DOra Glasberg
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:35pm
Mitt SAID he wants to end FEMA.
Th e WSJ needs a life.

As usual Mitt was for it,
before he was against it,
before he was for it again.

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- Slapweasel
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:11pm
  While your final three-phrase stanza/premise is why conservatives don’t entirely trust him, you are dependent on Eugene Robinson-driven drivel for your propaganda.
  
  This should explain the statement a little better:
  
  http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/31/hurricane-sandy-is-a-case-study-in-the-e
  
  Taking things away from the Federal Government is a VICTORY.
  
  …every
  …single
  …time
  
  Govern Local
  
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tonypro
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 2:49pm
“” The reality of the federal fisc is that whoever wins next Tuesday is going to have to choose between functions best done by the federal government and those that can be done better by others “”

My reality is in State sovereignty. Let the States rule themselves.
Then if you don’t like a particular states laws…..move to one you do like.

GET THE FED out of the state rights.

That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

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I-have-black-immunity
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 2:43pm
Owebama / Biden administration is costing all Americans $ 1,902,587.50 in more national debt for every minute of every day, of every week, of every month for the entire year. And yet this is totally acceptable to the Fleabaggers Party aka Democrats! Over $ 1 Trillion!? And yet this is totally acceptable to the Fleabaggers Party aka Democrats! How is this possible? Do Fleabaggers hate their children and grand children so much that they would throw then over the cliff? This message is approved by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz! ©

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- tonypro
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 2:52pm
  This is just all a part of the larger plan to reset currencies, and a path to globalization.
  
  Can we say NWO boys, and girls?
  
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