The bill was full of pork and there were no reforms or spending cuts to offset the costs.

There was zero pork in the bill passed. You are incorrect. There were no offsets. Glad you don't live in NJ or NY?

I would like to have seen the package passed with the stipulation that no funding go to rebuild any home within 500 yards of the shoreline. Why should the American public be on the hook for Ken and Barbie's dream beach home when its only a matter of time before it's smashed to kindling again. I they want to live on the beach let them figure out how to rebuild.
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@Amazed - they should ban trailer parks too. Seems tornadoes are attracted too them all of the time. Also, anyone subject to blizzards should not be covered.

Maryland isn't worth saving. The Democrats are going bankrupt the state. It is already too late. Let i go, and rebuild from the Democratic rubble.

No there was no pork in the bill; just don't look over here: http://spectator.org/archives/2013/01/07/sandy-republicans-pig-out
The disgusting thing is that politicians (both R and D) use disasters and hardship to booster their own political careers by putting pork in any attempts to help those who need it. Those who really care about those affected by the disaster and about having a decent gov't that represents the people will start demanding clean bills. Good for Harris for voting against the pork.

Bart, if you travel to Crisfield and other parts of Somerset County, you would see a highly concentrated rural catastrophe.

Gov. O'Malley, visited and advocated for people there in spite of the fact that he only received 41% of that county's vote in 2010.

I hope that someone begins to understand that when national money pours in to support a candidate, local needs fade into the background. Follow the money, Bart.

I'll second that.

A little "jackal" compared to a jackass? You and Harris are from the same breed.

That's the best you can do? I'm so disappointed in you; not surprised though. Pretending you've suddenly developed a great love for the eastern shore residents for the sole purpose of justifying yet another round of shreaking about the GOP just seems a bit disingenuous. Get your facts straight - the damage is MD was minimal and isolated to a few areas of the shore; hardly worth the millions the little money grabbers are hoping to get. You and PT Barnum of from the same breed.

Karl, is that the best you can do? Perhaps you can find the quote from me but it doesn't exist. I have never made any claim or knowledge of damage to the MD Eastern Shore. Show me. I don't shriek about the GOP, I point out that Harris is one of 67 Republicans voting against the bill and I give my opinion that the GOP would be stupid considering him to help Maryland Republicans. I have only stated facts and my opinion, you appear to have been Ronald McDonald in this case. Learn to read clown, you'll get further in life.

No, guess your prosperous carcass didn't go to Crisfield.

Yes, Karl Schluub, I, too, hope that Harris is as responsible with the taxpayer's dollars as he was with phantom donations to support his 2009-2010 campaign. http://bit.ly/11gDvsH

Bet you are an ardent supporter indeed.

Seems like the little basement dwellers done got their panties in a wad. Predictably easy...

Karl, not at all, you just demonstrate for all to see you are a tea bagging fool. Congratulations with your new found 8% support.

See you at McDonalds this weekend. Which one are you working?

Karl - You should watch 'Property Income' on HGTV. The basements are transformed into luxurious apartments. There is no point to this, but it may give you a different perspective on basement dwellers.

And to the FIFA's right hand idiot - 1ke. You seriously want folks to be up in arms over Harris's campaign contributions. He's a doctor. Doctors make quite a bit of money. Doctors have extra money to contribute and appear to have done so - smoked the little carpetbagger Kratovil and that's all I really care about. By the way, the dem party threw tons of money towards Kratovil and he lost anyway, but of course that money rolling in from outside Maryland isn't even on your radar.

John Doe - point taken. Not literally commenting on the houses of abode; more the tone. It's like these 3 or 4 sit here all day long every day and wait for somebody to fight with as if they've been assigned the job of obnoxious lefty blogger. It's actually pretty mental. Within a post or two it always becomes "you teabagger" or "you clown" and sort of juvenile really. I usually ignore them because it's such a waste of energy.

Karl, we are not done with gerrymandering the map. We got Western Maryland, next up is the Eastern Shore. Just need to do a bit of cut and paste, we'll get Harris as well.

Karl - I was making a joke...I get it...I know you were referring to the tone. It is best to get insight/info from all political backgrounds, though.

Let's see Karl, you began this whole process with the terms "usual leftist crowd" and "jackal" and expect no pushback? Your ignorant tone began the entire back and forth and now you blame 1ke and me for it? Fool.

Not tons, Karl. Read and write. Write and read. Inverse processes.

I miss Gilchrist.

Come on FIFA it's not as if you've never posted before. All you do is attack...it's a long series of insults and personal attacks w/ zero ability to stick to the subject to converse in adult, reasoned tones. I reply in kind to you because that's who you folks are. It's as if you're actually the same person with several different id's on this site. Do you all sit together...do you have nothing to do other than this?

The thought of believing, or taking seriously anything that comes from a silly red face on a ping pong ball named Fifi is...well...odd at best..

Wrong Karl, you began the attack and don't like people standing up to your nonsense by retaliating. Grow up.

Buckaroo, believing anything from a tax protestor and 9/11 conspiracy theorist like you is ???? Tell people about 9/11 and their volunteering income tax to the Feds. Go ahead Bucky, make your case. I'm nuts? You belong in the looney bin. File your tax return yet? Oh, that's right, you think it is unconstitutional. I hope the IRS is watching the Patch.

Wow Fifi...that little red face on the ping pong ball thing really pushed your button...
Once again....I accept your surrender to this topic...you're done..

You are simply an ass Bucky.

Judge Smails? Nice. Very Nice.