Compassionate Conservatives

So a twister kills 117 people and takes out Joplin, Missouri. What’s the first thing that crosses Eric Cantor’s mind?

The No. 2 House Republican said that if Congress doles out additional money to assist in the aftermath of natural disasters across the country, the spending may need to be offset.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said “if there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental.”

Ah, the cooler heads of fiscal responsibility in times of crisis. If you were wondering, Cantor’s the guy who worries about the water bill when the firetrucks pull up.

Eric Cantor: Disaster relief must be offset [Politico]

We continue to be ruled by sociopaths:

… how utterly clueless the GOP was when it came to terrorism:

Think it’s Fox wishes our Preznit dead:

And he will never be held accountable:

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“A staffer for former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s presidential exploratory committee in Iowa was suspended Wednesday after being arrested on charges of public intoxication and trespassing. Des Moines television station and CNN affiliate KCCI reported that Benjamin Foster was arrested around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, when an Ankeny family awoke to find him trying to get into the back door of their home and called the police.” Fun detail: His middle name is Limbaugh. [CNN, Des Moines Register]