re: #40 BlueGrl21

But even during Sandy we saw how GOPers who were supposedly sane had no problem blocking and delaying aid because they demanded offsets or refused to act without getting massive concessions - like repealing Obamacare, etc.

Pence falls into that category. There’s nothing to suggest that he wouldn’t go along with the GOPers who would refuse to provide aid without demanding offsets elsewhere.

So, imagine a hurricane along the Gulf Coast, a wildfire in the heartland, or multistate tornado outbreak, let alone a heat wave or a hurricane hitting NYC dead on. And the GOP will push their extremist agenda, all while denying climate change, under-funding NOAA, cutting funding to the USCG, and FEMA gets cuts too.

That way, not only is there less consensus on getting aid to those who need it, but the ability of the government to predict (NOAA) and respond (USCG, FEMA, etc.) are diminished - all to give the rich even more tax cuts.