Then he can send FEMA the money he saved by bringing a sandwich. I bet that'll cover most of it.

to be sworn in.

What does that have to do with this?

These were extremely stressed out victims, many of whom had "mild mental illnesses". And FEMA should have been able to determine the state was paying for housing. It was a crazy hectic time, and in emergencies like this, FEMA relies on its' temporary employee/part-time cadre of workers, who come in from out of state and put in long hours. I'll give the FEMA field workers the benefit of the doubt they were trying to help and made an honest mistake re this adult housing facility. The bureaucrats in DC need to eat the losses on this one.

That's the ticket!

What is fair about our Fed Govt. They allow Christie to steal and misspend tens of millions met for Sandy Aid and he goes scott free.

Where the heck is Mayor DiBlasio, Governor Cuomo, and Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and the multitudes of other Democrats in NYC, NYS and the federal government?

What moron at FEMA thought that this was a good idea or would end well for the agency, and was anyone in the White Hose paying attention?

However, on the bright side, I expect a fully bipartisan effort to demonize FEMA and the White House until they "reconsider their position in light of new information and evolving circumstances."

However, I truly cannot understand how anyone at FEMA thought the invoices were a good idea, and if legally mandated, how the demands could be so callous and politically tone deaf.

If you want to prevent criticisms from morons like Rand Paul, step one would be not making monumental screw-ups like demanding innocent elderly and disabled Sandy victims from repaying aid.

This pales in comparison to Rand's agenda:

Yeah, we know why Aqua Buddha didn't go for the VAWA and pushes personhood laws, too.

And then his National Right to Work Law?

Yup, Ayn Rand's rotting corpse is proud of her spiritual kindred.

John Galt and William Hicks are likewise proud of he and his running buddies and their giggling over default so they could 'manage catastrophe.'

Debt Ceiling: 'Chaotic' choices on 100 million payments

Rand Paul says default can be 'framed as a reasonable idea' and Tom Coburn wants to default to face a 'managed catastrophe.'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3820816

16 Ways Default Will Totally Screw Americans

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/10/16-ways-not-raising-debt-ceiling-will-screw-americans

Rand Paul: Tie Debt Ceiling To Raising Age For Social Security And Medicare

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014619542

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014619542

Still Standing With Rand?

August 26, 2013 by JM Ashby

Senator Rand Paul says the obligation of society to care for its less-well-off population is a form of servitude and government overreach.

“As humans, yeah, we do have an obligation to give people water, to give people food, to give people health care,” Paul allowed, “but it’s not a right because once you conscript people and say, ‘Oh, it’s a right,’ then really you’re in charge, it’s servitude, you’re in charge of me and I’m supposed to do whatever you tell me to do.”

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/08/26/2525961/rand-paul-food-health-libertarianism-hayek/

If you’re such a rugged individualist that you view humane society as a burden or form of servitude, I don’t believe you have any business serving as a member of Congress or even the city mayor. And this call to free ourselves from the chains of the SNAP and Medicaid programs comes in the form of a pitch for his medical practice which, I’m guessing, probably relies on customers receiving some form of government aide to stay in business.

If you can get over your contempt for Rand Paul for a moment, a feat I struggle with, you may realize this is somewhat amusing in that a man who may be a Republican presidential contender in the near future believes access to food and water are not a right.

I could see today’s Republican base running away with that idea, but I don’t think the party establishment will like the results at the ballot box.

Read~http://bobcesca.thedailybanter.com/blog-archives/2013/08/still-standing-with-rand-3.html

Tough Love For The Frail And Sick

October 04, 2010 by digby

If the world was sane, this would be the end of the Rand Paul campaign:

A new video today catches Rand Paul repeatedly supporting a $2,000 Medicare deductible on Kentucky seniors – despite his claims just last week that such a statement was a “lie.”

Because it's important the elderly people with dozens of health problems be more responsible with their health care dollars. We certainly can't expect people like Dr Paul to
take that role. After all, they "deserve to make a comfortable living" and can't be expected to ensure that these frail old people aren't overusing the system. These "greedy geezers" need to take more responsibility for themselves and maybe a little of that Paulite "tough love" will snap them into reality.

By the way, the average social security check is $1,000 a month.

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Mr. RTW and Personhood laws doesn't give a flying fig about these people in the OP, nor does he defending on DU, no more than he deserve O2.

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No one here is suggesting that Rand Paul's ideas are good, and it's not a competition between FEMA and Paul as to who can make more politically stupid decisions.

Simply, FEMA made a colossal political mistake. It does not matter if the criticism comes from Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Rand Paul or Ted Cruz, they would all be right.

More importantly, a fundamental underpinning of Democratic governance is that government is a competent force for good. The Sandy invoices to the elderly and disabled is the exact opposite of that message, shows lack of leadership and competence from the White House, and sadly will be used by individuals like Rand Paul to attack Democrats. The solution is not a diatribe about the evils of Rand Paul, but to ensure that such government stupidity is not repeated.

Well said.

"Data obtained through a previous public records request, however, showed that as of July 30, the agency was considering a recoupment action against 35 residents of assisted living facilities in the same part of Queens that is home to Belle Harbor Manor. Collectively, those residents had received $108,598, with most of that money intended to cover temporary housing. Five residents had also received aid to cover destroyed belongings."

the good news..

"Lawyers at MFY Legal Services, a legal aid group that has worked with adult home residents in the past, have offered to help Belle Harbor Manor residents with their appeals.

"Our position is that it would be an unbearable financial hardship and unjust," to require the residents to repay the money, said MFY attorney Nahid Sorooshyari."

Mistakes are made in a huge government agency.. Look at all the good FEMA has done, too. Hopefully this will get sorted out in a positive way for the residents of Belle Harbor Manor!

I bet the government will take it out their checks and/or cut his food stamps.What a damn shame.

sick

I can assure you that criticisms of FEMA over this mess will be bipartisan from the far right to the far left.

It likely was the result of political tone deafness from FEMA combined with inadequate oversight from the White House.

"inadequate oversight from the White House."

And as another DUer wrote,
A nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs.

And I do want to see the idiots, lined up, that send out crap like this. Ya, ya..they are probably computer generated but some idiot(s) had to do the set up, programming, write the letter and execute the program.

It is government at its dumbest.

We always have money to throw at bombing people in the Middle East. But it appears we get that money from dunning the disabled. It makes me ashamed to be an American.