Outraged Congressman Suggests He’ll Abandon Republican Party Over Sandy Relief

“As far as I’m concerned, I’m on my own,” says New York Rep. Pete King. Also says New Yorkers should stop donating to his party.

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    • michaelt36 5 months ago

      Funny how all these Republican’s turn Democrat when they realize that federal aid actually matters for their state, and isn’t wasteful spending. While I applaud King and Christie for coming to their senses, it’s sad it takes a tragedy for them to embrace logic.

    • suza 5 months ago

      this guy’s a dick. dont’ fall for his showmanship.

    • feistychick 5 months ago

      I have a feeling that this is the beginning of the end for the Republican party and as a left leaning independent, I say good riddance. Even my dad who’s a Republican is starting to hate the party. But I find it interesting how King is second guessing his peers when they do something that directly effects him. Ever notice how repubs only care about an issue when it affects them?

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      I’ve never seen so many comments filled with standard partisan talking points and literally zero substantive data in my life, WOW. > Insert something about Republicans using poor people souls for blankets and Democrat bill pork here

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    • evilito 5 months ago

      I bet dollars to donuts most of the opposition to the relief bill comes from yokel representatives from hillbilly Southern states. Their resentment toward northeastern Yankees knows no bound, after all - even when (or maybe especially because of) it’s the north that foots the bill for their illiterate southern asses.

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    • flatlandbroncofan 5 months ago

      I can understand his anger but what I can’t understand is why he is not complaining about the amount of pork that was added to this bill. The fact that he is not complaining about it makes him no different than the Democrats. All of them are a bunch of “spending junkies” that can’t get the monkey off there backs. It is sad!

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    • bxmedic19 5 months ago

      Wow, he just went a few notches down on the ass hole meter.

    • evilito 5 months ago

      I am not a fan of King (in fact, quite the opposite), but kudos to him for doing this. The fact that our Congress is too dysfunctional to even pass a disaster relief resolution is infuriating (especially when the biggest doubts about the relief bill are voiced by hypocritical by Southern politicians - the region that ironically is essentially supported by federal tax dollars from the Northeast). I’d love to see King bolt the party. The guy is quite established in his district, and could easily win as an independent. And it would benefit the country to see a high profile politician publicly quit the republican party because of what it has become - a freakshow.

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