From the New York Post Online Edition: "New Yorkers yesterday slammed House Speaker Dennis Hastert for claiming the Big Apple was guilty of an 'unseemly scramble' for cash after Sept. 11 -- and one city councilman demanded he return his FDNY cap.
'I want to let Hastert know we want our FDNY cap back,' fumed Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., referring to the baseball cap given to Hastert three years ago when the powerful Illinois lawmaker toured Ground Zero shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
Vallone, along with a slew of other officials and residents, blasted the Republican leader's claims in his new book, 'Speaker,' which were reported on the front page of yesterday's Post.
Hastert wrote that at the time of the attacks, it was impossible to calculate the cost, continuing, 'but already we heard voices asking, 'Who's going to pay for this? How much will it cost?' '
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-Bronx) labeled Hastert's remarks 'really sad.'
'Hastert is not complaining about the cost of rebuilding Iraq, yet he complains about rebuilding New York?' Serrano said."
Thanks to Daily Kos and Dave Sirota, who has a bunch of other quotes from the GOP ripping on NYC's supposed "culture of waste..."
Florida wants reconstruction money after Charley, does that reflect a "culture of waste"? Or is it only when New Yorkers need reconstruction? Those NYers are such slackers, after all, they do pay more in fed taxes than they receive back.
Why does the GOP hate America so much?
different voices
10 years ago