The fuller quote:

"We cannot -- we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. It is simply immoral, in my view, for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well that we'll all be dead and gone before it's paid off." (emphasis added)

Helping those in immediate need is immoral. That's what he believes. Austerity before aid.

One thing about Romney changing his mind so much, when he says something that impractical, he can just not do it.

There is what I'm assuming to be a fake tweet on Facebook with Romney advising those in the path of Sandy to evacuate to one of their other homes.

have voted to cut disaster relief.

Just want to point out it's not just one nut job that doesn't believe in helping those that need it, it's a whole gaggle of nut-jobs that think their fellow man (and women) should just suffer, because it's their own fault they can't get out of the way of a storm/earthquake/forest fire/etc.

Republicans last year held disaster relief funding hostage several times, demanding offsetting budget cuts. They also attempted to slash disaster funding in a 2011 continuing resolution. The Budget Control Act itself, meanwhile, cuts $900 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Of course, if disaster relief is privatized, well then RMoney's buddies will just continue to exploit the less fortunate and downtrodden. Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!

NYT: A Big Storm Requires Big Government

...NJ Governor Chris Christie seems to have really warmed up to the President and the idea of big government.

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We may also recall how, following floods in Nashville a while back, Ron "Give 'em the Boot" Ramsey signed on to a letter from a host of Republican legislators beseeching Obama for federal funding.

Smack in the middle of CNNs extensive coverage of the aftermath of Sandy comes the headline a moment ago, ROMNEY IN 2011: CUT FEMA

Sadly, some disasters are too big for any State to handle without Federal assistance.

FEMA is not perfect but I can assure you that many States are glad to have them as a resource at this time.

Romney was the last choice for the Republican party, and it's obvious why this is the case.

Interesting that Romney told supporters (in that leaked video of last February) that, should some disaster occur that provided him with a political advantage, he would be sure to exploit it.

I'm not making this up. The guy that resigned from being in charge of FEMA two weeks after hurricane Katrina asks "Why was this so quick?"

CNN just ran video of Romney's canned goods collection in Ohio. One thing I noticed was the practically empty stands in the background.

Of course the goons haven't as yet had a chance to Photoshop the gathering.

The Red Cross says bringing them 'stuff' only impedes their work as it takes time and effort to sort and clean and such. They really prefer cash.

He needs to con Karl Rove and the Koch brothers into sending some of that ad money to the Red Cross.

The campaign announced they would load supplies into a campaign bus for delivery in Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania – all swing states impacted by the storm.

and, there's this:

"Desperation - it's the world's worst cologne".

And the event began with the video of Romney, The Leader, that plays at most Romney-Ryan events. See, here's the problem: There is almost no way an incumbent president or a challenger can help disaster recovery with his physical presence. A presidential campaign is preceded by secret service and trailed by a swollen press entourage. Traffic must be routed around the area where the candidate/president is speaking, until the guy leaves the site. What possible purpose does that serve when people are scrambling to collect aid? I'm really not criticizing Romney here -- I don't see the upside of any politicians swooping in to "get some devastation in the shot," as Bill Frist infamously told a cameraman in Haiti.

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If Romney visits with a disaster victim, in a swing state of course, I wonder who will provide the sleeve for him to wipe his hand after the photo op?

If Romney insists on doing something (which is a noble thing), let's see him a) write a big check to the Red Cross, and b) find some way to personally help in NY or NJ. Those aren't states he'll win, but it would demonstrate he's really gonna care about the entire country. Holding a "relief event" in Ohio is silly and the worst kind of campaigning.

The Making Of Romney's Storm Relief Event

But the last-minute nature of the call for donations left some in the campaign concerned that they would end up with an empty truck. So the night before the event, campaign aides went to a local Wal-Mart and spent $5,000 on granola bars, canned food, and diapers to put on display while they waited for donations to come in, according to one staffer.

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Empty-handed supporters pled for entrance, with one woman asking, "What if we dropped off our donations up front?"

The volunteer gestured toward a pile of groceries conveniently stacked near the candidate. "Just grab something," he said.

Two teenage boys retrieved a jar of peanut butter each, and got in line. When it was their turn, they handed their "donations" to Romney. He took them, smiled, and offered an earnest "Thank you."

This should be the front page headline of every newspaper in America tomorrow.

Yglesias: "The problem is that, economically speaking, it’s totally insane."

And this man Rmoney is the business expert who would be our country's economic savior.

The Romney campaign has announced intention to repair thousands of downed Romney-Ryan yard signs in the path of Hurricane Sandy.