Perry Blasts Slow Federal Response as Texas Wildfires Flare Up Again

[WestVirginiaRebel]

radio.woai.com:

As dry conditions and gusty winds whip up new wildfires in parched Texas, Gov. Rick Perry Thursday blasted the Obama Administration for failing to issue a disaster declaration for the state, widening the growing rift between the White House and the states rights advocate governor, 1200 WOAI news reports.

"You see hundreds of thousands of acres of Texas burning and you know that there will soon be emergency declarations, and we did that now a couple of weeks ago, but still no response from this administration," Perry told 1200 WOAI's Michael Board after addressing the Texas Emergency Management Conference in San Antonio.

"There is a point in time where you say, hey, what's going on here," Perry said. "You have to ask why are you taking care of Alabama and other states? I know our letter didn't get lost in the mail."

The White House says President Obama will visit Alabama, hard hit by tornadoes Wednesday, later today.

Perry requested a federal declaration of emergency for Texas on April 16, as wildfires began to rage across the entire state. So far, the request has not been answered, although several federal agencies, including the National Park Service, are supplying firefighters to the state's effort.

"They watch TV, they know what's going on here, they can recognize that there is going to be a request for assistance, a request for help," Perry said.

Perry has frequently charged that the Obama Administration is 'punishing' Texas for the state's success through implementing policies which run counter to the Administration, and for Perry's aggressive advocacy of so called 'Tenth Amendment' activities. Perry has been an outspoken opponent of Health Care Reform, and the state is suing the U.S. EPA over a proposal to end Texas' independent air quality permitting program for factories and refineries.

Obama denied the charges in a contentious interview with Ft. Worth television station WFAA last week.
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Some disaster victims are more equal than others...

[Sabre86]

Obama is flat out refusing to help Texas and actively doing his best to sabotage our fire fighting efforts. Federal resources, normally available without any Presidential approval, have "mysteriously" been allocated elsewhere, even though they were not needed or requested.

[AceRimmer]

Obama is flat out refusing to help Texas and actively doing his best to sabotage our fire fighting efforts. Federal resources, normally available without any Presidential approval, have "mysteriously" been allocated elsewhere, even though they were not needed or requested.

 

He'll show up in a month or so, just like he did when he ignored the Gulf oil spill last year.

[NCTexan]

Tread lightly Barry and...

 

[Casino67]

One doesn't stand up to the zero without consequences. I wonder if he will campaign in Texas this cycle?

[Pepper]

Tread lightly Barry and...