Heroes, Villains … and Toilet Paper, by Al Perrotta

By Al Perrotta, The Stream, October 3, 2024

Al Perrotta is The Stream’s Washington bureau chief, coauthor with John Zmirak of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration, and coauthor of the counterterrorism memoir Hostile Intent: Protecting Yourself Against Terrorism.

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Heroes and Villains in Helene Recovery Efforts

Good news! On Wednesday, Joe Biden finally showed up in a state impacted by Hurricane Helene. He visited North Carolina and South Carolina. Unbelievably, not a single member of his cabinet, nor his vice president, had been to an impacted area since the storm hit, according to The Federalist. None even expressed an interest in going. Does Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg think the North Carolina roads that got washed away were racist? Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversees FEMA, hasn’t visited the disaster zone, either. But he reportedly said FEMA does not have enough funds to make it through hurricane season. Perhaps blowing more than a billion dollars over the past two years on making things comfortable here for illegal immigrants wasn’t such a smart idea after all. …

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