I've been wondering when one of the Republican governors who berates the size of the Federal government and decries the "tax and spend" policies of the Democrats, was going to call for Federal disaster relief. Gov. Rick Perry of Texas may not be the first, but he is the first that I read about. See "Texas Gov. Rick Perry Cut Fire Department Funding by 75%".
No wonder he can claim low taxes, but he gets high fire danger for it. He may have decried "taxes and spend" but now he's calling on the Federal government to "spend for Texas".
