Where is Rudy Giuliani, Lord God Defender of all things 9/11? Oh that's right, it's not an election year.
From Greg Sargent:
With Senate Democrats upping the pressure for passage of the bill giving health benefits to sickened 9/11 responders, it's going to get increasingly hard for GOP Senators to maintain their opposition. That's because even right-leaning commentators and political operatives are growing mighty uncomfortable with the Senate GOP's stance.
Case in point: This morning Joe Scarborough ripped into GOP opponents of passing the bill, which is called the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. He said Republicans were taking a big risk, and the crucial point Scarborough made is that this should be a national issue, not a New York one:
"Why wouldn't we take care of their health care? It's just like taking care of veterans' health care," Scarborough wondered aloud. "It can't be a good move for Republicans to oppose a bill for the firefighters and the cops on 9/11."
"How did this become a New York issue?" Scarborough continued. "That is like Pearl Harbor becoming a Hawaii issue in 1951. It's ridiculous."
