Why isn't more being said/done about the Accuweather/Santorum kickback?

[LynneSin]

Accuweather donates to money to Rick Santorum and now Tricky Rick is on a mission to cut back funding to the National Weather Service, a government program. Cut backs to the NWS would mean one thing - more people & companies would have to pay folks like Accuweather for their weather reports. Isn't this some kind of kickback here. I mean, I'm still trying to understand the whole Abramoff thing and I do realize it's on a much larger scale then what's going on here. However, this is really needs to be brought up more about how Rick is whoring for Accuweather who is basically Rick Santorum's john at $2k a pop. Hell right after Katrina, Rick Santorum was out there badmouthing the NWS as useless even though NWS was dead-on right about Katrina.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=795841&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Critics Question Timing of Santorum Bill

Critics Question Timing of AccuWeather Donation, Santorum's Weather Service Bill

WASHINGTON - Two days before Sen. Rick Santorum introduced a bill that critics say would restrict the National Weather Service, his political action committee received a $2,000 donation from the chief executive of AccuWeather Inc., a leading provider of weather data.

The disclosure has renewed criticism of the measure, which Santorum, R-Pa., maintains would allow the weather service to better focus on its core mission of getting threatening weather info out in a "timely and speedy basis."

Opponents say the bill would endanger the public by preventing the dissemination of certain weather data, and force taxpayers to pay for the data twice. The bill would prevent the weather service from competing for certain services offered by the private sector.

AccuWeather, based in State College, Pa., provides weather data to a variety of outlets, including media organizations such as The Associated Press.

"I think the timing of it is what makes it so suspect," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government, a Democratic-leaning watchdog group. "It's like here's the money and you're going to do what I want."

[bunkerbuster1]

1. Outrage fatigue?

This one has been out there awhile. The bar keeps getting set higher and higher. or lower and lower, depending on how you express these things.

Put another way--it's kinda hard to top condoning torture, the outsourcing of torture, and imprisonment without trial. What's a little backslapping a la Man-on-Dog's Accuweather deal, compared to that?

that's the best I can do on my first cuppa joe.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. Sometimes I wonder if the thuglicans actually count on >>>

'outrage fatigue' as part of their master plan. They pull X number of dirty tricks and underhanded deals knowing Y will sneak through under the outrage radar...

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. This one will steam even Republicans.

We have people in Florida who swear by the National Weather Service. If they knew that they were going to be the next NOLA because of Republican greed and/or incompetence, they'd probably put some serious pressure, even on Jebbie.