Whatever one thinks of some Republicans suggesting aid to California after the devastating wildfires come with strings attached, it is hard to claim the state’s wildfire prevention strategy has been a success. Still, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart took to the air on Comedy Central on Monday to mock GOP criticism by reducing forest management to raking leaves.
Stewart was not happy at the idea of conditions being applied to aid as he introduced a clip of GOP Rep. Warren Davidson on Fox, “Because red states are always the tragic victims of circumstance outside of their control, and Democrats always vote for their aid. Whereas blue state disasters are a function of their flawed morality and policy, and if we help blue state survivors, well, what message will that send? What lesson will they learn? But fine, if strings must be attached, what be the…
