is a Ph.D. student in history at Lehigh University as well as a political columnist. His editorials have been published in "The Morning Call," "The Express-Times," "The Newark Star-Ledger," "The Baltimore Sun," and various college newspapers and blogs. He can be reached at mlr511@lehigh.edu.
Senators Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe voted to cut Hurricane Sandy relief funds by nearly two-thirds and to stop funding FEMA. Now that disaster is in their backyard, will they change their tune?