Earlier in the summer Tancredo remarked that the United States should bomb holy cities as a way of sending a message to terrorists and undoubtedly all religious people everywhere. Yesterday according to The Hill he remarked that it was “time the taxpayer gravy train left the New Orleans station” in regards to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.

“At some point, state and local officials and individuals have got to step up to the plate and take some initiative,” said Tancredo. “The mentality that people can wait around indefinitely for the federal taxpayer to solve all their worldly problems has got to come to an end.”

Though there are undoubtedly other fiscal conservatives and independents who would like greater accountability of money spent and who could argue the issue of states responsibilities vs. federal responsibilities, I doubt any of the other candidates will be jumping about this line of thought. It isn’t the kind of thing you say when you want to get elected president.