"When the levee breaks" (BARF ALERT!)

Philadelphia Daily News ^ | 8/30/05 | Will Bunch

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[Proud_USA_Republican]

Where was the liberal outrage at Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India for not doing enough to protect their cities against tsunamis?

[michigander]

Washington knew that this day could come at any time, and it knew the things that needed to be done to protect the citizens of New Orleans.

The citizens of New Orleans knew that this day could come at any time and if they get the chance to rebuild this day could (and will) come again at any time.

If you don't like it, get your ass out of the way.

[cvq3842]

I know what you mean. Sad but true.

[cvq3842]

It is. Sad but true.

[Doe Eyes]

Why didn't Clinton fully fund these projects

Wouldn't he have needed Congressional approval for this?

[djmv]

"The problem that we have isn’t that the levee is low, but that the federal funds have dried up so that we can’t raise them."

The problem isn't that it is hot in Texas, but that the US taxpayers have not provided the funding for my really big fan...

I have a lot of sympathy for those injured and killed in this disaster, but it does get tiring to watch half my paycheck go to taxes and to know that I am subsidizing people's foolish decisions to have oceanfront homes in hurricane alley.

[BenLurkin]

"Nobody locally is happy that the levees can’t be finished, "

Everybody locally needs to pay for their own darn levees.

[Ichneumon]

The Lake Pontchartrain project is slated to receive $3.9 million in the president's 2005 budget. Naomi said about $20 million is needed.

This is the key line, everything else is spin.

Note how small an amount of money this is. The city of New Orleans itself could have paid for this easily if it had bothered to -- it's about the cost of building six miles of freeway. Chicken feed on the scale of city or state governments. Blaming the federal government for not footing the bill, as if no one else closer to the problem could be bothered to pay for it, is ridiculous.

[KJC1]

You guys are out in force today! PMing around DU? LOL.

[Just Lori]

The left wing bloggers are having an orgy over all this crap.

[MarkL]

All together now...

IT'S BUSH'S FAULT!!!

Mark

[minus_273]

bush's fault! wow that was quick.. why am i not surprised.

[Shazbot29]

Have you heard the latest?

Rove arranged for Katrina to take Cindy Sheehan off the front page (of course, he actually put her into motion so she would take him off the front page).

Wheels within wheels.

[KJC1]

Note how small an amount of money this is. The city of New Orleans itself could have paid for this easily if it had bothered to -- it's about the cost of building six miles of freeway. Chicken feed on the scale of city or state governments. Blaming the federal government for not footing the bill, as if no one else closer to the problem could be bothered to pay for it, is ridiculous.

And we've got a winner! Very good post. The next question this "reporter" should be asking is about the appropriation of city and state monies.

[par4]

When you are absent of new ideas, and your base is less then well-educated on current affairs, then you blame those in charge to regain your power.

You can watch the Dems beg for their scraps of face time on the news, latching onto the latest craze so that they're not forgotten.

For example, see Al Sharpton suddenly realize that he's not been in the news lately, see Al run to Crawford to get his face back on the tube, let's all remember that Al's still relevent.

Robert Kennedy is a footnote in a long line of footnotes, today he's blaming the hurricane on Global Warming and Global Warming on Republicans. He's crying "Remember me, I was somebody's son, I'm important, listen to me".

With any politician, but especially those that make their living blaming others, the need exists for a new forum every couple of months to get back in the news and rally the followers. After all, without a cause, their entire existance is meaningless, and their money is gone.

[SueRae]

Being in the Philly suburbs, I just HAD to post on their thread. The Daily News is the "Enquirer" of Phila. so don't expect much from the people who read it.