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Critics Say Bush Undercut New Orleans Flood Control
Washington Post ^ | 9/2/05

Posted on 09/01/2005 11:26:24 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon

Critics Say Bush Undercut New Orleans Flood Control

By Jim VandeHei and Peter Baker

Washington Post Staff Writers

Friday, September 2, 2005; Page A16

President Bush repeatedly requested less money for programs to guard against catastrophic storms in New Orleans than many federal and state officials requested, decisions that are triggering a partisan debate over administration priorities at a time when the budget is strained by the Iraq war.

Even with full funding in recent years, none of the flood-control projects would have been completed in time to prevent the swamping of the city, as Democrats yesterday acknowledged. But they said Bush's decision to hold down spending on fortifying levees around New Orleans reflected a broader shuffling of resources -- to pay for tax cuts and the Iraq invasion -- that has left the United States more vulnerable.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: blame; bushhaters; dirtyrats; federalspending; katrina; lyingliars; mediabias; propaganda; rats
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1 posted on 09/01/2005 11:26:24 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

three days on and I say these critics can take their commentary and deposit it in a special place...


To the MSM,
Enough of the finger pointing and how about placing that energy into seeing what you can do to help you fellow man.


2 posted on 09/01/2005 11:28:07 PM PDT by Americanwolf (To all in the States of MS, AL, and LA effect by Hurricane Katrina my heart and prayers to you all!)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

WaPO bleating for higher taxes are they?


3 posted on 09/01/2005 11:29:13 PM PDT by Tom_Busch (I'm a victim of Rovian mind control.)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon
Critics say Uncle Joe Cannon is a Troll

The leftists are grasping for straws... How bout you Uncle joe?

4 posted on 09/01/2005 11:29:34 PM PDT by MJY1288 (Whenever a Liberal is Speaking on the Senate Floor, Al-Jazeera Breaks in and Covers it LIVE)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon
Hint to the Liberals

This is NOT a road you want to go down

Shall we open up the books to the BILLIONS of dollars that was sent to NO and what happen to it all???

5 posted on 09/01/2005 11:30:12 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

Liberals. LOL They always overplay their hands!


6 posted on 09/01/2005 11:30:22 PM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

'But they said' -- liberal journalists and 'they said'.

They = the journalists themselves attributing their own thoughts to others.


7 posted on 09/01/2005 11:30:31 PM PDT by servantoftheservant
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

So they admit that the funding at regular levels wouldn't have made a difference, but it is still Bush's fault because it is indicative of the President's priorities.

Tell me if I'm crazy, but what's the point of prioritizing funding for flood control when the results of full funding and half funding are basically equal?


8 posted on 09/01/2005 11:31:05 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon
Even with full funding in recent years, none of the flood-control projects would have been completed in time to prevent the swamping of the city, as Democrats yesterday acknowledged.

That's the money quote. At least they played it high up in the story. You don't need to read further.

9 posted on 09/01/2005 11:31:44 PM PDT by JennysCool (Non-Y2K-Compliant)
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To: Mo1
The pathetic attempts I have seen this past week by these Leftists in an attempt to blame Bush for Hurricane Katrina is beyond laughable, it's bazaar
10 posted on 09/01/2005 11:34:14 PM PDT by MJY1288 (Whenever a Liberal is Speaking on the Senate Floor, Al-Jazeera Breaks in and Covers it LIVE)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

I heard Bush was also responsible for the Armenian massacre.


11 posted on 09/01/2005 11:34:58 PM PDT by Andy from Beaverton (I only vote Republican to stop the Democrats)
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To: coconutt2000

"So they admit that the funding at regular levels wouldn't have made a difference"

That's really the key point. The rest is just chest beating.


12 posted on 09/01/2005 11:35:10 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
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To: MJY1288
I think you're incapable of reading beyond the provocative headline.
13 posted on 09/01/2005 11:35:57 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

I am no big fan of President Bush; but, it is Congress that controls the purse strings. So this accusation is absolutely bogus. Perhaps if Congress had sacrifice some of its pork projects we would have been able to improve the levees to spare many thousands of American lives.


14 posted on 09/01/2005 11:36:07 PM PDT by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: MJY1288

It's annoying the heck out of me


15 posted on 09/01/2005 11:38:04 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: ARCADIA

Is Uncle Cannon related to TV's "Fat" Cannon, Private Eye?

16 posted on 09/01/2005 11:40:57 PM PDT by zarf
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To: coconutt2000

You don't get it.First, in a liberals mind only intentions count. So, since Bush cut some programs that wouldn't have helped anyway he's responsible since his intentions were bad.

Secondly, it's always Bush's fault. Once you understand these two concepts you won't be asking those silly fact based rational questions anymore.


17 posted on 09/01/2005 11:40:59 PM PDT by Arkie2 (No, we cannot make cheese as stinky as the French.)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon
[from earlier post by EagleUSA:MSM: Take Note - Clinton's Contribution to the Katrina Disaster ( Must Read ) The Federal Register ^ | September 1, 2005 | EagleUSA

Posted on 09/01/2005 3:21:59 PM PDT by EagleUSA The MSM began politicizing the hurricane Katrina disaster before it even happened. Of course, their one objective is to blame President Bush, our military and anyone else that represents an idealogical barrier to their agenda. What the MSM has not done, is look in their own backyard -- in 1998 the Army Corps of Engineers provided a Draft Request to pursue the protection of noted areas in the Gulf region, to enhance their ability to survive heavy hurricane damage. The project was summarily REJECTED BY BILL CLINTON as not important . . .]

The Washington Post is no better than the rest of the 'pack-of-dogs, MSM that is hellbent on making this disaster work for the Left and against President Bush.

Disgusting. . these Lefties are always the first to cast stones; and from where they live - in the biggest glass house of all.

18 posted on 09/01/2005 11:42:24 PM PDT by cricket (.Just say NO U.N.)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

So with eight years of the Clintons, what was done about flood control? Outside of Arkansas does concrete go away?


19 posted on 09/01/2005 11:42:38 PM PDT by NaughtiusMaximus (The liberals promised to move to Canada but they lied . . . bwaaaaah.)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

Doesn't matter if the left backs off and acknowledges the facts. The goal is to get it out there.

Now in the future "cut funding" can be referred to and the finer details will be forgotten. It will become baseline assumed truth as many lies have become. Even our most informed and articulate spokesmen fall prey.



20 posted on 09/01/2005 11:42:44 PM PDT by I see my hands (Until this civil war heats up.. have a nice day.)
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