[Wolfstar]

Thanks.

[STARWISE]

Great work, Wolfie ... thank you! What is happening in this country is dirty, lowdown opportunism, blatant race baiting and political skullduggery at its worst. This can NOT stand .. the Rats are smelling blood, and their propaganda and scurrilous attempts at tearing down W must be stopped. Thank you and all those hunting and sourcing the truth. My new job is going to unfortunately hamper any extensive contributions to that effort.

In the craziness of the storms this year .. I had forgotten all about this one.. perhaps there's something worth noting for your timeline:

Cindy Recap

Tuesday, July 5 - The depression becomes Tropical Storm Cindy and moves ashore on the Louisiana coast with sideways rain and intermittent squalls as it heads toward Mississippi's Gulf Coast for a second strike. At 11 p.m. EDT, Cindy is centered 20 miles south-southwest of Grand Isle and is moving north-northeast at about 13 mph, with a gradual turn expected toward the northeast. Tropical storm-force wind and rain extended up to 105 miles to the east of its center.

• Wednesday, July 6 - The Gulf Coast cleans up from Cindy — which left more than 250,000 people without electricity. The storm pelted Louisiana with nearly 8 inches of rain and 70 mph winds, and caused flooding along the coast, including 34 road closures in one Mississippi county. The storm ripped up piers in Alabama, damaged a home and spawned a tornado at Semmes, Ala. Some areas received more than 10 inches of rain.

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Seems like Blanco and Nagin already had practice

Statement on Federal Assistance for Louisiana - August 23, 2005

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Cindy on July 5-6, 2005.

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by Tropical Storm Cindy in the parishes of Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures in the parishes of Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles.

Representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named Sandra Coachman as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

The Agency said additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.

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When Al Gore walks into this scenario, you KNOW the Rats are in the War Room mode ... Hillary may not be far behind, nor Wonderboy Edwards. Carville and Begala will be in peak form this week. Get informed and armed!