[Howlin]

"Let's put it this way," says an Appropriations staffer. "There is a fair degree of certainty up here that dollars that should have gone for projects and programs that might have been helpful in New Orleans' time of need was never used for those purposes.

Remember this post from this week?

To: Seattle Conservative

I did a little research. New Orleans has spent 673 million over the last 10 years on: New basketball arena, New Vintage Trolley Care system and just recently appropriated 315 million for the convention center expansion. Seems they had the money, but chose to spend it on pork projects rather than the poor and helpless citizens of New Orleans. Google search New Orleans basketball arena and trolley rail system.

787 posted on 09/04/2005 2:20:32 PM EDT by Aquahawk

I'd be interested in seeing where their Homeland Security money was spent, too.

[plushaye]

I wonder how much paper shredding has been going on in government offices this week??

I have to say it was a smart tack that Frist used to subdue the Dems on this issue.

[BurbankKarl]

Movie star couple Kelly Preston and John Travolta stop and visit first responders at the Jefferson Parish Sherrif Operations Center5 in Metairie, Louisiana, near New Orleans. They delivered five tonnes of food for victims of Hurricane Katrina

[nunya bidness]

Great find.

At this point it's a foregone conclusion that the obvious corruption is a fact but what will need to be done is provide FNC the complete picture because, as we know, no other outlet is going to do it.

I've been trying to pin down the levee board angle and so far it's mostly speculation. I'll have to gather names and then branch out to deeds and public information from there.

One thing's for sure, it shouldn't be that hard to nail politicos in NO for corruption. After all, they've shown they can't hide it well.