Jeff, this is what the Federal government is supposed to do. When something happens that is bigger than any single state can handle, the rest join together and help them out.
Herein lies our strength.
How it is bad for the Democrats is these people who have been generationally kept down by the Social Welfare programs will see the light of self-relliance and feel the pride of being self-sustaining and for the first time actually believe the American Dream can belong to them if they work hard enough.
They will have to disabuse themselves of the notion that it is the REPUBLICANS who want to keep the poor and stupid and realize this has been the bread and butter of the Democrats.
By providing some emergency relief then yes. To totally rebuild the area, then no. Why did no one have flood insurance?
where are you geting this idea that suddenly, the generational welfare state is going to embrace enterprise and self-reliance as a result of this? Just because Bush said so, its going to automatically happen?
just wait a while, wait until people start asking "where is my free new house", "I need a car", etc. you'll see how quickly this is going to unravel - and settle back into simple giveaway programs.
The printer must have left that part out of my copy of the Constitution.