Absolutely. When the left creates as much noise as they have been over this, they're trying to divert attention. The question to ask is, what don't they want us to see? The obvious is that Nagin and Blanco did a horrible job on managing the hurricane, but the less obvious is the graft that has always been pervasive in the state. That's what needs to be examined--it's rotten to the core.
Back when we first started to see how bad the response was going to be, I said, follow the money on this one. I still say that.
Umm, I don't know what you've been reading, but it obviously isn't the same thing as the rest of us.
The LA Times (of all things!) is reporting that there were serious problems with mismanagement of FEMA funds stretching back to 1998. How this report indicates a CYA or publicity blitz by the LEFT to obscure the truth is beyond me.
The point of the story is that the Louisiana Department of Homeland Security misappropriated $60 million that should have gone to emergency perparedness. Seeing as how that department (and the state of Louisiana) are run by democrats, I don't see how they can squirm out of this accusation.
be that as it may, it is not an example of left vs. right as much as it an example of elected officials having a field day with taxpayer money, with disasterous results two weeks ago.
Please see this in the light in which it is presented, as a crime, and not through the cynical lens of politics. This is not a political issue, it is an issue of accountability.
This may also explain why Bush sent both Gonzales and Mueller down to NO last week. I thought it a little unusual that the Attorney General and the FBI director would be directly involved in rescue and recovery operation. Besides the graft, we could also be looking at some criminal culpability.
You were right then............you're right now.