so am I. but I think the dye is cast politically on this. Bush should never have "taken the blame" - because now the level of compassion is measured by the size of the check. these two LA cretins request 250 billion, even though they have no idea what to spend it on - so anyone who proposes less is deemed "uncaring" and "miserly". we should have been fighting back against Blanco from the first day.
I agree with you. Bush should not have taken the blame on Katrina. He is too passive. I'd like to see him start fighting back. In fact, I wish he had poked that obnoxious David Gregory in the nose.
Anyone who listened to his speech understands what he said. Furthermore, it is NOT too late to fight back, because Blanco and Landrieu have jumped the shark with their gimmee attitude over the last two days.
This is all I have to say about this subject, because I do not wish to derail the thread. I trust that you will also refrain from posting this comment of yours again, since I have seen it at least three times today.
I'm sure the LA Politicians don't give a damn, but we have MISS, Alabama, Texas and peripheral damage in other states like Florida.
200 B or so has been speculated for coverage of ALL states. They come along and demand it all for themselves? So, what? We're supposed to spend a trillion dollars so everything is fair? The whole blasted state is corrupt. I want Honore put in charge of any funding that heads to LA.
I suppose next Congress will want to not only delay vote on tax cuts, but instead raise our taxes to pre-JFK days. Very least the Carter years.