[TBarnett34]

With more than 220,000 hurricane refugees camped out in Texas and more coming, Gov. Rick Perry warned today that his enormous state was running out of room.

We have plenty of room for illegal aliens coming across the border, but heaven forbid we provide shelter for actual citizens in their time of need.

Sigh.

[antaresequity]

Perry has been a rising star in the wake of Katrina...

What are his politics?

How conservative is he?

What is his background?

Has anyone vetted him for a run at the WH?

[RichInOC]

I can see Rhode Island or Delaware running out of room...but Texas?

[BizzeeMom]

What is the state of Louisiana doing for it's own people? Are there not large areas of the state unaffected by the hurricane? Why are all the evacuees being shipped out of state?

I have my own notions as to why, but wonder if someone closer to the situation can enlighten.

[Howie66]

If we kick the RINOs out of the state we should be able to take a few hundred more of the Louisana hurricane victims in.

[Rastus]

Most of them are probably going to stay, and our state will become a little bluer.

[MJY1288]

Perry has done a great job and the people of Texas have shown the world that Texans have a heart that lives up to the States reputation that everything is big in Texas.

Kudos to everyone in Texas for the way they have stepped up to the plate

[Route66]

Texas has certainly done more than its share.

[DoughtyOne]

I'm sure Cindy will vacate camp Crawford so refugees can go there. What? She won't? Go figure...

[GretchenM]

So where are the other neighboring states on this? Has any gotten a conscience to follow Texas' lead for the sake of the refugees? Anyone heard of massive relief efforts being offered by other states?

[Doe Eyes]

Katrina has been on the map since Friday (a week ago) and this liberal looser is just now recognizing it?

[Antoninus II]

The Wyndham Anatoli? Good God, that's well over $150 a night! My previous employer had a sales meeting there that I attended. That's a sweetheart deal! Where do I sign up for free luxury lodging??

[Lijahsbubbe]

"We have notified FEMA and Louisiana officials that we are nearing capacity,"Hope the Louisiana "officials" are listening this time.

Are they trying to coordinate with other states? Or just busy going on TV to put the blame on Pres Bush.

[claudiustg]

---Evacuees also were housed at Reunion Arena in Dallas. As a few people smoked cigarettes outside, a plane emerged overhead trailing a sign that read, "Shame on You George Bush."---


This stuff is beginning to really piss me off.

[Rastus]

With more than 220,000 hurricane refugees camped out in Texas and more coming, Gov. Rick Perry warned today that his enormous state was running out of room.

About 18,500 survivors were housed in Houston's Astrodome and an adjacent meeting hall. More than 120,000 refugees were in 97 shelters in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and dozens of smaller cities across the vast state, Perry's office said, with another 100,000 in hotels and motels. Uncounted more were in churches or private homes.

These are talking points. I've seen that "enormous state" business in two separate news stories in the last few minutes. It's also undisguised bias, trying to get across the point, "The state is huge, but this Republican is wanting to turn people away!" Despicable media. Well, they're always despicable, but it really shines through in moments such as these. Journalist: "They only show blacks looting!" Who only shows it? YOU? Got to sell that "racist America" line.

[isthisnickcool]

Maybe he could let a few thousand of them live in his hair......

Or, better yet, send all these people out to the middle of nowhere and give them a job building Perry's Trans-Texas Toy Road.....

[GeronL]

I'm still waiting for the big liberal cities to take in their 'fair share'

[The South Texan]

"Evacuees also were housed at Reunion Arena in Dallas. As a few people smoked cigarettes outside, a plane emerged overhead trailing a sign that read, "Shame on You George Bush."

What? Is Cindy now flying around in a plane?

[COEXERJ145]

Our boss sent out an e-mail today that our newly renovated hanger is to be used as a shelter. Outside of a 1.5 million dollars spent on construction, another $400,000 was spent to install the latest electronic equipment in the classrooms. I have a feeling that building is going to be destroyed within a week. Texas A&M is already turning their arena into a shelter and now they're using our hanger as well. They're nuts if they think both buildings aren't going to be destroyed.

[RichardW]

They're here in East Texas. I understand a local motel owner has offered them the weekly rate to reduce their cost. Tonight I was asked directions by a Red Cross worker where to get to a small city up the road. They are everywhere. The problem is that these people are going to be here and elsewhere for a year or more. What then? New Orleans is a doomed city and should never have been built in the first place. This is going to cost hundreds of billions of dollars and in the long run probably down a huge rathole. Fill it up and make it a national memorial park and relocate "New" New Orleans about 75 miles to the north. Bring in temporary housing and eventually get people relocated properly.

I can't even imagine how this is going to be handled. Just visiting a relative for more than two days gets to be an ordeal. Imagine living with complete strangers for a year or more. Impossible situation.