I listened carefully to Newt....and what he was proposing sounded unobtainable...
He was insisting that we "can't wait until the water goes down"...and that they need to get in there before that and expend any and all people, money, etc. TO MAKE THAT CITY BACK AGAIN...
Now, correct me if I am wrong, and Newt is right----but we have a war on terror that is going on, that given the chance, has leaders that would do twice the damage of the hurricane.
We also have energy problems...that need refineries built...AND...we have to keep money available in case another hurricane comes and does the same thing in Florida or Texas...
IOW---I got the impression the Newt was being unrealistic in saying "what he would do", did you guys?
Considering that it is going to come out that NO spent money given to them for the levee on a CASINO and that it's going to come out that they also spent this:
***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 think this story is far from over.
I thought so too; I viewed his statements as more of a rant than a well thought out position. More yada, yada, yada and blah, blah, blah than anything really substantive.
Newt was being Newt and positioning himself for the next POTUS election. Unfortunately, Newt doesn't understand that he isn't POTUS material. Do we thank him for 1994 - you betcha. Does he know his history - his knowledge is terrific. Would we vote for him for POTUS - probably not, unless the choice was between him and Hitlery, and I don't think he'll get that far. Newt needs to step back, take a deep breath, and get a grip. It would also be quite helpful if he would quit having photo ops w Hillary, quit constantly telling the MSM what the Admin is doing wrong, and give the Pres at least a little bit of support.