Another thing to add in your arsenal:
1. The monies were available to LA for upgrading the levees. By Fed. Law, the STATE has to come up with 50% of the $$. LA refused that, saying they wanted the Feds to fund 100%. Funny, no other state has had that problem (to my knowledge).
2. I read an interview with Corp of Engineers (COE) spokesman who said they wanted to upgrade the levees, but were stopped by the environmentalists (Sierra Club). Can't give a source, but it was on the Open Thread. Try doing a search there, or maybe someone else knows.
Good Luck with the libs!!
I haven't read this thread yet, but is Landrieu going to punch the mayor too for not using all those schoolbusses, (Drudge photo) the municipal busses we haven't seen yet, to ferry people out, for not moving the fire engines, ambulances and police cars to higher ground? And the Governor for refusing to call in the National Guard on Tuesday after Bob Livingston begged her to do so? It's my understanding that the President called the Mayor and told him to evacuate the. Too bad there wasn't a Bob Livingston or John Breaux in charge! In fact, too bad someone wasn't in charge.
We don't need Congressmen throwing mud right now--there's enough in New Orleans right now.
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