This plan had wide-spread Congressional support before the holidays but was held up by the Bush Administration.
Why should we trust the same people (the incumbent politicians of Louisiana) who helped create this mess (and who raked off large sums for their own pockets in the process) to do anything correct and legit about fixing the mess?
(Ray Nagin among others should be in jail or defending themselves in court--having 1700 police on the rolls drawing salaries when there are only 1000 actually on the force is a crime in most places.)
"This plan had wide-spread Congressional support before the holidays but was held up by the Bush Administration"
Horse puckey!
It did not have wide support. From my perspective as a soon-to-be ex-Lousyana resident the so-called "leaders" of this state have done zilch in giving the taxpayers in the rest of the country any reason to funnel billions more into the political, economic and educational BLACK F'N HOLE.
GASBAG BLANK-O whines and bitches which is apparently all that's she competant to do rather than lead. The Chocolate Man Ray Nagin further embarrasses the state on an almost daily basis. Vitter, the formerly sane Senator, signs on to Moon's baby girl's attempt to rape the U.S. Treasury of $250 BILLION.
And you wonder why people look on Lousyana with disgust? Really?
I'mm outa here.
Well, seeing that Bush is ultimately responsible for everything that happens in LA, and their politicians are absolutely blamless and brainless, not to mention hateful and decieptful, it is no wonder he is holding up the plan! We needs enough Federal carpenters to rebuild the city. He is still looking for Federal school bus drivers to take command of Naggin's buses. : )
"wide-spread Congressional support..." immediately causes this to be a bad idea.
Why to the wealth-redistributors (aka, Democrats, aka Liberals, aka, Socialists) always want to throw OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY to those whose votes they want to buy, when the entitlements' recievers make NO effort to take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY to improve their situation?
Those are flat out 'misstatement' of the facts.
You'll also note that neither of LA's two fine senators has introduced any accompanying Bailout Bill.
So please stop the 'spin'. There is 'no wide spread support' and the 'Bush Administration' didn't hold up anything. This 'thing' is winding it's way through Congress, like all Bills. And hopefully it will die were all bad bills do, in some 'obscure' committee.
BTW, From another comment of yours further down, I think you might want to read up on Federalism and the real role of the Federal Government (hint - it isn't a 24/7/365 ATM for States, nor to save people from the boobs THEY themselves elected into office).