Comments on: Katrina: Budget Cuts to Blame for Flooding?

By: GC

GC — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:31:12 +0000

True. The budget cuts probably did. But, let us not absolve the victims of Katrina, particularly the white victims in MS, AL and LA. These whites voted for this clown and will vote for this clown again, the moment Karl Rove pulls the race card and employs the southern strategy. As you sow so shall you reap!

By: cirby

cirby — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:57:32 +0000

And, once again, the "big hit" levee failure at 17th Street was at a complete, and freshly renovated section. The other failure was also at a place where there were no plans for further additions or changes.

In other words, the current budget made zero difference to the disaster, except in the sense that Louisiana, New Orleans, and Washington didn't spend the billions it would have taken to expand and increase the levee system for that once in a hundred years storm.

By: Don Singleton

Don Singleton — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:51:08 +0000

Politicians Failed Storm Victims

It is foolish to try to protect a large city that is 10 to 15 feet below sea level with levees on all sides. What if the hurricane had come right over New Orleans, rather than taking the jig to the east, and dumped all the rain in the city. It still ...

By: Platypus-Society.Net

Platypus-Society.Net — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:31:30 +0000

Post Katrina Scavenger Hunt Findings

In an earlier post I compiled a scavenger hunt of news stories that typically spring up when a disaster occurs. Here’s what we’ve found so far:
1. A celebrity directly affected by the disaster.
Celebrities feel effects of Katrina’...

By: Don Baker

Don Baker — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:33:15 +0000

Although, for the record, the dust control project was for roads in Arizona, not Arkansas.

Many journalists still don't know the difference between AR and AZ!