White House Backpedals on Flood Control

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-wh/2005/sep/01/090104609.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House scrambled Thursday to defend itself against criticism that it has consistently proposed cutting the budget for Army Corps of Engineers water and flood control projects - including several that could have mitigated the disaster in New Orleans.

Just in February, President Bush proposed cutting the Corps' budget by 7 percent. The year before, Bush proposed a 13 percent cut.

Both cuts are part of an annual ritual in Washington in which the president shortchanges lawmakers' pet projects, knowing Congress will restore the money later on.

On Thursday, however, the Bush White House made available top Corps officials to assure reporters that cuts to the agency's budget did not cause the disaster. Even though the administration has chronically cut back on the Corps of Engineers' own requests for funding - including two key New Orleans-area projects - White House officials trumpeted the administration's support for the Corps.

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the cuts did not cause the hurricane.

They caused or contibuted to the disaster.

Case closed.

Asshole

(not you)

anything coming out of these lying mouths.

And I have the feeling that a majority of Americans feel the same way.

Personally, I think that prioritizing tax cuts and optional wars above the safety of the citizenry is DEPRAVED indifference, and THAT is a criminal, and therefore impeachable offense.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder: see the DSM IV for psychiatric dx

are those who know if they don't lie they will lose their jobs in disgrace.

Which is what Bush does to people who speak the truth.

The people trapped by the situation are being portrayed as the reason for failure to deliver water, food or rescue. The spin is blaming the "looters and shooters" for what can only be a deliberate policy of letting the poor perish. Throw in the appeal to racism and not many will even remember the words flood control. Another classic sleight-of-hand
trick from the master delusionist.

that's what I get in Canada though. Come on, "we can't do our work, our choppers are getting shot at". Seriously, who the hell would have the balls to shoot a _military_ Chinook?!

Bush's minion? "Uh...well, we know the flood control was bad, let's 'produce' an excuse for not being able to deal with it now!"

"Flood control has been a priority of this administration from Day One," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.

No...

I-raq and tax-cuts for billionaires and 5-week Pig Farm vacations were your fucking priorities from Day One.

"Low"

receiving the ill-gotten reins of the AG position. He put a sting on hookers in New Orleans ABOVE terrorism in early 2001.

Bush will blame al-Qaeda! "They hate freedom, democracy, and...New Orleans!"

Uh no shit? Of COURSE they didn't CAUSE the hurricane! They did however make NO less able to DEAL WITH the EFFECTS of it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1744903&mesg_id=1744903

It's a Reuters report that links Bush's budget cuts DIRECTLY to the level of damage in New Orleans.



Direct link to Yahoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050901/pl_nm/weather_katrina_funding_dc_1

...the holes in their political levee. And then drown.

I won't type the first part of that saying.

Chimp, I spit on you and your family.

And you didn't because the funding for it was pulled, wasn't it?

So HOW can you say the cuts and the failed levees are not connected?

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