So, all you Bush supporters, it IS true that the extensive damage and lack of preparedness is this administration's fault.
How Bush's policies doomed New Orleans.
Posted by ChrisSal
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Over the last coupla days there has been some wailing and gnashing of teeth over 'liberal bloggers' here on PHXNews. Of course, the story came from NewsMax, so it's crap to begin with, but I wanted to do some research and see if there was any truth to their claims.
Turns out there was.
The 2006 Budget slashes funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers, NO Districts, by $71.2 million dollars. Addditionally, a study to determine ways to protect the area from a Category 5 hurricane was cancelled.
Beginning in 2001, the Bush administration has consistently cut federal disaster mitigation programs run by FEMA. I guess the policy of ABC includes disaster preparedness.
From another article-
Snip
In addition, the White House has pushed for privatization of essential government services, including disaster management, and merged FEMA into the Department of Homeland Security -- where, critics say, natural disaster programs are often sidelined by counter-terrorism programs. Along the way, morale at FEMA has plummeted, and many of the agency's most experienced personnel have left for work in other government agencies or private corporations..."
Ahhh... privatization. The only other word besides 'tax cuts' that this administration knows.
From a followup to that article, we find this..
Maestri is still awaiting word from FEMA officials as to why Louisiana, despite being called the "floodplain of the nation" in a 2002 FEMA report, received no disaster mitigation grant money from FEMA in 2003 ("Homeland Insecurity," Sept. 28). Maestri says the rejection left emergency officials around the state "flabbergasted."
So, all you Bush supporters, it IS true
that the extensive damage and lack of
preparedness is this administration's
fault.
No mitigation monies in 2003...huge budget cuts forthcoming...NG troops having to be 'borrowed' to restore order...privatization of emergency managment tasks...
A recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, this time, the meal was served in LA, MS, and AL.
--And Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama... ARE NOT FLORIDA..
This ain't your brothers hurricane georgie. Ofcourse, you know that though cause if it was you could STEAL MUCH MUCH MORE.--
Posted by ChrisSal
Link Here
Over the last coupla days there has been some wailing and gnashing of teeth over 'liberal bloggers' here on PHXNews. Of course, the story came from NewsMax, so it's crap to begin with, but I wanted to do some research and see if there was any truth to their claims.
Turns out there was.
The 2006 Budget slashes funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers, NO Districts, by $71.2 million dollars. Addditionally, a study to determine ways to protect the area from a Category 5 hurricane was cancelled.
Beginning in 2001, the Bush administration has consistently cut federal disaster mitigation programs run by FEMA. I guess the policy of ABC includes disaster preparedness.
From another article-
In addition, the White House has pushed for privatization of essential government services, including disaster management, and merged FEMA into the Department of Homeland Security -- where, critics say, natural disaster programs are often sidelined by counter-terrorism programs. Along the way, morale at FEMA has plummeted, and many of the agency's most experienced personnel have left for work in other government agencies or private corporations..."
Ahhh... privatization. The only other word besides 'tax cuts' that this administration knows.
From a followup to that article, we find this..
Maestri is still awaiting word from FEMA officials as to why Louisiana, despite being called the "floodplain of the nation" in a 2002 FEMA report, received no disaster mitigation grant money from FEMA in 2003 ("Homeland Insecurity," Sept. 28). Maestri says the rejection left emergency officials around the state "flabbergasted."
So, all you Bush supporters, it IS true
that the extensive damage and lack of
preparedness is this administration's
fault.
No mitigation monies in 2003...huge budget cuts forthcoming...NG troops having to be 'borrowed' to restore order...privatization of emergency managment tasks...
A recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, this time, the meal was served in LA, MS, and AL.
--And Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama... ARE NOT FLORIDA..
This ain't your brothers hurricane georgie. Ofcourse, you know that though cause if it was you could STEAL MUCH MUCH MORE.--
posted by Christy at 11:36 AM
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