Monday, September 05, 2005
Funding cuts...
Budget cuts delayed New Orleans flood control work, By Andy Sullivan - Thu Sep 1, 7:33 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bush administration funding cuts forced federal engineers to delay improvements on the levees, floodgates and pumping stations that failed to protect New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters, agency documents showed on Thursday...Thanks to GPV for sending me the link. I don't know what there is to say about this. It's one of those, "Let's pass the blame to someone else." There sure has been a lot of the pass the blame during this administration. It's just not our fault! Well, it's certainly someone's! You folks are the current administration. When Clinton was in office, everything was his fault, when he was out of office, everything was still his fault. Excuse me, but it doesn't work that way. He has no way to get anything done, anymore. He is no longer the president. Get used to it!
...White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the administration had funded flood control efforts adequately...
