The administration of President George W Bush cut the $27.1 million budget requested by the Corps of Engineers for improving the levees in 2005 by more than 80% to $3.9 million, although Congress finally raised the grant to $5.7 million, compared to $10 million in 2001.
The $100 million 2005 budget requested by the Southeast Louisiana Flood control project was slashed to $16.5 million by Bush and Congress finally awarded $34 million to the scheme, compared to $69 million in 2001.
Hmmm. How very unfortunate, in light of events over the past ten days. But those republicans, they were looking for some gubmint to be a-drownin'.
In 2004, the U.S. Senate proposed its own $318 billion version of George W. Bush's $256 billion six-year transportation bill. Though it was stalled by the threat of a Bush veto, the so-called Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFETEA) had many supporters, among them House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman, Don Young (R-Alaska), whose state would receive $200 million for a mile-long bridge linking Ketchikan, Alaska with its airport, a five-minute ferry ride from town. Ketchikan's population at the time? 7,845.
Oh, baby. Let the Blame Game begin. Follow the money to show the motherfuckers where the skeletons are.
posted by Jo Fish on 09.07.05 at 06:16 PM
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Apprapo of Nothing:
Just heard yesterday how REALLY, REALLY shallow the "The Dickless One's" gene pool actually is. At the WP site came across this little tidbit credited to the AP: "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them." The spoken by "Sir Never Did Anything Wrong's" mamma. The head she-devil who died years ago but refuses to fall down. This proves absolutely that Bush is a horrible mutation of the human genome. Damn, I continue to be amazed at this hole bunch.
O.K. If it is such a great solution to the huge gap twixt the Haves & Us Real Folk, all we need to do to make Us happy is build a few (not too many)REALLY, REALLY BIG arenas around the country, pack them full of Us, throw us MRE's a couple of times a day and PROBLEM SOLVED. Madam B you are a genius.
posted by: Ross on 09.07.05 at 07:56 PM [permalink]
As I watch people being forceably removed from their homes in New Orleans by California Highway Patrolmen, I can't but help get this 'feeling' that developers are salvating... Who wants to take bets???
