julescrittenden.com - 2/19/2009
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Fascinating article explains how full of it Dems were on Katrina reconstruction $$$, how they seem to have gotten over it now that their guy is in, and aren't even squawking about no Katrina cut in the economic porkfest. The fascinating part isn't so much the content, though it is interesting. ...
news.yahoo.com - 2/19/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
AP - The economic stimulus signed by President
Barack Obama will spread billions of dollars across the...
country to spruce up aging roads and bridges. But there's not a dime specifically dedicated to fixing leftover damage from Hurricane Katrina.
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Democrats strike different tone on Katrina
(AP)
thenation.com - 2/21/2009
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thenation.com —
Katrina vanden Heuvel has been The Nation 's
editor since 1995 and publisher since 2005. She is...
the co-editor of Taking Back America--And Taking Down The Radical Right (NationBooks, 2004) and, most recently, editor of The Dictionary of ...
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Katrina vanden Heuvel
propublica.org - 2/20/2009
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propublica.org —
Direct criticism of the Bush Administration's handling of
Hurricane Katrina was deleted from whitehouse.gov ChangeTracker, our vigilant...
and all-seeing widget , is barely a day old, and already it s netted a revealing tweak to the White House Web site. ...
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White House Site Un-Slams Bush on Katrina
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IT’S AS IF ALL THE KATRINA CONCERN WAS JUST POLITICAL FAKERY:
The economic stimulus signed by Pre…
Instapundit —
... President Barack Obama will spread billions of dollars across the country to spruce up aging roads and bridges. But there’s not a dime specifically dedicated to fixing leftover damage from Hurricane Katrina.
And there’s no outrage about it.
Democrats who routinely criticized President George W. Bush for not sending more money to the Gulf Coast appear to be giving Obama the benefit of the doubt in his first major spending initiative.
Via Jules Crittenden.
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Double Standard on Katrina
Wizbang —
... money for now to address their needs. Suddenly they have enough money. Well, not according to this man: Thomas Langston, a Tulane University political scientist, said Democrats may be "playing nice" to keep in good favor. But dire needs remain, he said. "Hopefully they've gotten some promises behind the scenes about longer-term commitments," Langston said. "Like most people down here, I would hate for anybody to get the impression that, 'We're good, thank you.'" Hope and change? Jules Crittenden offers spot on analysis regarding the news service who brought us this news ...
Going to give some free market cash to The People's Republic of Vermont
Maggie's Farm —
... River. I gotta go where there is lots of snow, I gotta go where it's cold! Warm weather makes my brain and body lazy. Leaving y'all with these:
Gimme, gimme gimme. Michelle.
It's not fascism now. Change!
Sen. Coleman's quagmire. P'line. What a mess. Good entertainment, though.
The admin plans a war against coal. Not smart.
Rove: Is the ADmin winging it?
Jules: Katrina who?
In 2016, paying for Social Security becomes a ...
Going to donate some free market cash to The People's Republic of Vermont
Maggie's Farm —
... River. I gotta go where there is lots of snow, I gotta go where it's cold! Warm weather makes my brain and body lazy. Leaving y'all with these:
Gimme, gimme gimme. Michelle.
It's not fascism now. Change!
Sen. Coleman's quagmire. P'line. What a mess. Good entertainment, though.
The admin plans a war against coal. Not smart.
Rove: Is the ADmin winging it?
Jules: Katrina who?
In 2016, paying for Social Security becomes a ...
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