Posted on 09/17/2005 10:35:29 AM PDT by THEUPMAN
RITA BEAMISH Associated Press Writer
As far back as eight years ago, Congress ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a plan for evacuating New Orleans during a massive hurricane, but the money instead went to studying the causeway bridge that spans the city's Lake Ponchartrain, officials say.
The outcome provides one more example of the government's failure to prepare for a massive but foreseeable catastrophe, said the lawmaker who helped secure the money for FEMA to develop the evacuation plan.
"They never used it for the intended purpose," said former Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La. "The whole intent was to give them resources so they could plan an evacuation of New Orleans that anticipated that a very large number of people would never leave."
(Excerpt) Read more at ap.onlineathens.com ...
They are consulting him because he's the only one who knows which papers to shred.
Government money didn't go to the purpose it was intended? Unbelieveable!!!!(sarcasm)
Tauzin and Livingston = two good men we sorely miss in the House.
Three years before Bush was elected...
so Congress ordered (gave money)to FEMA to develop a plan for evacuating New Orleans... FEMA gives the money to the local to develop a plan... and the local instead use the money to studying a causeway bridge that spans the city's Lake Ponchartrain
Bush's fault...just so..Bush's fault
This is the first article I've seen from the AP that assigns any blame to Democrats. This failure to produce a real evacuation plan occurred in the late 90's during the Clinton Administration. Up until today the AP has used it's usual "No Criticism" policy regarding Democrats, while constantly attacking FEMA's recent response to Hurrican Katrina. I have a hunch that after today, the AP will go back to it's usual heavy, obvious anti-Bush bias.
LOL. True.
FEMA, the root canal of all evil. It was LEMA, LEMA, as in Lousiana Emergency Management Agency.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=louisiana+emergency+management+agency&spell=1
(Coincidentally, very similar to the philosophy of Nagin's administrators.)
From your link:
"From where I sit, I can tell you that nothing could be farther from the truth. In the days ahead, no amount of Bush bashing by the media will sway opinion here, the relentless mind-numbing esoteric arguements of America's left trying desperately to pin the blame somehow on the administration of George W. Bush have just become tiresome. In the end, what will be remembered is America once again was faced with a crisis and a leader emerged and rose to the occasion."
Bravo. Bravissimo.
Every level of the state, from local (New Orleans), to provincial (Louisiana), to national (FEMA) was FUBAR in their response to Katrina. So what does the federal legislature do? Appropriate another $60 billion as a FIRST INSTALLMENT of money to throw at this pack of thieves, incompetents, and blame shifters. And where will they get the money, given the burgeoning deficits of recent years? They will BORROW IT.
Something is wrong with this picture.
clinton Legacy Bump!
But something that brings me a GREAT DEAL OF JOY, is the fact that Katrina will also shine a very bright light on the corruption of the Democratic Politicians in Louisiana.
AMEN!
Don't count on it. The liberal media will cover up Democrat corruption in LA, and Bush doesn't want his Justice Dept. to start indicting people down there. He wants to move forward with his foreign policy, permanent tax cuts, and judicial nominations and he doesn't want to pick a fight with the Democrats right now.
You've written a terrific article. I'm glad to hear that people in your part of the world aren't buying the Dem spin.
It is too late, it is already going on. With the New Media growing everyday and the Democrats decision to come out with all barrels blaring against the President, his supporters will push this hard and for a very long time.
And you can bet your boots it will be the main topic of discussions and commercials for many election cycles to come in Louisiana.
Hrmmm... are you saying that these people are not able to feed themselves?
Hrmmm. I wonder what the liberals would do?
Thanks I'll try to get the rest up soon.
Wonder how much money clintoonian Witt and associates received since the distribution of the monies occurred under his tenure given that Witt is now working for the state that the money supposedly went to. VVVeeerrrryyyy interesting!
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