more Katrina

[rm]

What our president just said on CNN:

"The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch."

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CNN examines the official version of things vs. the word on the ground:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.response/index.html

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More on the politics of the situation:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/anthonyjaycee/5129.html
summary: why wasn't an effort made to evacuate the poor before the storm hit and most everyone with means was leaving the city thanks to the emergency evacuation orders?

http://www.livejournal.com/users/haya/21163.html
summary: Tim Russert asks hard questions on a similar theme.

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If you are in NYC, there _are_ volunteer opportunities for you:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/newyorkers/947863.html

Comments

[sethg]

FEMA chief Michael Brown: "That's not been reported to me, so I'm not going to comment. Until I actually get a report from my teams that say, 'We have bodies located here or there,' I'm just not going to speculate."

Note that before Brown joined the Bush administration, he was an estate planning lawyer in Colorado. I'm sure that experience will come in handy once Louisiana's probate courts open for business.

Re the Sullivan quote: preach it, sister!

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that link; I've e-mailed them.

[copperwise.livejournal.com]

Well of course the Gulf Coast will be lovely, since Halliburton has already been awarded the rebuilding contract. Go Cheney, go Cheney, get your groove on...*gags*