Chicago Tribune Article: Why New Orleans is in deep water

[BeachWitch]

Why New Orleans is in deep water

Molly Ivins, Creators Syndicate
Published September 1, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas -- Like many of you who love New Orleans, I find myself taking short mental walks there today, turning a familiar corner, glimpsing a favorite scene, square or vista. And worrying about the beloved friends and the city, and how they are now.

To use a fine Southern word, it's tacky to start playing the blame game before the dead are even counted. It is not too soon, however, to make a point that needs to be hammered home again and again, and that is that government policies have real consequences in people's lives.

This is not "just politics" or blaming for political advantage. This is about the real consequences of what governments do and do not do about their responsibilities. And about who winds up paying the price for those policies.

The rest:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/090105Q.shtml

[PaganLibrarian]

Bush took his little ax and chopped $71.2 million from the budget

And the state of Lousiana gave $186 million to the owner of the Saints to keep him from moving out of New Orleans, which would have more than made up for the budget cuts (not all of which would have been spent on New orleans anyway).

[BeachWitch]

Isn't it fitting hten, that the Superdome has been reduced to a toilet? After all that money spent to keep the Saints in NO and look at their stadium now! HA! Karma comes a callin'

[Morr]

~*Janitor Mode*~

BeachWitch -- Please refer to the MW Copyright Rule (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showpost.php?postid=130184&postcount=1)

Cant have that entire article posted. Cut it down/quote a part and get a link to the article itself.