Sunday, September 04, 2005

Levee Repairs Faked for Bush Photo Op?

As if we need another reason to be outraged.

From AmericaBlog:
But perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street levee. Touring this critical site yesterday with the President, I saw what I believed to be a real and significant effort to get a handle on a major cause of this catastrophe. Flying over this critical spot again this morning, less than 24 hours later, it became apparent that yesterday we witnessed a hastily prepared stage set for a Presidential photo opportunity; and the desperately needed resources we saw were this morning reduced to a single, lonely piece of equipment. The good and decent people of southeast Louisiana and the Gulf Coast - black and white, rich and poor, young annd old - deserve far better from their national government.

KTAL TV and Senator Landrieu's site have the story. If (when) it hits the wires, I'll update with links.

Thanks also to Themis.


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