The Associated Press has now uncovered even more facts surrounding the days leading up to Katrina.  In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, risk lives in New Orleans’ Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential […]
WOW! The White House cited failures by the Homeland Security Department and other agencies in planning, communications and leadership in a report on Hurricane Katrina Thursday and proposed a broad reworking of how the government would respond to the next catastrophe. The 228-page report by White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend urges changes […]
With someone like Dick Cheney, a person who is on his third term as vice-President and has served for numerous other administrations, you would think he knew how Washington should work. Then again, you can’t teach an old dog new (or old) tricks: NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A source described as close to the Bush […]
Tornado season is just around the corner and then we get back into hurricane season. During the off season, Washington had a great time frame to right some wrongs that were exposed during Katrina. Instead they have chosen to not cooperate with Capital Hill in investigating the failures. Now we might here even more details […]
Since the U.S. has dropped the ball on NOLA, Ray Nagin is now seeking aide from other countries to help rebuild his city: NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Shortcomings in aid from the U.S. government are making New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin look to other nations for help in rebuilding his hurricane-damaged city. Nagin, who has […]
Since the hurricane season is in limbo right now, you would think it is the perfect time to hunker down and fix the problems that were exposed during Katrina. Unfortunately the White House doesn’t feel the same way: The Bush administration, citing the confidentiality of executive branch communications, said Tuesday that it did not plan […]
Seems former FEMA head Michael Brown has had a change of opinion into the failures of Katrina and has a new person to blame. You will never guess who it is now: MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Former FEMA Director Michael Brown said Wednesday that he deserved much of the blame for the government’s failures […]
The bomb called “Medicare reform” I have been talking about since the new prescription drug program took effect first of the year is now starting to get some discussion in the mainstream. WASHINGTON – The Medicare drug program that was supposed to win political points for Republicans has exploded in their faces as this election […]
The bomb called “Medicare reform” I have been talking about since the new prescription drug program took effect first of the year is now starting to get some discussion in the mainstream. WASHINGTON – The Medicare drug program that was supposed to win political points for Republicans has exploded in their faces as this election […]
The following is an update to the Bob Ney story: House Speaker Dennis Hastert is trying to force out Ohio Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record) as chairman of the House Administration Committee, a week after Justice Department documents linked Ney to a bribery scheme involving convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Ney’s committee has jurisdiction […]