Hurricane Irene is continuing to gain steam in the Atlantic and is now predicted to reach Cat-4 status late Thursday, right before it hits the eastern seaboard of Florida. It will continue up the coast and weaken to a still strong Cat 3 as it hits Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. Here is the current […]
When all the news was turned to the flooding Mississippi, there was a big rumor going around the right wing media that the federal government wouldn’t offer any aide. Of course that was a flat out lie and FEMA is still expanding the financial aide. This week Joplin, Missouri was hit by the worst tornado […]
Here we go with more of the dumbasses on the right and their constant search for a new outrage. This week it appears to be the fact that Obama played golf this weekend, and it’s his 10th round in as many weeks. Here’s Gateway Pundit: It’s the worst recession since the Great Depression. Dear Leader […]
From the Gavel: March 28, 2007 The PresidentThe White HouseWashington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Last week the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote passed an emergency supplemental spending bill. The Senate is poised to pass its version of the bill as soon as later today. Both bills contain much needed funding for our […]
After Bush won the 2004 election he vowed to unite our divided country. Well in a way he has: Governors of both parties said Sunday that Bush administration policies were stripping the National Guard of equipment and personnel needed to respond to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, forest fires and other emergencies. Tens of thousands of National […]
Further reading into the 426 pages that make up the National Response Plan (NRP) put out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), I uncovered a few more interesting facts. First it mandates that the DHS The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established DHS to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce the vulnerability […]