Saturday, November 3, 2007

Compare our administration to Mexico's

The Bush administration's bungled response to Hurricane Katrina resulted in well over a thousand deaths; so far, Mexico's devastating floods have affected 900,000 people and only one reported death. The utter incompetence of Bushco can never be overstated:

Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, “none of the 115 ‘critical priority projects’ identified by city officials” for publicly funded rebuilding efforts “has been completed.” Of the $34 billion “earmarked for long-term rebuilding,” less than half “has made its way through federal checks and balances to reach municipal projects.”

45 percent: Number of Americans who believe “at least some progress has been made” in rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Just nine percent say there has been “a lot of progress.” Among blacks, just two percent believe there has been a lot of progress.

Keep in mind that Bush stayed on vacation for two days after the city was devastated.