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A Needed Corrective

I earlier wrote a post, asking "What the heck is going on?" in New Orleans. Everyone in the press pointed fingers at FEMA. Now, it appears the real story is coming out: it was a local failure, at least in large part. WSJ Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/

In Belgium?

We appreciate the effort, but isn't this kind of like the Nazis marching in Skokie, in reverse? > A pro-family group has organized a march to protest a Belgian Parliament draft proposal to legalize homosexual adoption. Although Belgium has had legal same-sex “marriage” since 2003, the

Ham Radio in Vogue

> In an age of high-tech, real-time gadgetry, it's the decidedly unsexy ham radio -- whose technology has changed little since World War II -- that is in high demand in ravaged New Orleans and environs. The Red Cross issued a request for about 500 amateur radio operators

Important Symbolism

> Pope Benedict XVI is sending a personal donation to relief efforts for the victims of hurricane Katrina. > The Holy Father has dispatched Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, the head of the pontifical charity Cor Unum, to deliver the aid and to express the Pope's sympathy to the

More Corroboration

My earlier post (link [https://thedailyeudemon.com/2277/]) about the strain imposed by absorbing 200,000 welfare recipients is already coming true. I'm not particularly proud about the observation, since I think everyone was thinking the same thing, but it's good to be partially justified in

Charming

In the tradition of Madalyn Murray O'Hair [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1399/]: > The American Atheists organization says President Bush should stop urging prayer for Hurricane Katrina victims because it violates the Constitution. > Ellen Johnson, president of the group said Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Bush "should

Corroborating My Previous Post

Jeff Jarvis at BuzzMachine approaches the problem I mention in my last post, but he's trying to come up with a partial answer. I think his proposal is quixotic and I'm guessing he doesn't want to say what I said in my last post,

I Hope This Was Taken Out of Context

Barbara Bush, interviewed while touring Houston: > In a segment at the top of the show on the surge of evacuees to the Texas city, Barbara Bush said: "Almost everyone I've talked to says we're going to move to Houston." > Then she added:

FEMA's Origins

A bi-partisan monster? We're anxious to know what happened in N.O. > President Carter's 1979 executive order merged many of the separate disaster-related responsibilities into a new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other agencies, FEMA absorbed: the Federal Insurance Administration, the National

Rebuilding N.O.

Michael Barone's thoughts on the future rebuilding effort. Link [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/mb20050905.shtml]. Excerpt: > [S]ome parts of that fabric are not worth restoring. The city of New Orleans has had a horrifyingly high crime rate in recent years, and after disaster hit,