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 Send to email | Happy Katrina Anniversary in Policy and Politics |  By Thoughts
el 29-Aug-2008 | Three years ago:
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And then things got really bad.
By all accounts, a lot of New Orleans is still in ruins, a state that is frankly intolerable.
Obama dealt with the aftermath of Katrina head-on last night, saying:
I believe that as hard as it will be, the change we need is coming. Because I've seen it. Because I've lived it. … I've seen it in the workers who would rather cut their hours back a day than see their friends lose their jobs, in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb, in the good neighbors who take a stranger in when a hurricane strikes and the floodwaters rise.
This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores. The Republican response to Katrina is … to consider postponing their convention because another hurricane may hit New Orleans while the Bush administration continues its inaction:
Republican officials said yesterday that they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is on track to hit the Gulf Coast, and possibly New Orleans, as a full-force hurricane early next week.
The threat is serious enough that White House officials are also debating whether President Bush should cancel his scheduled convention appearance on Monday, the first day of the convention, according to administration officials and others familiar with the discussion.
For Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Gustav threatens to provide an untimely reminder of Hurricane Katrina. A new major storm along the Gulf Coast would renew memories of one of the low points of the Bush administration, while pulling public attention away from McCain's formal coronation as the GOP presidential nominee.
Senior Republicans said images of political celebration in the Twin Cities while thousands of Americans flee a hurricane could be dubious. Plus, it would put the focus on McCain's far-too-sanguine approach to oil spills following hurricanes. Read the comments on this post...
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| Happy birthday, "IT doesn't matter" | | Yep, today marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of my article "IT Doesn't Matter" in the Harvard Business Review. I thought I should mark the momentous occasion, even though I'm as sick of the whole thing as everyone else is at this point. Still, "IT doesn't matter" has taken on a happy life of its own, largely independent of the original text. I saw today some IT columnist terming the a [..] Read complete article | | Published 01-May-2008 by Rough Ty in General
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| Boy Genius Report turns 2! |  Wow. Two years have gone by super-fast — so fast that we forgot about our own anniversary — and we’re still as focused as ever. Last year we had a BGR anniversary event to blow things out, but we’re keeping it low key this year. No events, no parties, just work. After all, that’s why [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 02-Nov-2008 by The Boy Genius in Featuresanniversarybgrboy genius reportgiveaway
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
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I like them because they work hard for working Americans. I like them for standing up for sensible immigration policies that respect the ne [..] Read complete article | | Published 23-Oct-2008 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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