Our Government and Hurricane Katrina
UPDATE -
Quote of the Day - From Time -
"They are throwing money out - they are shoveling it out the door"
-James Albertine
Washington lobbyist and past president of the American League of Lobbyists, on the ease of obtaining no-bid federal contracts for relief and reconstruction projects in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
There is a lot of say about Hurricane Katrina, but this one was interesting to me because it shows how the government works. I really like the excuse the Justice Department used, like it matters that it is an internal e-mail.
From the Clarion - Ledger -
Federal officials appear to be seeking proof to blame the flood of New Orleans on environmental groups, documents show.
The Clarion-Ledger has obtained a copy of an internal e-mail the U.S. Department of Justice sent out this week to various U.S. attorneys' offices: "Has your district defended any cases on behalf of the (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers against claims brought by environmental groups seeking to block or otherwise impede the Corps work on the levees protecting New Orleans? If so, please describe the case and the outcome of the litigation."
Cynthia Magnuson, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department, said Thursday she couldn't comment "because it's an internal e-mail."
