The Politics of Katrina

As Kelly said so eloquently on Monday:

It won't be long before someone is calling Katrina divine punishment: either for all the bare titties in the French Quarter or for voting-Republican-while-poor.

On the right... via AMERICAblog, Repent America:

Just days before "Southern Decadence", an annual homosexual celebration attracting tens of thousands of people to the French Quarters section of New Orleans, an act of God destroys the city.

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"Although the loss of lives is deeply saddening, this act of God destroyed a wicked city," stated Repent America director Michael Marcavage. "From ‘Girls Gone Wild’ to ‘Southern Decadence’, New Orleans was a city that had its doors wide open to the public celebration of sin. May it never be the same," he continued.

On the left... CapitolBuzz:

the fact that the Bush administration is working to slash hurricane protection funds in New Orleans is really unbelievable. Click here and here for more info.

George Bush had better get back to DC from Crawford. That fucker is probably breathing a sigh of relief that the media's attention is turning away from Camp Casey.

Sidenote:

Bush, who may visit the area later in the week, cut short his working vacation in Texas by two days — even though aides have long contended that his duties are uninterrupted when he spends time at his ranch in nearby Crawford, which has White House-level communications capability.

Vice President Dick Cheney participated in the video conference from Wyoming, and White House chief of staff Andy Card was on line from Maine. Other top officials participated from Washington.

Even at my job, we make sure not everyone will be on vacation at the same time.