I feel for all the citizens of New Orleans but their leaders seem to be part of the problem -- not to mention loosing it... Now we have the Mayor claiming
The "CIA Will Wipe Me Out". Would you consider this irresponsible - I do!
New Orleans, Louisiana (AHN) - Apparently suffering from stress and a bit of paranoia, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin tells CNN Saturday night that he believes the CIA will 'wipe him out' after his criticism of President Bush and the Federal Government in response to Hurricane Katrina.
Bush Says He Will Move Quickly to Name Rehnquist Successor - New York TimesMr. Bush called the chief justice, who swore him in on Inauguration Day despite his battle with cancer, 'a man of character and dedication' and a great American.
"There are now two vacancies on the Supreme Court, and it will serve the best interests of the nation to fill those vacancies promptly," Mr. Bush said. "I will choose in a timely manner a highly qualified nominee to succeed Chief Justice Rehnquist."
UPDATE:
More from the President
I thought this story was worth repeating -- anytime a "super star" or celebrity gives something back to their community it is a good thing. Yes, I know or have heard Bret Farve and Steve McNair have done likewise to mention a few, but just ran across this article. Besides have been an
Archie Manning fan since my dad took me to see him at Ole Miss and being a Vol have my ties with Peyton.
CNN.com - Manning brothers team up for Katrina reliefBATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- The name Manning is legendary in the city of New Orleans for two generations of football greats. Now those hometown heroes are doing what they can to help their friends, family and thousands of their longtime fans recover from Hurricane Katrina.
'The whole town is like family, so it's very much a personal issue,' said Peyton Manning, son of longtime New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning.
Peyton, quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, and younger brother Eli, who plays for the New York Giants, mobilized a plane full of relief supplies that were delivered to Baton Rouge on Saturday. Both brothers grew up in Louisiana.
I just heard about this -- though shocked and having all kinds of possibilities only wanted to post the story... First thought would be if the "gang of fourteen" think this is extreme measures?
CNN.com - Chief Justice Rehnquist has died - Sep 4, 2005WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who helped shift the U.S. Supreme Court toward a more conservative ideology and strongly supported states' rights during his three decades on the bench, has died.
Rehnquist, who presided over the court for nearly 19 years, was 80.
Gov. Blanco grim in face of impending catastrophe - Sunday, August 28, 2005Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding.
Remember this as many accuse President Bush of not...... Yeah, right! (hat tip:
Jason Smith over at GOP Bloggers ) What do we expect -- at the time the call was made, many of the President's accusers were only concerned about where he was calling from not the subject of the call. Those same individual care oh so much more then he now, or so they want you to believe.
With all the hurricane news we can't forget that the
Able Danger mystery continues to deepen. Now a third members of the team is say he remembers!
A third member of the Able Danger team has now come forward to add his name to the growing list of those that say they recall Atta's name being on a chart of Brooklyn cell terrorists.
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This guy that
commandeered a school bus (Houston Chronicle) should be rewarded... This is taking initiative to save people when initiative was lacking.
The first busload of New Orleans refugees to reach the Reliant Astrodome overnight was a group of people who commandeered a school bus in the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and drove to Houston looking for shelter.
Jabbar Gibson, 20, said police in New Orleans told him and others to take the school bus and try to get out of the flooded city.
Gibson drove the bus from the flooded Crescent City, picking up stranded people, some of them infants, along the way. Some of those on board had been in the Superdome, among those who were supposed to be evacuated to Houston on more than 400 buses Wednesday and today. They couldn't wait.
The democrats must be proud that their KKK member will attempt to stay. The Associated Press reports,
Byrd likely to seek ninth senate term
Tom Gavin, a spokesman for Byrd, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the senator has 'every intention to seek re-election. But I'm going to let the senator make his own announcement.'
However, I am afraid it might be too early to put them that high -- but we can always hope!
To lighting the air -- thought some might find this entertaining.
Look God wins on the internet too -- like there was any doubt.
Instapudit.com has a huge list of charities -- so I will not reinvent the wheel. Please review and pick one if you can afford to give anything money, clothes, food, etc... Let's step up like the great nation we are. Click on the picture and review the list, please!
Blog dedicated to the relief effort.
Could these buses not have been used to get people that otherwise were stuck out? I agree with Glen Reynolds over at
Instapundit.com.
If you have
Google Earth you can obtain overlays and see the devastation - before and after.
