Broken Promises

NYT editorial:

President Bush has reneged on his promises to Katrina’s victims. Shamefully, the president has chosen the interests of bureaucracy over those of American towns on the brink of failure.

Over a year and a half later, there are 64,000 people still sleeping in trailers in Louisiana and far too many communities without schools, hospitals and other basics. These are unacceptable failures. At least part of the problem is a law that requires states to contribute 10 percent of the cost of most federally financed reconstruction projects. Mr. Bush waived that requirement after the Sept. 11 attacks (as his father did after Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki) but he refuses to do so for the Gulf Coast.

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In a lofty speech soon after Katrina, Mr. Bush vowed that “we will do what it takes” to rebuild the damaged communities. He did not say, “Unless easily waived regulatory restrictions prohibit us.”

By now we all know the value of George's promises.

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