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When will the leftists start blaming Bush for the flooding in the midwest?
How long?
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They won't.
If you're referring to the leftist response to Bush on Katrina, he was not criticized for the hurricane itself. He was criticized because his response to the crisis in the aftermath was woeful, and one of the worst displays of Presidential leadership in modern history.
If you're referring to the leftist response to Bush on Katrina, he was not criticized for the hurricane itself. He was criticized because his response to the crisis in the aftermath was woeful, and one of the worst displays of Presidential leadership in modern history.
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You're right.
I'll rephrase the question.
When will leftists start blaming Bush for "inadequate reponse to/preparation for" the flooding in the midwest?
I'll rephrase the question.
When will leftists start blaming Bush for "inadequate reponse to/preparation for" the flooding in the midwest?
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Does that mean you blame Bush for their breaching?
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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080620/NEWS09/806200360
Republican presidential candidate John McCain opposed legislation last year that included money for flood control in Des Moines, which shows he is wrong to push for reforms to the congressional earmark system, a Democratic lawmaker charged Thursday.
State Sen. Jack Hatch of Des Moines said the earmarked money was needed to relieve water problems on the city's north side, which were magnified over the weekend when a levee break forced an evacuation of the Birdland area and ruined several dozen homes and businesses.
Outdated north-side levees were identified as a weak spot in the city's flood-control system as far back as 1993. The Army Corps of Engineers was granted approval to replace them, but Congress has not set aside the money needed for the project.
Hatch said members of Iowa's congressional delegation pushed to include the earmark in the massive Water Resources Development Act of 2007. It included $6.9 million for work along the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers.
President Bush eventually vetoed the bill, which authorized more than 900 navigation, flood-control and environmental projects across the country. A report on the bill said the Des Moines metropolitan area suffered more than $152 million in flood damage in 1993.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain opposed legislation last year that included money for flood control in Des Moines, which shows he is wrong to push for reforms to the congressional earmark system, a Democratic lawmaker charged Thursday.
State Sen. Jack Hatch of Des Moines said the earmarked money was needed to relieve water problems on the city's north side, which were magnified over the weekend when a levee break forced an evacuation of the Birdland area and ruined several dozen homes and businesses.
Outdated north-side levees were identified as a weak spot in the city's flood-control system as far back as 1993. The Army Corps of Engineers was granted approval to replace them, but Congress has not set aside the money needed for the project.
Hatch said members of Iowa's congressional delegation pushed to include the earmark in the massive Water Resources Development Act of 2007. It included $6.9 million for work along the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers.
President Bush eventually vetoed the bill, which authorized more than 900 navigation, flood-control and environmental projects across the country. A report on the bill said the Des Moines metropolitan area suffered more than $152 million in flood damage in 1993.
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