Hubris

This is exactly what I've been talking about! This President and his team simply don't get it. He puts Karl Rove in charge of the reconstruction efforts in the gulf region and then Rove goes to a fundraiser in North Dakota while Rita is making landfall in Texas. Unbelievable! The fact is the Bush Administration is making it very clear they see reconstruction as a political activity, not a humanitarian effort. They simply don't give a shit about those people but they want to make it appear as if they're engaged. This letter from Frank Lautenberg of NJ says it all...

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