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Monday, September 5
Howard Dean's Statement on Frist Push for Estate Tax
by
Trish Nelson
on Mon 05 Sep 2005 11:26 AM CDT
 Howard Dean's Statement on Frist Push for Estate Tax
U.S. Newswire
Democratic
National Committee Chairman Howard Dean released the following
statement in response to reports that Republican Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist will push for a vote on Repealing the Estate Tax when the
Senate returns on Tuesday:
"Countless
thousands of our fellow Americans throughout the Gulf Coast region
continue to suffer in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. While some
have begun the painful task of rebuilding their lives and coping with
the unfathomable loss, so many still await help. And the cost of this
disaster in human and material terms remains unknown.
"It's
simply irresponsible for Senator Frist and Ken Mehlman to even think
about spending our tax dollars on breaks for millionaires at a time
when our top priority must be to ensure we have the resources needed to
address the long and short term costs associated with rescue, recovery,
and rebuilding in the wake of hurricane Katrina. Not to mention the
vital lesson we learned this
week about the deadly cost of diverting funds at the expense of the
safety of the American people. These costs also come at a time when our
nation faces a massive deficit, and mounting costs in the ongoing war
in Iraq.
"There is also a question of values, priorities and choices. Tens of thousands
of our fellow Americans have literally lost everything; we have a
responsibility to put their needs first. Senator Frist should join
Democrats in Congress who understand that our priority as a nation must
be to focus our energy and resources on determining how we help the
victims begin to rebuild their lives and addressing the long term
issues we face as a nation in the aftermath of Katrina.
"Perhaps
seeing the images on television was not enough this time for Senator
Frist and having now had the chance to actually look some of the
victims in the eye, he'll be able to better diagnose the situation, get
his priorities straight and recognize that the victims of this crisis,
and providing the resources to keep our people safe in the future, must
be our highest priorities."
(source)
Saturday, September 3
The Looting of America - A National Tragedy
by
Linda Thieman
on Sat 03 Sep 2005 04:00 AM CDT
 The Looting of America - A National Tragedy
by Randall Rolph, Nashua, Iowa
In the
aftermath of the catastrophic hurricane that has inflicted great harm
on the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the nation is
seeing and realizing the reality of what has happened to our country.
As we witness the looting of stores in New Orleans, mostly for food,
medicine, water, and clothing, the looting not
being discussed is the looting that occurred years ago - the looting of
the treasury by the Bush administration and the Republican-controlled
Congress.
As Bush
and the Republicans depleted the surplus left by President Clinton, as
well as cut funding to essential services while providing billions of
dollars in tax relief to the wealthy, the reality of their policies are
being played out before our eyes.
As
American taxpayers spend billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq, Bush
can't find the time or the means to provide water to those suffering in
New Orleans. While Republicans like Congressman Tom Latham of Iowa
regurgitate, "Stay the course in Iraq for as long as it takes,"
Republican House Leader Dennis Hastert of Illinois expresses doubt on
spending money to rebuild New Orleans.
Listening
to some Republican talking points, one is left with the impression it's
the fault of those suffering for not leaving. Their fault because they
have no car or transportation? Money for a bus ride; money for a hotel
out of the danger zone? Family to take them in?
The
truth is, their fault was believing that our government was going to
respond to the impending threat by sending the National Guard and
transportation to get them out. Oh, that's right. There is no Guard...
It's in Iraq!
Further, much in the manner of 9/11, Bush responds to the facts of his failures with lies.
During his interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America on
Thursday, September 1st, George Bush stated, "I don't think anybody
anticipated the breach of the levees."
Fact: Since
2001, the Army Corps of Engineers has requested $496 million dollars to
upgrade and fortify the levees, floodgates, and pumps that hold back
the waters around New Orleans. Bush budgeted only $166 million.
Reports
on the aftermath of a hurricane hitting New Orleans and the impact of
levees in current conditions breaching have been circulating for years.
Bush ignored these reports just as he had done with the PDB
(pResidential Daily Briefing) in August, 2001. [The PDB suggested planes
might be flown into buildings and Bush dismissed such a possibility
until 9/11.] Adding insult to our collective injury in the current
situation is Bush's further failure by allowing days to pass before
responding.
What is
happening to our country, what has happened to our nation is shameful.
It's a national tragedy that goes beyond Hurricane Katrina. And to
paraphrase Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield, "Our national crisis is
managed by the 'president' we got, not the 'president' we want."
This essay was written for Blog for Iowa by Randall Rolph of Nashua, Iowa.
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