I’ve wondered how long TV news will stay with the New Orleans disaster; will they head back to Aruba once the flood waters dry out?
For now it appears NBC and CNN will be sticking with the story, as they’ve established full-time news bureaus in New Orleans.
September 2005
50 Reasons Why Cars Suck
Heh.
Back Blogging
Well, just goes to show how much I’ve been out of the loop the past few weeks. I just today learned that the blogger formerly known as South Knox Bubba has been popping up at Facing South.
Good to see.
Lean Mean Machine
This one was too good to pass up:
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an “ongoing victory,” and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget.
. . .
Asked if that meant the government was running at peak efficiency, Mr. DeLay said, “Yes, after 11 years of Republican majority we’ve pared it down pretty good.”
As Billmon notes, federal non-defense discretionary spending as a percentage of GDP has been higher since 2001 than it was during any year between 1997-2000.
Bush’s Day At The U.N.
Operation Photo Op
A look at the cutting room floor.