Army Corps has stinging words for Congress
In the speech below, Assistant Secretary for the US Army Corps of Engineers has surprisingly harsh words to say about the way water projects in the US are chosen and funded by Congress. Posted to Sandy Rosenthal’s blog, url: www.levees.org 2-1-07 Wednesday, January 24, 2007 WATER: Woodley details long list of problems in water policy […]
New Orleans residents are imbeciles?
The national belief that New Orleans was leveled by a natural disaster is the single biggest obstacle to New Orleans’ recovery. This myth is the reason that flood survivors are being blamed for the tragedy. It is why the Pittsburgh Tribune calls us “imbeciles” for our wish to rebuild. It is why the Hartford Courant […]
To the Corps: Do it right this time
December 21, 2006 Suppose you hired a contractor to renovate your house and upon completion you discover he did a really bad job. Then suppose you gave that same contractor MORE money, told him to do it RIGHT this time, but now you want the contractor to REALLY RUSH the job. Would you ever do […]
