Katrina fall-out

There was a plan to improve the whole system including raising the levees to
withstand a Cat 5


Mike
MU-2

"sfb" wrote in message news:PaRRe.8100$__1.4958@trnddc07...
The Corps of Engineers budget is a long running smoke and mirrors
political game where the administration goes low so the Congresscritters
can get the credit for adding stuff the local folks want. The Corps
doesn't think the improvements would have made a difference as Katrina
drove water over the top of the levees undermining the dry side.

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message news:uwQRe.3684

If all the money for the Corps of Engineers wasn't sent to Iraq, the
infrastructure around New Orleans could have been improved to the point
where most people could go home now. Smaller hurricanes wouldn't require
any evacuation. Supposedly the cost was under $1B.

Mike
MU-2

When it comes to spending money, the Federal government always has a
plan for everything. Some plans are more real than others. The President
proposes and the Congress disposes so apparently the Louisiana
Congressional delegation couldn't or wouldn't make the case. It would be
interesting to where else in Louisiana the Corps has been spending money
recently.

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
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There was a plan to improve the whole system including raising the
levees to withstand a Cat 5


Mike
MU-2

"sfb" wrote in message
news:PaRRe.8100$__1.4958@trnddc07...
The Corps of Engineers budget is a long running smoke and mirrors
political game where the administration goes low so the
Congresscritters can get the credit for adding stuff the local folks
want. The Corps doesn't think the improvements would have made a
difference as Katrina drove water over the top of the levees
undermining the dry side.

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
news:uwQRe.3684

If all the money for the Corps of Engineers wasn't sent to Iraq, the
infrastructure around New Orleans could have been improved to the
point where most people could go home now. Smaller hurricanes
wouldn't require any evacuation. Supposedly the cost was under $1B.

Mike
MU-2

sfb wrote:

It would be interesting to where else in Louisiana the Corps has been
spending money recently.

Dredging, lots of dredging always going on, gotta keep the commerce
flowing... Lots of concern over the Old River structure in years past.
If it failed it could have been nearly or more catastrofic than Katrina.
The foundations of it have been the main cause, if a sink hole would
occur and wash under it...

Rephrase the question: what was added by Congress that wasn't in the
Administration's request?

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
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sfb wrote:

It would be interesting to where else in Louisiana the Corps has been
spending money recently.

Dredging, lots of dredging always going on, gotta keep the commerce
flowing... Lots of concern over the Old River structure in years past.
If it failed it could have been nearly or more catastrofic than
Katrina. The foundations of it have been the main cause, if a sink
hole would occur and wash under it...