When $200 Billion Just Isn't Enough

Just made that donation to the Red Cross for the victims of Hurricane Katrina? Well, Bush & Co. has decided to take advantage of the generosity of Americans. You can now make a donation to the rebuilding of Iraq (they've got $600 in the coffers so far -- probably a bit below expectations).

Read "PayPal-ing the War by Bill Berkowitz.

Don't Forget the Animals

After watching the Hurricane Katrina coverage for days, what broke my heart as much as seeing the children affected by the devastation, was the images of the animals separated from or abandoned by their owners. Did you know that many rescue services -- both bus and helicopter -- will not take people AND their pets? This has forced many people to leave their beloved pets behind. After searching on the internet, I found the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), an animal protection organization that is going into the heart of flooded New Orleans to rescue pets -- including dogs, cats, ferrets, birds, and a pot-bellied pig.

I made my donation a few days ago and am posting this information so you can do the same.

Please visit the IFAW website and see the good work they're doing. Then, please forward the information to all the animal lovers you know.

IFAW Web Site: http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?splash&oid=3

Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescue Fund: https://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=141400

How Bush Blew It

Read Newsweek's story on Bush and Co.'s response or failure to respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. How Bush Blew It

Thank you, George Bush!!

Today U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated that Iraq has become an even greater “center for terrorist activities” than Afghanistan under the Taliban. I'm sure Iraq is resounding with the cheers of it's citizens thanking George Bush for bringing his War on Terror to their country. Click here to read more of Secretary-General Annan's statement.

Compassionate Conservatism? Isn't that an oxymoron?

I'm trying to figure out what part of conservatism is compassionate. Is it the way the Bush administration and Mike Brown from FEMA handled the Hurricane Katrina aftermath? IN AMERICA, the elderly and BABIES were left to DIE of dehydration. DEHYDRATION!! Somehow our press was able to get to places our National Guard wasn't?? People died!! Was it because they were black? Would this have happened in Connecticut? This is the first time in MY lifetime, that I have seen such shockingly blatant racism at this high level. This is a national disgrace!

So, please tell me what exactly is Compassionate Conservatism. Or is it kinda like, 'America's Free Press' or 'Government Intelligence' -- just another oxymoron.

We need our troops back, George

Is it just me, or is everyone huddled around the TV watching the coverage of the devasting aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. With the increasing violence witnessed in the streets of New Orleans, it's starting to look like a scene out of Black Hawk Down. People are fighting in the streets for food and water. Hospital and elder care facility employees are having to arm themselves to the teeth, to safeguard their supplies and protect themselves and their patients.

This disaster has made two things glaringly apparent. One, what a horrible waste of money the Iraq debacle has become. While President Bush is on TV asking us to make donations to the Red Cross for Hurricane relief, our government is siphoning off billions of dollars to Iraq to rebuild the infrastructure we destroyed in our bombing runs. Two, with residents of New Orleans waving guns and shooting at rescue helicopters, where the hell is our national guard? Isn't Hurricane Katrina the perfect example of why we need and have the National Guard? Isn't it the purpose of the National Guard to provide HOMELAND security, in acts of war, terrorism and natural disaster?

It's time to bring our troops home, George. Our country needs them.