Forget The Monkey, We've Got An Elephant On Our Backs

From the Wall Street Journal

Right-wing Republicans backed by the White House "are using relief measures" for Katrina to "achieve a broad range of conservative economic and social policies, both in the storm zone and beyond." They are working on legislation: 1) to limit victims' rights to sue; 2) offer vouchers for displaced school children; 3) lift environmental restrictions; 4) create "tax-advantaged enterprise zones" to "maximize private-sector participation in recovery and reconstruction."

Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN): "The desire to bring conservative, free-market ideas to the Gulf Coast is white hot. We want to turn the Gulf Coast into a magnet for free enterprise. The last thing we want is a federal city where New Orleans once was" (Wall Street Journal, 9/15)

This is a tasteless and insensitive reaction to disaster. Oh...guess who is gonna get the mega $$$ no bid contracts for this. GOP favorites such as Bechtel and Halliburton. That's not speculation, it's already been done.

Let's get those elephants off our backs.