Political Quotes

“in the past week all Americans, in fact, the whole world, has witnessed the devastation along our gulf coast. As a nation and as a Congress there are three ways to respond to this crisis: rebuilding, restoring, and retrospection. We must pinpoint the errors made prior to the storm and the flooding; develop an action plan on what needs to be done, ensuring these times of failures do not happen again to Americans; and focus on rebuilding the lives. And we will rebuild those lives. As many tomorrows as those folks along the coast need, every American will dedicate themselves to being there as they regather their lives, regather their loved ones, and regather their property. We will be there every step of the way. That is the most important message they need to know. Before we do anything, we need to dispense with the myths that we were not warned. Earlier this year, the New Orleans Times-Picayune ran a series of articles on the possibility of a Category 5 hurricane and what would happen to New Orleans. In December 2004, the Army Corps issued a report saying the levees needed to be raised. According to Newsweek, Senator Breaux from Louisiana personally discussed this issue with the President last year. So let us not kid ourselves. The warnings were there about where the weaknesses existed. Now, that is as it relates to the hurricane.…”