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More political slicin' and dicin' to be had from the President's speech last
night as well as the latest on the recovery efforts of the Gulf Coast...We'll
talk to a leading lady of New Orleans, famed television and radio journalist,
Cokie Roberts...We'll get her sense of the tragedy, the rebuilding and the
political backlash of the situation...
We'll talk to LA state senator Cleo Fields with his reax to the President's
speech and where he sees the rebuilding headed...You'll recall Cleo was a Dem
Congressman back in the 103rd Congress ('93-'95) until he was redistricted out
of a seat in '96...He'll be joined by the mayor of Pascagoula, MS Matthew
Avara...Of course we'll get deep into the local/federal politics...I'm sensing
an impending tug of war between who's in the charge of the reconstruction power
and money..
Another big political angle is gathering resentment on the right for the
President's Katerina clean up bill...Speaking of which, you can say a lot about
the Bush presidency but you can't call him a fiscal conservative...His speech
last night made FDR and Lyndon Johnson's domestic spending look positively
Scrooge-esque! Big government at home, big government abroad, can the U.S.
afford it? Can Bush sustain and manage both the reconstruction of Iraq and the
Gulf Coast? And lets not even get started with gas prices..
David Shuster is hanging out in the French Quarter at a bar where the bartender
and his loyal patrons refuse to give in to Katrina...He'll bring us their
story..
We'll lead with a big picture assessment from Brian Williams...
Btw, Chris and Tucker had a great exchange last night...I loved this part:
Tucker: "....Keep in mind, you know, about 50 percent of the people aren`t
upset about Iraq. And they`re not upset, not because they understand why we`re
in Iraq, no one understands why we`re in Iraq except for eight guys that work
in think tanks in Washington. They trust Bush. They trust the president.
That`s why they`re working this endeavor. The second they start to lose
confidence in his ability to run a project that like that is the moment the
whole thing falls apart. And the entire country turns against Iraq. So, I
think he`s got everything riding on this not just for the short term midterms,
but because Iraq really hangs in the balance here. I just think if you
listened carefully to this speech and...
MATTHEWS: By the way, you`re speaking like my deepest soul, Tucker. That`s the
deepest thought I`ve come up with in years now, and you`ve just spoken it.
Listen, I agree with you which is this same exact war in Iraq were being run by
Madeleine Albright or some liberal, the exact same war, the conservatives in
this country would be laughing at it."
I'm gonna have to steal Tucker's line about the "eight think tank guys in
Washington!" I love it...
Have a great weekend...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball
Briefing from Washington, DC
PS Check out Scarborough Country tonight at 10...I see Jesse Lee Peterson's in
the house!
In Case You Missed It...NBC News announced yesterday that we're opening up a
bureau in New Orleans
http://nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/news-20050915000000-nbcnewsneworleans.html
New Orleans will 'rise again,' Bush says...In speech to nation, president
proposes huge reconstruction effort (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9345270/
Speech Text: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9360206/
President Bush last night said the federal government will pay most of the
estimated $200 billion to rebuild the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast in what he
called "one of the largest reconstruction projects the world has ever seen."
(The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050916-122800-9821r.htm
Balz Analysis: Bush speech a bid to repair presidency...President faces huge
challenges, with nation deeply divided http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9359349/
Taxpayers will pay the bill for the massive reconstruction program outlined by
President Bush for the hurricane ravaged-Gulf Coast and the huge expense will
worsen the nation's budget deficit, White House officials said Friday. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050916/ap_on_go_pr_wh/katrina_bush&printer=1;_ylt=AkNXl0zrYwnvFrRyqBiGBUwGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Evacuee poll: Many New Orleans evacuees won't return...Fewer than half in
survey plan to return to city (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9359357/
Americans watched President Bush's speech from New Orleans on Thursday with
mixed expectations. Some hoped for more contrition for the government's slow
response to Hurricane Katrina; others sought inspiration for a devastated Gulf
Coast. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050916/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_america_reacts&printer=1;_ylt=AkPsBoWL3yDtIHfPA8utQuwGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
As President Bush spoke from New Orleans last night, few of the thousands of
residents of that evacuated city, lying on rows and rows of cots in the
sprawling River Center shelter here, paid him much attention. (NY Daily News)
http://nydailynews.com/09-16-2005/front/v-echo/story/347016p-296039c.html
Baby food from Israel, blankets from India...Foreign aid for Katrina flows into
Arkansas air base (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9363899/
Saying they're trying to climb out of the "political basement'' to which they
feel consigned by Congress' Republican leaders, a few dozen House members
opposed to the war in Iraq gathered Thursday to urge President Bush to plan an
exit from the 31-month-old war. (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/16/MNGJUEOI9U1.DTL&type=printable
Congressman: Atta papers destroyed on orders...Pentagon denies having any
documents on lead hijacker prior to 9/11 (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9342936/
GOP debates shelving Bush Social Security plan...House campaign chair brings up
idea in talks with Hastert (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9365689/
Insurgents kill 24 in 3rd day of rampage in Iraq
More than 200 slain in 'all out war' aimed at destabilizing the country (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9332851/
US tempers its view of victory in Iraq...The Pentagon hoped to quell unrest
before a pullout, but violence is changing US goals.(Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0916/p01s02-usfp.htm
Galloway and Hitchens get down and very dirty (The Times of London)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-1781608,00.html
Strassel: 'Sinister Piffle'...Christopher Hitchens "debates" a demagogue.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110007269
Roberts: No room for ideologues on the bench...Nominee's hearing ends; Senate
panel to vote next week (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9175162/
Democrats laid the groundwork yesterday to oppose the Supreme Court nomination
of Judge John G. Roberts Jr., accusing him of withholding his personal views on
political and judicial matters. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050916-120805-8608r.htm
The Justice Department and the special counsel investigating the leak of a CIA
operative's identity pressed Congress to block legislation that would compel
the administration to turn over documents related to the case, the department
said in a letter released on Thursday (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050916/pl_nm/bush_leak_dc&printer=1;_ylt=Al9wA5abY3MQ8aUvi84E9M8b.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Opinion/Editorial
Corn: Bush's Big (and Easy) Speech in New Orleans
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/capitalgames?bid=3&pid=22353
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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