The following is from Bush’s speech at Jackson Square after hurricane Katrina:
I propose the creation of Worker Recovery Accounts to help those evacuees who need extra help finding work. Under this plan, the federal government would provide accounts of up to $5,000, which these evacuees could draw upon for job training and education to help them get a good job, and for child care expenses during their job search.
And to help lower-income citizens in the hurricane region build new and better lives, I also propose that Congress pass an Urban Homesteading Act. Under this approach, we will identify property in the region owned by the federal government, and provide building sites to low-income citizens free of charge, through a lottery.
Here’s what he said at Warren Easton High School in New Orleans this week:
I take full responsibility for the federal government’s response, and a year ago I made a pledge that we will learn the lessons of Katrina and that we will do what it takes to help you recover. (Applause.) I’ve come back to New Orleans to tell you the words that I spoke on Jackson Square are just as true today as they were then.
It’s really strange. I haven’t heard anything about the “Worker Recovery Accounts” and the “Urban Homesteading Act” except that they are “stalled in Congress.” Isn’t this a Republican Congress? Why doesn’t W publicly chastize them for stalling? I’ve got a great idea. Why don’t you, Scummy, and Dick make up some incredible lie about how much it’s needed! Why not tie it to 9/11 or “terrrism” or something?
You’re right W. Your words are just as true now as they were back then.
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