Cape Cod evacuees spending money on strippers, booze

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Hurricane Katrina evacuees hastily handed $2,000 in federal relief money last month have been living it up on Cape Cod, blowing cash on booze and strippers, a Herald investigation has found.
Herald reporters witnessed blatant public drinking at a Falmouth strip mall by Katrina victims living at taxpayer expense at Camp Edwards on Otis Air Force Base. And strippers at Zachary's nightclub in Mashpee, a few miles from the Bourne base, report giving lap dances to several evacuees...

The aftermath of Katrina offered a wonderful opportunity for America to pull together and try to fix some of our underlying problems. That would include making it clear that activity like that above is not acceptable and would not be tolerated.
Unfortunately, "liberals" like Howard Dean and Jesse Jackson decided to do some race-baiting instead. And, our "American" president decided to do some photo-ops and make vague promises about throwing some money around instead. What is the less corrupt, more American response, and how do we encourage our "leaders" to do it?