Katrina Coverage

The radio host appears to have coined a new term:
Some of the Katrina media — by Katrina media, meaning they've gotten nothing right. Remember the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina? Where are the 10,000 bodies? I want to see the 10,000 bodies. 'Til I see 10,000 bodies I'm not going to believe a damn thing that […]

Lest I end up agreeing with Naomi Klein, some of the ideas presented here might be worthwhile. That entry is from 9/23/05 and it's a compilation of some of the "Pro-Free-Market Ideas" from the House Republican Study Committee.
However, it includes proposals to suspend Davis-Bacon, making the "entire affected area a flat-tax free-enterprise zone", repealing […]

Sep 15's "After Katrina, Republicans Back a Sea of Conservative Ideas" has more on the dream:
…In the past week, the Bush administration has suspended some union-friendly rules that require federal contractors pay prevailing wages, moved to ease tariffs on Canadian lumber, and allowed more foreign sugar imports to calm rising sugar prices. Just yesterday, it […]

The NYT reports on the relentless march of "compassionate conservatism":
Republican leaders in Congress and some White House officials see opportunities in Hurricane Katrina to advance longstanding conservative goals like giving students vouchers to pay for private schools, paying churches to help with temporary housing and scaling back business regulation…
The Bush administration has already moved to […]