Why did, and why is the federal government turning its back on new orleans?

Answer 1

Because bush isn't able to see poor or black people.
He can see, only people with oil to keep his pockets stuffed.

Sending millions to the Middle East, while his own people
are hungry & homeless. The rest of the world is watching.
It is a disgrace.

Answer 2

OK, a little history. Over the last 20 years, the Feds gave Louisiana and New Orleans about 50 millon to put together an Emergeny Evacuation Plan and put certain things into place. The feds have done this for many Major Cities and most of the coastal states. Then, here comes Katrina. There was no plan, or if there was, it wasnt used, hundreds of buses flooded, people stranded that could have rode to safety in those buses.

Many millons of dollars miss-spent by the " victims" and state agencies that FEMA gave the money too. State Government has no idea what to do and when asked about the grant money, cant remember or show how the 50 millon was spent. ( or whose pocket it went into)

I live in Louisiana and its an embarassment that, 1. State Government failed to act. 2. Local New Orleans Government failed. 3. A plan to support the state was not in place with FEMA 4. The people of New orleans elected the same man that let them down.

Louisiana has the best politicans that money can buy and yes, corruption runs wild in this state.

Answer 3

New Orleans was not the only city destroyed, but it is the only one we keep hearing about. Maybe people and the media will finally face the facts, the Governor , mayor and LA government officials really blew it. It is not the Federal Governments job to be there until the governor declares a state of emergency. And when ever you deploy the National Guard for an emergency, you deploy them with weapons. Emergency Response Drills are supposed to be conducted to find problems in your plans and then you are supposed to fix them; for real, not just on paper. Don't spend the taxpayer's money like it is your own. And if you really think the Federal Government is there to solve all your problems, fix and control everything, you belong in a Socialist country not the United States of America; you will be much happier. At least that is what they want you to think.

Answer 4

Why did New Orleans happen? War.

A year before Katrina, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed to study how New Orleans could be protected from a catastrophic hurricane, but the Bush administration ordered that the research not be undertaken. After a flood killed six people in 1995, Congress created the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project, in which the Corps of Engineers strengthened and renovated levees and pumping stations. In early 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a report stating that a hurricane striking New Orleans was one of the three most likely disasters in the U.S., including a terrorist attack on New York City. But by 2003 the federal funding for the flood control project essentially dried up as it was drained into the Iraq war. In 2004, the Bush administration cut funding requested by the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for holding back the waters of Lake Pontchartrain by more than 80 percent. Additional cuts at the beginning of this year (for a total reduction in funding of 44.2 percent since 2001) forced the New Orleans district of the Corps to impose a hiring freeze.

The Times-Picayune , which before the hurricane published a series on the federal funding problem, and whose presses were underwater for weeks, reported online: "No one can say they didn't see it coming ... Now in the wake of one of the worst storms ever, serious questions are being asked about the lack of preparation." On the day the levees burst in New Orleans, Bush delivered a speech in Colorado comparing the Iraq war to World War II and himself to Franklin D. Roosevelt: Ironic, because the WPA, which was started by FDR, built and paid for the origonal levees in New Orleans during World War II.

The botched evacuation was a result of poor planning at the local and state levels. The blame for the breached levees and drownings lies squarely on the Bush Administration and the Iraq War.

Answer 5

bigmikejones said it best. The Feds are not turning their back on New Orleans, they can't or they'll get ripped off. Business development and incentives will bring back New Orleans, as it should.

Answer 6

I have never met PRESIDENT Bush, so I can't say whether I like him or not. I'm not intellectually challenged or DEFICIENT and actually, I'm not even a Republican.However, I don't think many people could have led our country better the last six years, except maybe me, lol. J/K. I do wish we could raise FDR from the dead though, he would have been awesome right about now! And, oh yeah, he was a Democrat, not that it matters...
So here's why I approve of PRESIDENT Bush as President:
He hasn't defended himself on Hurricane Katrina. Everyone wants to blame him, but really, Louisiana is NOT the only state that was heavily damaged by the hurricane. What about Mississippi? Oh, that's right, their STATE government took care of them...and they asked for federal aid immediately. In New Orleans, it was announced by the mayor, the senator, and the governor that they did not need federal aid the day after the hurricane. Yet after all hell broke loose, the National Guard was sent in...and quickly.
The wire-tapping was a great idea. Too bad the media got ahold of it. Why was it a great idea? Because it allowed the government to listen in on calls placed from known Al Qaida operatives to the US. They were NOT listening in on Joe Schmoe telling his best friend how much p***y he got the other night, or Jane Doe telling her sister how much pot she smoked. So, nice job media, ruining that one.
The so-called "leak", which was in fact the disclosure of DECLASSIFIED information. The CIA agent that was "outed" hadn't been a covert agent for over five years. Yet President Bush isn't defending himself on that either.
He's been accused of "lying" about the WMD's, and yet hasn't defended himself. I really wish people would get over that one, because no matter how many times they're told that the Democrats "lied", and the soldiers over there (and who were there in the last three years) that have found evidence that there HAD been WMD's also "lied"...they won't listen.
I could say much more on how he's NOT a bad president, but I'm not going to waste my time. If some of these people REALLY wanted to know, they would watch FahrenHYPE 9/11 (which disproves much of Michael Moore's lovely
"documentary"), stop watching Loose Change, and maybe take a look at truthorfiction.com, snopes.com, popularmechanics.com (and search for the story about debunking the 9/11 conspiracy myths), or www.strategypage.com (and search for the story on the War in Iraq).
Here's what I like about President Bush:
He's true to his word, especially away from the cameras. I've heard many stories about how he shows his respect for our Armed Forces members, has taken the time to pray with someone just because they asked him, given hugs and comfort to those who have lost loved ones in 9/11 and the War...
Overall, he shows his integrity in private. That's what matters most to me. I couldn't care less about how well he speaks (or doesn't, as we all know is true), because that's his public face.
I like the fact that he illegalized partial-birth abortion within his first few months in office, yet has left abortion alone other than that, even though he feels it's wrong.
I love the fact that he doesn't listen to the war protesters, and instead listens to the soldiers on the ground. Most of them say we CAN'T pull out...and we'd better not. Also, many of them have said that even though they were injured, they would go again and again. I saw that on, if I remember correctly, CBS news, which, as most conservatives know, leans to the left. I've also talked to many soldiers myself, and most of them have told me the same thing.
Most people that have met him say he's not the "bumbling idiot" many think he is. He's actually very poised, respectful, and most of all, he demands respect without saying a word. I've known people that met the President, one of which didn't like him at all until they met him, and voted for him in 2004 based on their impressions.
This is a man that despite the opposition, has offered very little criticism. Sure, he said to the UN, "If you're not with us, you're against us." He was right at the time, and now...they're with us. Even the UN has admitted that we're doing a fine job in Iraq, and that the country's come along infinitely quicker than they initially thought. More countries are volunteering to help us, too.
I would put more reasons, but I figure it's a waste of time. I'm not going to convince anyone that I'm right, and anyone that already has an opinion isn't open to anything else.
I'll just put it this way: I've heard all the reasons that people hate President Bush, and not one of them is valid. Not one of them holds any weight, or contains logic. And believe me when I say that I WANT to hear a real reason to hate the guy, just so I don't have to face the fact that most of my friends are wrong

Answer 7

Everything BigMike just said PLUS they should never have let people build in flood-prone areas in the first place. All rebuilding on ground that is below sea level should be FORBIDDEN!