Impeccable timing

Not foreseeing the disaster on the Gulf Coast — as they famously didn't foresee the consequences of their tax cuts and their war — like the flood waters of the Mississippi Bush and the Republican majority just kept on rolling along: The big question now is whether anyone will decide to rethink the drastic reduction of funding for New Orleans flood control included in the FY 2006 budget (that would begin October 1, 2005).

Ironically, as reported in New Orleans CityBusiness three months ago, the cut means that "a study to determine ways to protect the region from a Category 5 hurricane has been shelved for now."

Guess that's okay, since Katrina was only a Category 3 or 4 at landfall . . .

I just hope those billionaires are enjoying their tax cuts!