Obama's Plan to Restore New Orleans

[illinoisprogressive]

This is right up Obama's alley with his community organizing skills and beliefs. He has taken his time as one and uses it to help the country.
His campaign has put out what Obama is going to say in his speech tomorrow in New Orleans addressing the problems from the Bushies and Katrina.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/us/politics/26obama.html?ref=politics


WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — On the cusp of the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Senator Barack Obama will present a plan on Sunday aimed at hastening the rebuilding of New Orleans and restructuring how the federal government responds to future catastrophes in America.

The Gulf Coast restoration, Mr. Obama said, has been weighed down by red tape that has kept billions of dollars from reaching Louisiana communities. As president, he said, he would streamline the bureaucracy, strengthen law enforcement to curb a rise in crime and immediately close the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in order to restore wetlands to protect against storms.

Mr. Obama also said that he would seek to lessen the influence of politics in the Federal Emergency Management Agency by giving its director a fixed term, similar to the structure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FEMA director would serve a six-year term, under Mr. Obama’s plan, and report directly to the president.

Mr. Obama, an Illinois Democrat, and several presidential hopefuls are scheduled to arrive in Louisiana this week to highlight how New Orleans has — and has not — recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Democrats have sought to use the city as an example of what they believe was among the Bush administration’s greatest domestic failures.

[AtomicKitten]

1. I am THRILLED Obama's talking about this.

:)

[illinoisprogressive]

2. It is great he has a detailed plan and it addresses common sense things.

[illinoisprogressive]

3. I think on both sides what is sorely missing is plain common sense

taken over by rabid partisanship

[msongs]

4. tell us again how you will not vote for the democratic party nominee if it is hillary clinton nt

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5. you really are one to talk about rabid partisanship

[MasonJar]

6. Good sound plan of action from Obama.

[AZBlue]

7. He gets it!

"immediately close the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in order to restore wetlands to protect against storms"

Let's fix what happened, but let's also prevent it from happening again!

[killbotfactory]

8. wow

"The city’s recovery has been crippled by a shortage of doctors and the closures of hospitals and medical centers. Mr. Obama said he would create a program to forgive medical school loans in exchange for doctors agreeing to practice in New Orleans."

[Adelante]

9. This sounds really, really good to me

I hope you will post the speech when it is available.

[snowbear]

10. Yes it does.. What does sound strange is that Nagen is thinking of running for Governor..

I don't know about that one... Then again, they elected him twice as mayor - so they must approve of the job he's doing?