Obama Blasts McCain on Opposing Flood Prevention Funding

[ultraist]

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McCain and Bush Both Opposed Funding Water Projects

Obama blasted McCain for opposing funding flood prevention at the US Mayors Conference in Miami, FL, stating, "I know that Sen. McCain felt as strongly as I did, feeling enormous sympathy for the victims of the recent flooding. I'm sure they appreciated the sentiment, but they probably would have appreciated it even more if Sen. McCain hadn't opposed legislation to fund levees and flood control programs, which he considers pork."

McCain stood with Bush in opposing a bill that sets out to invest $23 billion in water projects.

The bill overwhelmingly passed Congress and was vetoed by Bush. Congress, for the first time of Bush's Presidency, voted to override the veto.




August 29, 2005: Bush and McCain Celebrate as Katrina Ravishes New Orleans

[ultraist]

1. McCain and Bush: The same on Katrina

The same on funding flood prevention. Pathetic.

[jwirr]

2. The infrastructure needs to be repaired and up dated but Mclame

will need the money for his 100 year war.

[ultraist]

3. Exactly

McLame needs to funnel money to fund his 100 year war. And then, there's the possiblity of (bomb, bomb) Iran.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Why spend money on infrastructure at home when we can waste trillions in Iraq!!

[JohnnyK]

5. a smattering...

... make that a wide smattering of applause.

It's hard to applaud ignoring measures to prevent devastation.