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I'm so glad to hear this!!! It's about time!!! Bush's handling of the Katrina disaster was a failure from the first day, not saving the people, not getting food and water in, by supplying trailers that were poisoned with formaldahide, and other trailers that were never delivered to New Orleans and still are parked somewhere.

Remember the hurricane (Edward?) that destroyed southern Florida during George H W Bush's presidency? Very little or nothing was done during his term.
It took Pres Clinton to send the necessary dollars and folks down there to help clean up the terrible mess with the citizens.

However, after the terrible Northridge earthquake, Clinton put Al Gore in charge immediately and, by the wise planning and incentives to construction folks for finishing early, the area, including all the destroyed freeways, overpasses, etc was back in no time.

Hurray for Democrats that care about all the prople!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually the republicans are indirectly telling him what needs to be done. It must be a serious enough to send Janet Napolitano to the gulf coast where the possiblity finding of uninvited guests. Every move is noted thank you very much. And will be thrown right back at the Democrats come election time. Its the republicans who brought it to their attention will continue to do so until he thrown out of office.

Thank you President Obama. The Citizen's in the Gulf . . . deserve MUCH MORE than what they've received.

How can America Preach to other Nation's . . . when we FALL SHORT in protecting/providing for our own!

THE MATH DOSEN'T ADD UP!

we need to rebuild the Gulf-- so that it can be destroyed again in the next hurricane.

Hear the flusing sound America? That's your childrens future going down the toilet.

President Obama trying to clean up another Bush administration mess. God Bless President Obama - he is doing a fantastic job! Look how many Bush messes he has addressed in a mere 30 days - the economy, ethics and transparency in government, foreign relations and now helping Katrina victims.

I think that it is time to stop pouring taxpayers money into a city that is sitting below sea level and move the city to higher ground.

NO ONE, NOT EVEN THIS PRESIDENT, IS GOING TO WIN AGAINST "MOTHER NATURE"!

Another mess that President Obama has been left with. Most of the help that the Guld Coast has been getting has been due to private citizens and groups. Lets be honest here and tell it like it REALLY is. Not how the Repugs want us to believe it is.
Good luck to the Gulf Coast and also to President Obama.

BTW-Good note Dr. Gonzo

Extreme Makeover: American Edition. Barak arrives to find a nation crumbling and decaying from neglect, abuse, and devastation. But just as they're about to begin construction, the neighbors start screaming at him." What about me?" they cry, "what are you going to do for me?"

Bj for your idiotic comment is beside me, so what your saying is that the city of New Orleans doesn't deserve the help.

I really realize that white people is the most evilist people around, you people are terrible people. I'm just blown away by you people's hatred.

WOW

One month in to office, and he is off to a good start. Now, President Obama is looking into fixing the "Big Easy", which, from the looks of things, HAVEN"T BEEN EASY AT ALL.

REPUBLICAN'S CHICKENS... ARE COMING HO-OME... TO ROOST!!!!!!

More needs to be done to rebuild the gulf coast. It has been 3 years and more should have been done by now. The levee system needs to be strengthened first and all those mold infested buildings need to be torn down. How are people supposd to come back and "help themselves" if they have no where to come back to? Whole neighborhoods still look like they did after Katrina came through in 2005. Shame on GWB for leaving this mess behind........

New Orleans will be hit by another hurricane and people will again lose their homes and businesses.

How many times will the US Government be forced to rebuild homes built BELOW sea level?

Good Job Obama!
Hey Matt..Lets move the people out of Kentucky because every decade they get an ice storm.
Or better yet Tornado Alley..What's the matter with those people living in those areas! That's what 5 or 6 states
And don't forget to evacuate Cali..Ya know the earthquakes and everything.
Minus well move everyone out of the northeast too we get snow alot.
FLA gets hurricanes!
Where do you suppose we move the entire population of America!
MEXICO?

Good. Three years and the damage to this wonderful city is still palpable. Still something you can see and touch.

Yes, people need to take responsibility for their own homes. The thing is, you people don't understand. There's no "just leave the buildings there to rot". There's a black mold in this area that kills. It infests buildings that have been left wet and uncared for for too long.

And alot of those buildings damaged by the hurricane need to be torn down because they are unlivable. For safety's sake. Those buildings can't be left like that. They need to be destroyed.

And that takes money that the local government doesn't have. Heck, the government doesn't even have the money to adequately remove the trash from the FQ during Mardi Gras.

The help is needed. Whether you people from far away who have never been here and can't possibly know what its like think it does or not.

If the homes and businesses haven't been rebuilt, the owners probably didn't carry proper insurance. We have recovered from property damage on our beachfront property here in Florida by filing claims with our hurricane insurance carrier. New Orleans is below sea level so the residents should have carried the proper insurance. Why should the taxpayers borrow more $$ for this bailout? All Obama wants to do is fly around in his private jet at taxpaper expense to give away money that the government doesn't have.

TO: RJ

All he did was add another 7 months to the EXISTING program, he's not expanding it or adding additional funds to it.
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If the bank added 7 more months to your car payment or anything else that you might owe,I assure you ,you would" know" that they were adding additional payments,and you would be paying additional funds.

Its high time somebody corrected the problem left behind by Republicans.

I'm not a Bush fan but I have to agree with RJ. This is not something President Obama just decided to set up, it's a continuing program. I get tired of people not reading the whole story.

Well.. I HOPE this program was initially started by Bush... seeing in how this Hurricane happened 4 YEARS ago. If it wasn't started by Bush, Bush would deserve a lashing, let alone an impeachment. There are many people in history that make existing products and programs BETTER. Give credit where credit is due.

I am glad President Obama is looking past politics and extending a hand to a heavy republican area which is on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We still need help down in this part of the country.

Democrats think the word" caring" means to give up more tax payers money,how about "fixing the problem"???

There has been 176 billion dollars poured in by the Fed Gov't not to mention all the money raised by celebrities. There were many other areas in the Gulf Coast damaged to the same extent and most of those have been rebuilt by the citizens that live there. We never hear about the rebuilding in MS or other areas no it is always aboaut NO.
Where I live the Mayor is responsible along with other city board members in rebuilding and giving out funds at least that how it was here in FL after Charlie and we were hit hard also.
Stop blaming Bush for every last thing like the housing mess we are in now people need to start taking personal responsibility other wise we will be under the gov'ts thumb.

To Jean: The Republican Governors of Louisiana and Miss. do not want stimulus money. Shame on the governors that do not want help for their states.

I see the Christian Moral Right is once again following Jesus's teachings by letting the less-fortunate that have lost their entire lives in the Gulf go under without doing everything we can to help.

Ahhh yes...The Christian Moral Right – The first in line for the pits of Hell.

Repugs sound loud. But do their ideas and plans manage to gain supports from Democrates?

Clearly, Repugs do not care about bipartisanships.

It takes a subdivision almost 5 to 10 years to be fully complete but people like 'Marilyn' are complaining its been 3 years for a whole city to be brought back. A city that was underwater which bulidings and homes that stood for century are now gone. Are ya'll serious!? Not eveyrthing is like Extreme Makeover Home Edition it takes time. Ya'll take a visit to New Orleans then make a informed comment.

@ RJ

Well if it was implemented by Bush, I don't trust it to work anyway. I'm just satisfied their is no more laziness in the White House and things are beginning to move and get on the ball. I can understand that you're a die hard right winger, but you need to realize that your republican president left us in a *#@^%$ up predicament.

First-If you are at or near the poverty line then you are not paying taxes the way you claim. Second- That region of the US is responsible for 40% of all our imports and exports. Our economy runs from day to day because of that region for the most part. It needs to be populated and is a huge source of tax revenue from all the employment it generates. Third- If our hard earned tax payor money was actually spent wisely in the first place, as every administration was told over the years to fix the levy systems, then that natural/man made disaster would have never happened in the first place. Fourth- go live in the Red States where you were more than likely originally from. Either that, or your actually not at or just above the poverty line. The people who milk our system are but a fraction of a percent of our GDP. Much much more money is wasted to corporate welfare and tax give aways for big business. Such as Halliburten and the Iraq War Military Complex/Private Contractors.

By all means, let's pour more federal money into rebuilding an area that is certain to be destroyed again within our lifetimes, especially if the levees are only able to withstand a Category 3 storm at best as they now are. But it looks good for The One.

First-If you are at or near the poverty line then you are not paying taxes the way you claim. Second- That region of the US is responsible for 40% of all our imports and exports. Our economy runs from day to day because of that region for the most part. It needs to be populated and is a huge source of tax revenue from all the employment it generates. Third- If our hard earned tax payor money was actually spent wisely in the first place, as every administration was told over the years to fix the levy systems, then that natural/man made disaster would have never happened in the first place. Fourth- go live in the Red States where you were more than likely originally from. Either that, or your actually not at or just above the poverty line. The people who milk our system are but a fraction of a percent of our GDP. Much much more money is wasted to corporate welfare and tax give aways for big business. Such as Halliburten and the Iraq War Military Complex/Private Contractors. Our treasure was pilferred by these people and you sit and bitch about those of us (who you don't even know but just assume are worthless) who may or may not need help when tragedy strikes.

For the sake of our Nation... which with people like you is not very Christian.... we need to stick together and help each other.

Boy, what a day for jerks... here we go again.

Matthew in Detroit...i suppose if New York, or Boston were wiped out by a hurricane, or Los Angeles by an earthquake, you'd simply say it was a poor choice to live there, so let them move, right? New Orleans is one of the most beautiful and historical cities in the U.S. , far older and more cultured than Detroit, I can assure you. By the way, why don't all of you snowbirds stay in Michigan if it's so damnned safe and wonderful, half of you must live down here by now, judging from the license plates.

Just a question to CNN – why are some articles closed to comments with only 15 comments and mostly favorable to Obama. There are other points of view.

I will believe all this Obama worship when he earns my respect. So far all he has done is prove that he has a Socialist agenda. I resent my govenment taking my money, thinking they know best how to spend it. (i.e. the enormous spending,not stimulus, package)

Seems like it didn't made it in my first attempt.
A memo to Matthew –
California: The most populous State of the country, also the most likely place where a earthquake can happens on US soil
Tornado Alley – Between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, the most likely place in the USA where tornados (or twisters) can happen, especially in Oklahoma.
The Southern part of the Atlantic Coast + the Gulf Coast (not only New Orleans) – The most likely places of the USA that can be considered Hurricane Paths.
By your post anyone that lives in those places ARE irresponsible people who made bad choices... and therefore deserves no help for their actions based on their bad judgements.
To me they're human beings, mostly Americans, who are only trying to make a living where they are living.

Well, the Govenors of those states say they don't need or want the stimulus money. (???)

I am glad that the President hasn't forgotten those who are still hanging on. Many were give one way tickets in the second African Diasporia with no homes to come back to. Its a disgrace. This is American.

The golden goose is just about dead. When it's finally gone, then we'll all be in the same boat. Then we'll all get the Federal support "that we all deserve".

After Bush denied government help to rebuild the levies,said they had to raise their own money (a poor state that could never raise their own money) this money was only a few million!!! Another GOP president that don't care about (poor people). Now the price tag is in the billions: how smart was that? Plus lost many lives and families there had to relocate which cost millions more. WHO LOOKS STUPID NOW?

Thanks for that comment RJ. These people seem to think he is the best thing since sliced bread...

Just make sure the money isn't lining the pockets of the powers that be on the gulf coast.

to New Yorker;

Yes, the support we deserve, you creep. If you think for one minute that Katrina victims didn't and don't deserve support, you are just plain mean and stupid. I wish you had been here during and after that storm to she what hell looked like and who suffered, you insensitve jerk. I would never say that the surviors of victims of 9|11 didn't deserve support from FEMA or Homeland Security, or any other disaster.

You know, it just amazes me how the Republicans just complain and complain, but do absolutely NOTHING for the PEOPLE, but spend taxpayer money on their estates...it is time to repair the Gulf Coast!!!

Its bout time. Gw sent all the aid for the tsunami but those right here n tha states got nothing but red tape. If we can't help our own why should we b leaders in a world full of problems. Obama is doing what is right for our people, the American people. And if the republicans want to cry about generational theft (IRAQ, KATRINA, deregulation, and more) take a pay cut. I've been laid off twice in three years don't tell me I'm a welfare recipient because the recovery plan wen you all set the path for me to lose my job.

I live on the gulf coast, Not an outsider. New Orleans has been a social dissaster waiting to happen for over 20 years. The former Gov of Louisiana, along with the Mayor, kept the Fed Gvernment from helping New Orleans people for nearly 3 days,due to political fight of who could supervise the Statte National Guard and it was not Bush's priviledge to go over their heads. As soon as the Gov and Mayor got aside, federal help was there already and many hundereds were air lifted by helicopter and other means, while the gove and mayor would not let a lot full of school busses be used to transport the needy out. I'm really tired of all the whining from N.O. while the rest of the gulf coast hit just as hard simply got to work cleaning up and rebuilding without any ones help.What ever aid did come to them, was not the reason they succeded.They were not whinners and looking to the government to do every thing for them.
All from the outsiders have no voice or right to saying what should be done and who should do it. So Get over it and get out of the way, let the people do it.

What a refreshing change President Obama is. That said, the levee system should be built to withstand Cat 5 or more before anything else is done. Although why anyone would want to move to a place that is below sea level is beyond me, there are a lot of people born and raised there that don't have the resources to move to another location. The best thing to do is to try to come up with a plan to keep the same disaster from happening again. Hopefully, this is what our wonderful, caring President will do. It's refreshing to have a President that actually cares.

republicans say thats not good enough...lol

The reason the government is responsible is because the government, specifically the Corp of Engineers, failed in their design and maintenance of the levees. The hurricane had already past by before the levees broke. How do you right wing christians even sit in church on Sunday's and pretend you're following the will of Jesus? It's disgusting.

Matthew, Detroit – By your logic everyone that lives in California (most populous state of the country) is on his/her own due to the fact that they are living in a land that is bound to happen earthquakes. Everyone that lives in that area that is considered the best place on Earth to have twisters is an idiot and should not be helped when tragedy happens and, finally, anyone that lives in the Gulf Coast or Southern Atlantic Coast (area prone to be path of Hurricanes) is only waiting for his/her chance to get yours and mine money when a Class-3 or Class-4 hits them hard...
You must have a nice life to be so shallow...

Yep, when it comes to spending money, obama is all for it. Why did he not send help to Kentucky where many froze to death when power was lost due to snow storms? Rebuild a city below sea level is about as dumb as it gets.

I agree that areas below sea level should be abandoned, but that doesn't include other devastated parts in Alabama and Mississippi.

I think it shameful that we pour billions and billions into Iraq, billions more to bail out Wall Street and corporations. That same amount of money could have rebuilt the entire Gulf Coast ten times over.

Browney and Bushy: you left a heckuva mess.

I JUST LOVE IT THAT THE REPUGS ARE GRADING PRESIDENT OBAMA. MY, MY. MY. VIPERS.

@Matthew,Detroit What are you talking about?! Those people were born and raised there. Its not insurance thats the problem. Have you been there? I have and its nothing to do with people paying on insurance. New Orleans is a American city so you mean the Government shouldn't help?! what type of foolishness is that. You know what lets not help Detroit and let all the business fail so it look like how it did in Robocop 1 well I think its close to already but anyway. Well lets not help any city or town in a potential natural disaster zone oops I forgot thats every city and town!!!

Hey Matthew in Detroit,
When you have lost everything, let's see how long it takes you to begin whining and asking. Our southern neighbors, ie. fellow countrymen, don't want a handout, they just want a hand.

It's not as if Detroit has anything to write home about. The role of government is to protect and provide for the people. Not just those who can afford special access.

Hey, New Yorker where were you when your Bush and his family spent 8 years in the White House?

Well said Gary. Rebuild the leeve system and then start rebuilding. This should've been done way before Katrina hit.

what about Pakistan Obama??

Are you cutting OR they are still on the loose and we have free stash to donate to them ?????????

Hummmm, Why do we think any of us should sit back and wait for the goverment to take care of us? I am one of the people who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, but I was lucky, I live in Mississippi a state who has people who get off their butts and start rebuilding, not just sit back and wait for a hand out from Federal goverment to get moving, it might be one reason we here in Mississippi has rebuilt so much faster after losing more to the Hurricane then any of our neighboring states....

How long are we going to be "rebuilding" the Katrina mess?
My gosh, we had a major earthquake here in 2006 and never whined about it like the folks in New Orleans area.
I feel bad for them, but grab your bootstraps and pull yourself up, folks. Quit waiting for someone else to take care of you all the time.

WTH are all you people talking about?
Michael, Dutch, Venia, Karen, Rich and Zak.
Did any of you READ the whole article? Somehow I doubt it.
Obama is merely continuing a program the was PUT IN PLACE BY BUSH.
All he did was add another 7 months to the EXISTING program, he's not expanding it or adding additional funds to it.

Get off the high horses folks and smell what you're shoveling.

WTH are all you people talking about?
Michael, Dutch, Venia, Karen, Rich and Zak.
Did any of you READ the whole article? Somehow I doubt it.
Obama is merely continuing a program the was PUT IN PLACE BY BUSH.
All he did was add another 7 months to the EXISTING program, he's not expanding it or adding additional funds to it.

Get off the high horses folks and smell what you're shoveling.

I bet if an investigation was done they would find as much greed and stealing from the people of the gulf coast as there has been in the other areas of Bush's control

With all due respect there has been 176 billion dollars thrown at the Gulf Coast and many areas affected by that storm have been re-built and not with government help the people who live there have done it
The 176 billion does not include the money funneled in by celebrities and fund raisers. Perhaps all of the people who took aid money that were never even entitled to it could be made to help to rebuild
I live in a major hurrican area myself and have been hit quite hard and then re-hit by tornados.
I am quite frankly tired of my tax money constantly being used to assist in areas while I receive no benefits.
I believe in giving back it is simply that I would like to choose how I do that not the Gov/it is never enough everyone gets some and then needs more

Mr. President, since Governor Jindal doesn't need Stimulus $, these assets can be re-directed.

2nd attempt...
Liberal memories tend to forget the 4-day warning to those people to get out...as opposed to staying and looting, which many did. "Blame Bush" is a broken motto...especially since the local and state governments did nothing at all to assist except blame the federal government. Now, the answer is to have Obama throw more money to his non-tax paying voting base there...and all over the nation. Does anyone actually examine the facts any more, or are you such blind sheep that you will follow regardless of the truth?

I will never in my life forget Geraldo Rivera from FOX News almost in tears and on the fourth or fifth day pleading for the federal government to please come help these people of New Orleans. I was in disbelief when they immediately cut to O'Reilly telling Geraldo to calm down, that it wasn't that bad. Geraldo was sludging through the streets of New Orleans and O'Reilly was in the FOX News studios high and dry. I always knew that Geraldo was a terrible match for that station and this disaster exposed that truth. It doesn't matter who these people were or how much money they had in their bank accounts – they were still American citizens and the Bush administration showed it's true FOX News colors for the entirety of the disaster.

Thank GOD, we have a President who cares for the citizens of Louisiana to rebuilt what they have lost 3 and a half yrs.ago. President Obama, continue your GOOD work, with Our LORD'S guidance.

Liberal memories tend to forget the 4-day warning to those people to get out...as opposed to staying and looting, which many did. "Blame Bush" is a broken motto...especially since the local and state governments did nothing at all to assist except blame the federal government. Now, the answer is to have Obama throw more money to his non-tax paying voting base there...and all over the nation. Does anyone actually examine the facts any more, or are you such blind sheep that you will follow regardless of the truth?

I can't wait for the Gov. of Louisana to come out and sayd ' HEY! leave us alone .. with Pres. Bush help ..we got as much as we could done ... we don't need your money! ' jajaaa suuuure

It is just so unbelievable that Governer Jindal is putting his political life before the life of so many of his constituents. Louisiana so needs the money and all other help they can get.

Good! It's about time someone helped these people out!

And on a completely shallow note, LOOK at that stride. For those who try to call President Obama a "wuss" because he believes in being diplomatic: that stride is the mark of a confident man who speaks softly and carries a big stick. You can tell that when push comes to shove, he doesn't take crap.

Yes the support they deserve. This should have been taken care of long before now. It's been several years and they still haven't rebuilt the city or fixed the levee system. Do I hear jobs in the making possibly? I wonder if they will take the money since they were so against the stimulus plan.

Venia...

Better get your facts straight. Amazingly enough, the net worth of the average Democrat in office is 36% higher than that of the average Republican. The Democrats also receive nearly twice as much money from lobbyists. You liberal snot-noses should read a little more and give your opinions a little less. And read the following from the WSJ:

**Yet in recent years, that conventional wisdom has been turned on its head. The new rich, it seems, have increasingly become Democrats. As donors, they are giving more money to Democrats than Republicans. As voters, the superrich are leaning left. And as candidates themselves, using their fortunes to get elected, they tend to run as Democrats.

Among candidates who spent more than $4 million on their own campaigns, Democrats outnumbered Republicans 3-1, according to data from Jennifer Steen.

Good job President Obama,Its about time they got help.My question to you now sir ,is where are Geronimos remains?You and Bush both belong to the "skull and bones,"the Yale University Club that have been said to have stolen them.Lets come clean over this now rather than later please.

I guess he had to because their sure wasn't anything in that 700 billion dollar bill.

Shame on you.

Shame on you.

Shame on you.

Shame on you.

So, are we going to "rebuild" New Orleans for the rest of our lives??? It has been more than 3 years folks. It is time for these people to help themselves and stop depending on the government to support them. Of course, with Obama as president, we'll all be dependent on the government sooner or later.

THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! YOU ARE THE BEST! CAN WE PLEASE GET SOME CATEGORY 5 PROTECTION? WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, MY HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE PREMIUM FOR $200,000 IN COVERAGE IS $5,000 A YEAR. WE DESPERATELY NEED INSURANCE RELIEF TOO!

Dutch, Karen, Michael (both of Phoenix)
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Really?? If my memory serves me well, as your's seem to be failing, wasn't the Governor during Katrina a Democrat? Wasn't the Mayor a democrat? Wasn't "Dollar Bill" Jefferson a democrat? Yet somehow you forget this and blame Bush instead of the incompetence of local Democratic leadership who were the first responders. Did you forget the flooded school buses that could have been used to evacuate people? Who made that fine decision not to use those buses? Nagin, the democratic Mayor, yet is was Bush's fault? Pathethic!!!

It never used to the goverments job to SAVE everyone.

I blame BUSH. He should have never tried to do SO much to help

the people in New Orleans. He should have flown down, pulled everyone out, put them in a Gym for 30 days and given them access

to phones to call their INSURANCE agents. After that the assistance

should have ended. This extension after extension is a joke.

I am soooooo sick of people whining about Karina – 3-1/2 years later! Why in hell don't they put their hands back in their pockets, quit begging and find some meaninful work. There's enough reconstruction going on but the blacks just couldn't see fit to work for actual money when they could just hold out their hands. This was in the newspapers – they had to bring out-of-state workers in because the lazy people of Nawlins won't work. Where is all the aid for Galveston that was all but wiped out with Ike just last September? I haven't heard one whine! So now Nobama spreads more of our taxpayers' dollars, dollars that he does NOT have to spend because he has spent ours, our children's and so on for generations to come. I'm not a republican either and I'm sick of this man already!

KATRINA WAS NOT A GOVERMENT ISSUE, KATRINA WAS AND STILL IS A FREE RIDE. I WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY SOMETHING ESPECIALLY ONE THAT LIVES IN ARIZONA.. I'M GOING TO REPEAT I LIVE 90 MILES FROM NEW ORLEANS WHAT THE HECK DO YOU KNOW??

I am just mad I have not figured out a way to scam the goverment

and have them give me money for my bad decisions or life choices.

I wish I would have bought a bunch of properties in New Orleans and

figured out a way to sell all the swamp land back to the goverment.

I could have been rich.

YOU PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING YOU ARE 20,000 MILES AWAY, WHAT DO YOU KNOW. DID YOU KNOW THEY WERE KILLING EACH OTHER HERE???? DID YOU KNOW THEY WERE RAPING WOMEN AND CHILDREN??? OH WAIT THAT WAS BUSHES FAULT.

After the SECOND round of hurricanes in New Orleans...

People were on the news and stated-

" I am glad the goverment came and saved us, but where is my check"? I need money.

First it was the goverments job to save you from dying.
Then it was the goverments job to give you temporary house and food.
NOW the goverment must give you money and income.
NOW the goverment must support you and build you a house.
WHO made the choice here? Who decided to live there.

NO MORE MONEY FOR HURRICANES IN THE SOUTH. JUST STOP.
Get your own insurance, create a savings account, MOVE... but stop asking for handouts.

ONE MORE THING HOW ABOUT OBAMA SEND THE TROOPS TO IOWA AND SEE IF THEY GET SHOT AT??? HOW COME THERE IS NO MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE LOOTING??? WHY ?? BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE HARD WORKING AMERICANS WHO WILL DO IT ON THEIR OWN.... 5 YEARS STILL LOOKS A MESS, IT'S MARDI GRAS HERE IN LA AND NEW ORLEANS SMELLS OF URINE IS THAT BUSHES FAULT TOO??

Sure, blame Bush again! You liberals crack me up. It was a terrible hurricane...but do any of you remember that those people had 4 days of warning, and a lot of them wouldn't leave? Not to mention, their own local and State government did nothing to assist...except blame the federal govt. and the Bush administration? How about the levee system that their Mayor said was not a problem? Now you actually believe that because Obama is in office, everything will be like new. Please, stop with the constant "What a great president Obama is!" You hate the fact that conservatives are pointing out the mistakes he is making in his first 30 days...so quit acting like he is GOD Almighty in his first 30 days!

I AM FROM LAFAYETTE LA, IT'S ABOUT 90 MILES FROM NEW ORLEANS, THE LAZY WELLFARE RECIPIANTS ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE GOVERMENT TO CLEAN THEIR YARDS, YOU PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING. HOW CAN YOU BLAME A NATURAL DISASTER ON BUSH? IS THE FLOODING IN IOWA BUSHES FAULT TOO?

They need to tell people to move out of a city that is underwater.

They can choose to live there but if they can not get an insurance carrier to take them then they should not live there.

Explain to me why the goverment is RESPONSIBLE to take care of these people who make bad choices.

Something Bush should of done over three years ago.

He was slow to help when Katrina struck and is slower to help.

Finally a president who is for the people

I disagree with this completely.

Anyone that wants to live on the coast lives there by their own choice. If they can not get or can not afford to have insurance in the area than they should not live there.

New Orleans is a city built in a hole. Beyond being a flood plain. You can not get a Mortgage on houses in most cities, west, midwest, east, if you live in a flood plain. I question why they are allowed to build.

The federal governent can use money to pull people out of the wreckage. I believe in saving lives in an emergency. I do not believe in paying for the rebuilding of these towns, cities, houses, etc... when they are built in places that Acts of god can trash.

Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, etc... I do not believe we should fund this ignorance. Why should be continue to build a cement wall around a city that is below ocean level. Then the goverment gets blamed when the OCEAN flows into a city.

Please move on. Do not throw additional money at this.

I DO WONDER WHY ALL REPUBLICANS ARE SUCH OBSTRUCTIONIST?. I DO HOPE AND PRAY EVERYDAY THAT ALL THESE TERRORIST IN BOTH HOUSES OF COGRESS ON THE RIGHT BURN IN HELL SOONER THAN LATER AND LET THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY AND WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE. TO ALL AMERICANS ON BOTH SIDE , VOTE THSES OBSTRUCTIONS AND RACISTS OUT OF OFFICE SOON.

To all negative republican haters, hopefully CNN will allow this post. They keep knocking me off. Look at Mississippi, under a republican governor and legislature it is healing rapidly although more heavily damaged. Look at Louisiana, where they had to replace the democratic governor and a lot of other democrats, before they could start healing. That is the true story of the recovery, not republican bashers & Bush hating. You people are so, very uneducated, guess that is what happens when our public education system is run by the NEA.

This is great news to me because I live in the area in Mississippi where Katrina did the most damage, ie. a 30 foot plus storm surge and 135 plus mile per hour winds sustained. 90% of the structures were lost or damaged, and we are still strugg ling to get back on our feet. FEMA has only agreed to "clean up the place, not restore it".
Our city and county have to put up matching funds, but they are broke because so many people and businesses relocated. Rebuilding has come to a standstill due to high insurance rates, insurance companies not paying up, the mortgage situation among other things.
We in this "part of the world" to quote Mr. Bush, feel like he truly allowed us to be forgotten.

The feds spent billions on the Gulf coast already. This is nothing more than a gigantic photo op. Don't throw more $ into New Orleans, its run by the most corrupt and inept govt in the country. They teach the people not to do for themselves, but wait for the Feds to do everything.

oh yeah Bush told Katrina to wipe out New Orleans, It's been 5 years I live in Lafayette LA the Lazy people in New Orleans are still waiting for the goverment to clean the trash out of their yards. Where are you from since you know what goes on here??? How about Iowa they are under water right now, Wheres their assistance??????? is that Bushes fault too?????? IS IT???? Did Bush Flood IOWA TOO????????? you people are Ignorant and Live 20,000 MILES AWAY WHAT DO YOU KNOW????? Those people are lazy wellfare recipiants who will ALWAYS RELY ON YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO PAY THE BILLS.. OBAMA WILL MAKE SURE THEY GET EVERY PENNY OF YOUR MONEY, BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS YOU ALL MUST BE RICH SINCE NONE OF THIS BOTHERS YOU..

They say that a man's character determines his destiny-–and wit that being said--it can also determine a city's future. Late in coming--but at last--assistance has arrived-–my hat off to you Mr. President.

Shame on us for not pressuring the former so called president to something,, thanks Mr. President

It seems every day President Obama is going about cleaning up the mess Bush left behind. I look forward to the day when we are beyond Bush's mess, and we can embrase and celebrate the wonderful things that President Obama can do for this country and the world of his own making.

"have not always received the support they deserve from the Federal government"?

Oh really? The support they deserve?

To all the people out there who don't know this: the federal government only exists because SOME people pay taxes. Our money paying politicians who use it the way they want and often it is handed over to people who choose a lifestyle that drains others of their hard earned $$ and choose to live in places that are prone to natural disasters. Obama is just paying back his voter base at taxpayer expense and living high on the hog in the White house. This is where OUR money is going. Our family lives near poverty level, we pay our taxes and other expenses on time AND bail out folks who live in homes that are 4 times the value of ours. This is ridiculous! What are the fat cat politicians going to do if we all go on government support? Get out the whips?

What about Hurricane Rita and Ike victims?????? I know New Orleans got hit pretty bad but so did Houston and the surrounding cities, where the heck is our help!

The gulf is still a mess since 2005. Glad to see Obama doing something about it as BushCo did next to nothing. Naturally the Republican party will call this wasteful spending.

Its about time, alot of people are still displaced in other states after this disaster.

To Dutch. Hampton Roads Virginia:
How sad it is that there are people here in the year of our Lord 2008 that are so uneducated that they believe President George W. Bush caused or was in any way shape or form responsible for Hurricane Katrina ar any other natural disaster.
No doubt you are a monkey lover, so let's wait and see how things work out for you in the next four years.

Great news. Another GOOD decision by Obama!! And as the previous poster pointed out, yet another BUSH mess he is cleaning up!

why rebuild that dirty hole???

Well, at least he is keeping something of Bush's around, and for longer than planned.

That $20 billion from Bush was pennies!! Progressively speaking..

I agree with GARY ..... we need to rebuild the levee system, and I hope there will be money provided for this in the Stimulus Package!

I am SO grateful for President Obama's help in New Orleans! Katrina destroyed New Orleans and our government failed miserably. New Orleans looked like a Third World country city, rather than a city in the........ richest Nation on Earth!

The G-Obstructionist-P will be objecting I am sure.

Obama is setting a great example for the American people and that is a President who is working on behalf of Joe or Josephine the plumber.

Seems I can't comment on these blogs...Now I'm POSITIVE CNN censors comments on its blogs!! They have deleted and not put on my last two comments, because of an opposing point of view. Not on this subject, but they've CONVENIENTLY closed the other subjects I was trying to comment on. There was no foul language or harsh words. No reason to delete. So much for FREE SPEECH!! I'll pass the word about CNN!!

YES, we would be remis if we didn't consider wasting money rebuilding all the property losses in a spot below sea level, which will undoubtedly get ravaged again!

Yeah, something has been done...he is sending two cabinet officials to the Gulf Coast...wooptie doo! He is extending the federal office tasked with overseeing reconstruction efforts...wow! Looks like he is doing something right huh?

Are you kidding me?

Why don't we do something right and move the people out of the flood plain...how about that? Let's do that instead of spending billions of dollars rebuilding?

Funny, I have not heard the people that were wiped out by fires, floods and tornados begging the government for help. They and their neighbors got to work and did it themselves.

Thank you President Obama for caring about the Gulf Coast. Something that moron Governor Jindal would not do.

correct me if i am wrong but didnt galveston just get hit by a major hurricane causing major damage? and what did they do that causes us not to hear about their plight? oh yea, THEY CAME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND HELPED REBUID. THEY HAD PLANS IN PLACE AS WERE SET FORTH BY THE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNEMENT AND THEY HAD INUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE LACKING IN NEW ORLEANS AND ARE STILL LACJKING TODAY. How much did the community care in new orleans? So much so that they all packed up and moved away.

obama and his idiot followers suck and the uneducated ones post on CNN. blaaack and stupid.

THE REPUGS CARE MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN IRAQ, SINCE THEY ARE STILL SENDING MONEY, EVEN WHEN WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. IMAGINE THER IS NO MONEY FOR AMERICA, BUT FOR IRAQ THERE IS. WHAT KIND OF DOUBLE STANDARD IS THIS? YOU REPUGS ARE HEPOCRITES.

Yes rebuild, but rebuild with a mission to withstand future hurricanes. It is a huge mistake to rebuild homes in the regions where so many previously last their lives and likely will again. Maybe these areas could be used for parks and large buildings.

Finally, a president that we can believe in.

It's not hard to clean up after 8 years of neglect and waste. The GOP were too busy paying off their friends.

I love this president and he has my full support. Nobody in their right minds expect this man to pull rabbits out of his hat in a month. Are you people crazy.

Get off his back GOP, and let the man do his job.

Still fixing bush's screw ups.. well that is the job we elected him to do, no wonder he has a higher approval nationwide than palin has in Alaska!

Lets throw more money away. Keep it up Obama.... you are taking this country right to a depression with more and more spending and bureaucracy.

What about the people from Texas???? The town they lived in was wiped out, or are the pictures fake?
I feel for the people in New Orleans I live in Florida and know first hand what a hurricane can do I lived thru Andrew!!
But lets be real with all the money collected the donations given the entire state of Louisiana could have been restored by now.
Someone is taking the money!!!!

Maybe they aught to have a close look at Homestead Florida and the rest of S. Florida while "in the neighborhhod". The area is still not "rebuilt" from a series of hurricanes even before Katrina.

My roof is deteriorating because of pollution in the air. It will cost 10G to replace. Since the prevailing winds blow easterly, I hold the states to the west of me responsible. I want a government handout, it's not my fault I was born into this mess !!

Am I a liberal Democrat or a conservative Republican?

Katrina should have never happened now we have a smart president that will keep it from happening again.

Dear President Obama,
If you really want to extend aid to the Gulf coast come down to Texas and help me turn this big bomba blue!!! The Democrats in the state of Texas need more help and funding and together we can TURN TEXAS BLUE (that is my pipe dream of the century, could you imagine TEXAS voting Democratic?)
If Texas went Blue and turned away from the Darkside of the Force, I would be soooo happy!

Is the only thing the Democrats can do is throw money (that we don't have)at everything??Democrats think the word" caring" means to give up more tax payers money,how about "fixing the problem"???

WHAT?? MORE SPENDING??

We are wasting tax-payer money on the levees and rebuilding lives? This is a PORK project- I can't believe the President wants to do the right thing!! How could he?

Getting America and the economy back on its feet with MORE SPENDING is absolutely ridiculous...hey, let's spend our money on WAR and get more of our loved ones killed- that's really putting our country first. Let's cash in on our HALLIBURTON stock!

Respectfully, Mr President. You, Nancy Pelosi, and Senator Reid are making some very wrong choices for Americans. You can all do a lot better, and we really need your leadership to do this. Some examples I respectfull take exception to:

300 new homes for New Orleans devastated by Katrina – you chose $30 million to save white mice for Nancy Pelosi

6,000 new $50,000 homes for the Gulf Coast or condoms for high schoolers? You used the $250 million for condoms.

20 new schools for those devastated by Katrina or a sin-city choo choo for Senator Reid from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. You chose the earmark choo choo and ignored the schools.

Repaiiring gymnasiums for schools or building frisbee golf courses - You chose the latter.

What makes you more culpable than the Bush Administration in ignoring the Gulf Coast is that you are speding the money, just in the wrong locations and for the wrong reasons.

How about food for the poor for 6 months -- or a Democratic vacation junket to Italy. Nancy Pelosi chose the vacation. Again, this is a poor choice for America.

Mr President, respectfully, your image is being tarnished. Your words are as fiery and as hopeful as ever, but the decisions you and your co leaders ae making is not what we need. PLEASE CHANGE COURSE And begin doing the right things - stop all this Washington waste - It is business as usual, AND IT IS NOT CHANGE – NOT THE CHANGE YOU PROMISED US

A loyal but disappointed supporter

Watch.....

Cantor and/or Boener will negative grandstand about this for some reason.

CNN STOP PUTTING STUPID TICKERS FOR REPUBLICAN .
DO YOU WANT OBAMA TO FAIL SO THAT YOU RICH MILLIONAIRE REPORTER AND ANCHOR KEEP YOUR TAX BREAK?

Republicans do not have moral leadership any more...

WOO-HOO!!!

Support to the Gulf Coast....THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

Finally, someone in Washington who is working hard to do the right thing!

Way to go Mr. President!

The sections of the Gulf Coast where people have pride in their communitees are cleaned up. New Orleans on the hand, (the real reason Obama is involved) is waiting for the government to pay them to clean up and still looks like the hurricane struck yesterday. Lazy Handout Cajuns!

Rush probly think he is only doing it because he is black.

wow finally someone recognizes that there is a problem down there. I am guessing the Repubs are going to block this as well!! Since, there are "those ones" down there.

Change has come! Nice to see a president working on the behalf of the American people. How unfortunate he has to spend his talents having to fix the past eight years of lies and corruption.

I don't understand why the Governor of LA doesn't want the Stimulus money to help his state. It angers me when the Republicans think they have the corner market on recovery when they were the ones in control in six out of the last eight years of the Bush Administration.

Help your state, not yourselves Govs

Jason

I don't know – this sounds like progress for average americans so I am sure its not right by Republican Standards!

I mean it's can't be good because President Obama suggested it right?

It would be nice if something other than"lip service"was provided to those poor souls along the Gulf Coast.

Good, now Jindal has another excuse not to accept the stimulus funds.

Another Bush/Republican mess he has to clean up. To think Bush flew over the disaster and horrendous event.

I am most appalled that Governor Jindal is more concerned about running for Prez than his people.

BRAVO President Obama!!!!

First, Gary – I am more than sure the levee's will be taken into considerations first, because what since will it make. The world literally saw this city and its people die. Therefore, I am more than sure the President and his people will make every effort to ensure the levee's will be taken care of and the rest will fall in line.

Second, I was born and raised in the City of New Orleans, and want to see life brought back. My parents are there and fortunately for them they had the means to do many things, but still struggle and face hardship when it comes to supplies and FEMA, ROAD HOME, which is truly unfair.

Third, I am a woman of age and I and my husband want to retire in my home town, but I do not if the city is not 100% or more back in tip top shape. Meaning, not only the levees, but be able to shop for food, clothing, have access to medical facilities, police, fire, improved schools etc.

I know with President Obama in office things will work out and improve as time progress. So all of you haters – stop hating, because when Bush and his clan was in office not one person dared to complain about anything.

Wake up America, the federal government has already passed bills that have sent close to 1.5 Trillion dollars to the gulf coast. The money was given to State and Local governments who have mis managed the money. So now we are going to send more money. You people are clueless. Some of those bills that included Katrina relief, guess what Obama voted againt some of them. How about that.

Wow, support for Katrina victims. So *NOT* suprised

What about Bolivar? Galveston? Ora\nge? We need help but all that anyone sees is Katrina, Katrina, Katrina.

Texas opened its arms for the Katrina refugees without thought, now we need help and everyone forgets us.

Thank God! Bush's indifference to the region was a moral crime of the biggest magnitude.

Katrina... it will never go away. You people need to get on with your life's. Quit waiting for the Government to take care of you. It is absolutely rediculous that people are still complaining about Katrina. It just goes to show you that these people will go to any measures to get something for free. It's the poor little me syndrom.

In one month of this new administration we've had economic stimulas, child healthcare, afgan troop increase, orders to close gitmo, women & minority equal pay rights, mortgage rescue plan, and the list goes on.... whether you agree or disagree with his policies you can't say that he's not trying. Thank you Mr. President for working so hard for us.

To build below sea level indicates bad judgement...

To REBUILD below sea level indicates idiocy...

what suprises me is that governors in texas, miss. and louisana... praising the fact that they didnt vote for the stimulus.... yet THESE ARE THE POOREST STATES!!!!!!!!!!!! AND WHAT A SUPRISE THEY ARE RED STATES!!!! crazy isnt it! when hurricanes come and demolish these areas.... where was BUSH to help with the reconstruction... wait for it wait for it..... he was no where!!!! these folks should be glad obama is thier president!

cnn post my comment please!

.... can any of you liberal suckups explain to us how "sending 2 cabinet officials" to the region will do anything other than provide a photo op?

And tto those who say this was Bush's mess...... shouldn't you also lay some blame on Nagin and Blanco? Liberals are such mindless hypocrites.

Thank You President Obama....this only comes about 4 years LATER!!! Something Bush shoulda done, but one more thing he left for YOU to deal with. Good Job.

Obama to the rescue. I was surprised that Louisianna voted republican in the election. They actually wanted Bush's form of government–even after what he did and didn't do to and for them. What is up with that. Obama is a good man, and he does not hold grudges. He will now help Louisianna, and I wonder if they will appreciate that.

Karen-Phoenix-You need a reality check. Mississippi which suffered worse damage is recovering very nicely thanks to a republican governor. New Orleans and Louisiana unfortunately were controlled by the democrats who were trying to figure out how to steal the money and totally inept at rebuilding.

very good move.

Once again, fixing another mess made by W.

It's about time some real help got to that area – something more than incapable cronies running through millions of $$ without getting anything accomplished. This would be a great place to start building that infrastructure - building levies and pumping stations capable of handling the kind of storms we'll see in the future because previous administrations insisted that global warming was a fantasy.

It's beyond me why anyone ever thought George W. Bush was capable of any job, much less President of the United States... he ran EVERY single business he was ever in charge of into the ground.

I guess that makes him consistent – consistently incompetent.

Go Obama... we the people are behind you!

in President Obama's short time in office, he's already shown more concern and compassion for all of AMERICA AND THE WHOLE WORLD THAN THE LAST ADMINISTRATION EVER DID, WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA.

yes lets rebuild it for them , then pay for the morgagaee, then give them there utlities and there food and heck lets give them all a new car this would help the auto makers ,,,, when will it end and some one take care of themselve

It is refreshing to see real action being taken within his first month in office. I just hope that real improvements are made to those systems that failed. We also need to really replant the trees and keep those remaining wetlands sacrosant.

What about IKE's victims. The only hospital on the island is shutting down services and OBAMA doesn't care!!!

Oh, that's right, if Hollywood doesn't care, why should Obama.

Difference between Obama and Lincoln – Lincoln wanted to keep the country together not divided based upon who elected him and who didn't.

Karen ,

The problem with America right now is because there are too many people like you who sit and "wait for the rebubs to do something"..

Ask not what the government should do for you – but what you should do for yourself.

Let me guess, you're waiting for Obama to buy you a house and a new car too.

Finally we have a President that cares for all people and not just the rich. Of course the Republicans will disapprove of this because it is doing something for the everyday people.

Wonder if the Republicans will block this too?

Better than the inept Bush Administration!

Obama / Biden 2012

I guess the governors of Mississippi and Lousiana will not want help from Wshington. Since they don't want part of the stimulus money, let these 'wise' men rebuild their own cities and states. They know so much, let them show us all they can do it. Its been four years so surely they have made progress. At least this president cares about the people down there, compared to Little George.

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE REMIND THE REPUBLICANS THE STIMULOUS WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR FAILURE. REPUBLICANS NEED TO RECOGNIZE THEY REPRESENT FAILURE FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS SO FAILURE IS ALL THEY KNOW WHICH IS VERY PATHETIC.

Gary, I agree w/ you 200%!!!!! Strong levees first...... then the rest of the infrastructure...... Hey guys we all need to team up and support this Prez........ he's not perfect, but he posesses empathy for the avg. American...... While the GOP is grading Obama, he's out there visiting their districts, trying to help those who may never vote for him.... I like this guy, and hope he stays in for 2 terms.

Republicans are un-American. To have New Orleans go on and on well after Katrina hit and still there is no completion, where is the humanity? FEMA still hasn't released all funds associated with something which took place over three years ago. I blame Bush because if he wanted it released, it would have been released. Because it wasn't released, there must be a reason and that reason is blatantly clear: Bush doesn't like these people and now President Obama has to pick up all the pieces. Kanye West was more than correct. Bush didn't like people there and as a result, stopped the clean-up process or slowed it to a crawl. The Wealthy American is the Other American, everyone else is disposable!

That loser governor of LA needs to be ashamed of him self, not wanting to take any of the stimulus money because he is a rep and don't agree with the bill. Well gover your voters need this money there are people still struggling since Katrina and there has been little improvement when bush was in office. I tell you, repbulicians are doing everything to make Pres Obama look bad but the president keeps reaching out to those cry babies. Pres Obama is trying to do the right thing, but it's people like those republician that keep trying to throw a snag in his plan, what a bunch of losers.

Yeah Mr. Obama!!! Wait, where will the funds for this bill come from...
Oh, you didn't think about that?? I mean, I can write check after check after check and fill my home with anything and everything that I want, but in the end...it WILL come back to haunt me!!

I feel for the American people once "the bill" comes due on all of the things Mr. Obama is just signing off on!!

I STRONGLY AGREE WITH THIS ACTION.

AND THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR DOSE NOT WANT THE RECOVERY MONIES................

What a joke.

Houston, Galveston and Beaumont were devastated too (only 5 months ago) but everyone here got to work immediately re-building our own cities. 3 1/2 years after Katrina and New Orleans is still not right. This has nothing to do with Bush or the GOP – just the welfare system that was in place in NOLA before the storm.

Mr. President, you can deploy these assets elsewhere, Governor Jindal is flush with cash and his city doesn't need it. After his comments yesterday, I am no longer going to waste a week of my time volunteering or sending money to any charity rebuilding the 9th ward.

Halleluja the messiah has come!! He'll magically fix everything!!

Never mind the idiots in New Orleans live BELOW SEA LEVEL next to the ocean and prone to future flooding. Obama will just raise his hands and stop the next hurricane, right??

@ Gary

While that might be optimum, building the levees for a Cat 5 first, the fact is people down there need safe and healthy places to live and conduct business and schools, etc., to educate and keep their children occupied. This isn't a perfect world and the ideological ideal cannot always be achieved.

Another thing Bush "kicked the can down the road" on.

RNC is scrutinizing Obama's first month like he has been in office for years and has done nothing.

Please tell me one positive thing Bush did in 8 years. He DID NOT keep this country safe contrary to (within the RNC party) popular belief.
The 9/11 terrorist attacks happened on Bush's watch. Katrina happened on Bush's watch. The economic crisis started on Bush's watch.

What was he doing for 8 years besides hooking up his cronies with good jobs?

Wow, I see Pheonix is warming up to the new Prez...... It's good to see. Obama is a good man, dealt an awful hand....... just like the rest of the country.

We had high winds the other day here in the midwest. Part of the outside stall on my barn lost a portion of the wall, I had some shingles fly odd of my roof and a large section of fascia got damaged. In addition a large pine tree was knocked over and part of an ash tree fell on my roof.

I need some gub-ment money to fix it, where's my reparations?

Gimme, gimme, gimme!

It may be too late now since I already took care of the trees myself and have started pricing materials and making plans to fix the rest when it's warm enough out there to do so.

I wish I wasn't so self-reliant, it's cost me dearly throughout my life.

Our country is really becoming pathetic.

The people of New Orleans are outraged that there was nothing in the stimulus package specifically for them..... especially after the Democrats blasted Bush for not helping New Orleans.

Boy...Katrina did kill it for former President Bush, huh? I can't stress how critically bad that was for that party and literally, to our former President...I mean, bad!

No Presidential candidate can know for sure if all of the things he says he would like to do can be done until he attains the office. But, this President has keep at least 2/3's of his campaign promises so far or stated that he still intends to. That is a 100% improvement over the last 8 years.

STILL with Louisiana and Katrina? WTH? It's been how many years?

Those of us recovering from Ike aren't waiting on the Feds to come hold our hand, pay for everything, and make it all better. We're just DOING it.

Good man. We still need it. Going down the Biloxi shoreline drive is still heartbreaking.

I'm so proud of our new President..... I believe when this financial crisis is behind us, we will see that Obama has been one of our best domestic Presidents, in a long time...... By the way, Gov. Jindal is playing russian roulette w/ the New Orleans well being, by grandstanding claiming he's not sure if he'll take any stimulus money for his state........... Mr. Jindal, your state does not consist of just republicans......... By your blocking aide to your state, you are putting government in the way, not taking it out the way! I'm a republican, and i'm p'd off about my party....... I'll vote dem again and again, until we get it together!!

Don't forget, the state of Louisiana (at the time of Katrina) was run by Democrats and did not want the Feds help...(is it because they were Republicans)?

Good Obama. You always do the right thing.

This is the right thing to do. The Bush Administration failed at helping the people of Katrina. Now what would be right and appropriate would be the Gov. of Louisana step up and publically think President Obama. Time will tell if the the Governor is for the people of Louisiana of the people of the Republican Party.

They don't want to help New Orleans because it is an overwhelmingly DEMOCRATIC city. Obama won it by a landslide....infact that is the only city in Louisiana that he won.

What a disgrace that our country is still rebuilding from an event that took place in 2005. Shame on the Bush administration.
Hooray for Obama and thank you.

Thank YOU Mr. President. It's about TIME someone looked into the horrific incompetence by FEMA and the Bush Administration in regards to those devastated by Hurricane Katrina!!! Hundreds DIED due to the blatant disregard and lack of urgent medical and food aid to the Gulf when this hurricane hit.

This will FOREVER remain one of the biggest blood stain on the Bush Administration, besides the Iraq war and GITMO. No doubt.

Wait, Pres. Obama – you'd better ask Bobby Jindal (R) for permission to help his state!!! By the way, I cannot forget the story I heard that while New Orleans was drowning – Bush and McCain where enjoying a birthday barbeque in Texas.

Now comes Obama's capacity to handle natural calamity. If his response is perceived as rapid and rigorous, the ratings may be favorably influenced. Let's wait 'n' watch.

Go Mr. President!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the tears, the people who still haven't recovered. What a relief....

Finally something will be done!! How many years did we wait for the repubs to do something???? AND this time it will be done RIGHT!!!

It is so nice to FINALLY have a president who cares for those other than the rich!

What about IKE!!!!! I'm so sick of hearing about Katrina when the only people who haven't picked themselves up yet are those in N.O. All those alone the Mississippi coast line are back and at it.....it is time for the people of N.O. to stop being victims.

Cleaning up Bushs' mess

Before we rebuild the city, lets rebuild the levee system to withstand a category 5 event. I've seen this game before we rebuild the city then run out of money to rebuild the infrastructure, then 15 years from now another hurricane and we'll be right back to the same problem.

It's about time. Our previous administration did nothing but talk ( ...... good job, Brownie ..... ).

Those people in LA, MS, and parts of TX need the help.

I suppose the Republicans AND the Republican Governor of Louisana don't approve of this either. How hypocritical are they anyway?