« Huh? What's going on here? | Main | Dems - Please check in here! »
September 22, 2005
Representing the Homeless, the Inundated, the Destroyed, and the Dead
It now seems that we in Houston / Harris County may be spared the brunt of Rita. This might be a good time to make sure that Bush and the Republicans are held accountable for the "drown the government in the bathtub" policies and corrupt cronyism that led to tragedy for the victims of Rita's predecessor, Katrina. In a heartbreaking twist of fate, some of Katrina's victims may become Rita's victims, too. Of course, President Bush has decided that the road to accountability lies in allowing his Administration to investigate itself.
In an eloquent letter to the President, two Democratic Congressmen beg to disagree. For the sake of "the homeless, the inundated, the destroyed, and the dead" in their Katrina-ravaged districts, Gene Taylor and Charlie Melancon call upon Bush to abandon his sham investigation and establish an independent commission to find out what went wrong. See this heartfelt letter here, and look below the jump to see what we can do to help these legislators hold the Republicans' feet to the fire.
Here are some areas for action:
- Read more about the Congressmen's letter and find other suggestions for action in Armando's diary on Daily Kos.
- Donate here to MoveOn's effort to help the victims of Katrina demand an independent investigation. They are modeling this action on that of the 9/11 families who shamed Bush into appointing an independent 9/11 Commission. (Well, the 9/11 Commission was not as independent as it should have been, but at least it was better than the current full-bore foxes-guarding-the-chicken-coop investigation into Katrina.)
- Although she has occasionally strayed from the progressive path of late, we should give credit where credit is due to Ms. Hillary Clinton. She has been out front on sponsoring an independent Katrina commission. She has not let the Republican Senate's vote to obstruct the creation of this commission stop her. She is exploring other avenues to get the job done, and I have used the "Contact Us" button on her website to commend her and urge her to press on. If you would like to do the same, visit here.
Posted by at September 22, 2005 09:13 PM | Permalink
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.houstondemocrats.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.cgi/575