Politics of Katrina Relief

Senators Obama and Biden favored earmarks including the "Bridge to Nowhere" over using those funds to aid the victims of Katrina. Why? Because they wanted the victims to suffer so they could try and blame their suffering on Republicans.


From the Chicago Daily Observer:

Now that Alaska is front and center in the news again, it is a good time to catch up on a favorite story, The Bridge to Nowhere, using the Washington Post US Congress Votes Database.

Though Gov. Palin originally supported the earmark spending on the Ketchikan bridge (“to nowhere), she eventually killed the project, chosing to spend Federal money on other infrasturcture programs.

However, Sen. Biden and Sen. Obama voted for funding the Bridge, even when given a second chance by Sen. Tom Coburn, who proposed shifting earmark funds to Katrina relief.

Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican, proposed shifting the earmark funds to Katrina Relief, and the Democrats opposed the shift --
The Democrats wanted people to suffer so they could win.
The Democrats would never risk losing an election, to ease the suffering of American Citizens. 

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