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By JASON DePARLE
Published: October 11, 2005
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -
As Hurricane Katrina put the issue of poverty onto the national agenda, many liberal advocates wondered whether the floods offered a glimmer of opportunity. The issues they most cared about - health care, housing, jobs, race - were suddenly staples of the news, with President Bush pledged to "bold action."

Conservatives have already used the storm for causes of their own, like suspending requirements that federal contractors have affirmative action plans and pay locally prevailing wages. And with federal costs for rebuilding the Gulf Coast estimated at up to $200 billion, Congressional Republican leaders are pushing for spending cuts, with programs like Medicaid and food stamps especially vulnerable.


This is a really cool article! The entire article is one big hoot for us conservatives! Victory piled upon victory!
The poverty whores are on the run. Yeeeeeehaw!
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/po...html?th&emc=th
I have the entire article on my site as well.
http://www.oh-bull.com/view_topic.php?id=71&forum_id=12

To me this is one of those great lurches forward for us conservatives.
Woohoo! Liberals are going to weep over this one.
I would also remind folks I posted to Democrats who were crowing over the Republican demise because of Katrina that by the time elections rolled around it will have been forgotten. Of course the liberals poo-pooed that.
Yeah, right.
It not only is history already but it's working into a huge plus for the Republicans!
Talk about a stunning reversal!

The late great Socialist Senator Patrick Moynahan once stated that he feared that as the Federal Government took on more and more responsibilities and functions, people would quickly become disenchanted and disappointed.
The guy even went on to state that a Guaranteed Federal Health Care system would spell the end of the Democrat party.
Now, Moynahan was a commie deluxe. This guy left pink footprints wherever he went. The press adored him, Democrats worshiped his "awesome intellect" and I thought he was an idiot.
At any rate it's food for thought.
The more people depend on the Federal Government the more they realize it really sucks big time.