Not accepting aid to victims of Katrina?

“As of Friday, the White House had not accepted any offers…”

Where did a US president get the power to refuse offers of aid to victims of a national disaster and the power to keep the offers out of the news for 6 days?

Day Seven and a Sunday. How many of the rural poor still have no food, no clean water?

The State Department said offers of help had been received from more than 50 countries, including:

Australia, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.

It’s time for another WPA Mr. President – hire those among the poorest who were affected that are willing and able rather than your giant contractor firends who are already gouging dollars out of the rebuilding efforts in Iraq.

Every day is Monday till the suffering is done.
No hump day.
No Saturday night live.
No Sunday morning brunch.
No forgetting.
The whole world is watching
along with a few celestial beings.