It seems as though the White House opposed Louisiana's efforts over the years to secure federal funding to mitigate the damage that might be cause by a severe hurricane. The money not spent in Louisiana was spent fighting to promote democracy in the Middle East.
I wonder which way the Louisiana voters will go in the 2006 mid-term elections.
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One of the recent reasons given for not meeting the needs of Louisiana was the budget couldn't afford it because of the costs in Iraq.
This year Louisiana got 1/6 of what they asked for to repair and protect their coast. The budget gives them $540 million over 4 years. The total cost of coastal repair is estimated at $14 billion, or about 25 times the amount granted.
Boondoggles are usually the result of someone's influence, which is usually used not in any sort of rational way.
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