Katrina cited as deficit likely to top $400B

[Maggie_May]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The White House said on Thursday deficit spending in the 2006 budget would soar above $400 billion, well over a July forecast, and the election-year jolt was blamed largely on Hurricane Katrina costs.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/12/bush.budget.reut/index.html

No way could they possible blame it on this administration policies.
No it wasn't that we had to give away the huge tax breaks.
No it wasn't that we have to fund a war.

[Anita Garcia]

1. How about levee failure by federal government?

If it broke because of them, they should fix it.
Of course, now they can say there is no money.

[Atman]

2. Oh, yeah, couldn't have been that war thingy

Nah...THAT is off-budget!

[Maggie_May]

3. When will the American people stop believing this bullshit!!!!!

[aquart]

4. How about poor planning for emergencies?

BTW, did you all notice that All STate dropped housing insurance for northeast coastal areas including NYC????

Wanna buy land in Manhattan? Do ya?

[Caution]

5. Tax cuts for the rich cited for the failure to provide adequate response

to Katrina.