I think Kanye West got it half-right: George Bush doesn't care about *poor* people. He is obviously very attached to Ms. Rice, as he actually promoted her for her failures prior to 9/11. So I'll give him a pass on the racism thing.
But clearly, by looking to cut foodstamps and various other aid programs to fund the elimination of the estate tax, along with the impending lending-industry friendly changes to bankruptcy law, Bush has been leading a war against the poor since he stepped into the Oval Office. His failure to act in a timely fashion in New Orleans is just a symptom of his contempt for the poor in this country.
And sadly, he's not alone: The largely unaffected upperclass of New Orleans aren't too thrilled with the idea of all those po' folks being repatriated to their city.
Though I don't know who they think is going to fetch the ice for their highballs in the future.
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