Comments on: FBI investigating HUD secretary over Katrina contracts. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:55:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bienville http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4107340 Bienville Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:37:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4107340 <strong>GAO study denounces housing program</strong> FEMA awarded Miss. lion's share of money Wednesday, October 03, 2007 By Bill Barrow The Times-Picayune http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1191392691129840.xml&coll=1 BATON ROUGE -- A new government accountability report criticizes the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency handled a controversial alternative housing program, bolstering the claims of Louisiana elected officials who say the state was shortchanged. ... A different path, according to the report's authors, could have steered more than $140 million to three separate housing projects in Louisiana, rather than the $74.5 million directed to one project in the state that still has not broken ground. ... As it is, two projects in Mississippi got $281 million or three-fourths of the grant pool, dwarfing Louisiana's share for one project. One plan each in Alabama and Texas roughly split the rest. ... That memo included three financing options, one of which would have spread the $388 million to 10 projects in the same four states. ... Besides bumping Louisiana's take past $140 million, that formula would have added a third project in Mississippi and cut the state's overall award to about $150 million. "By selecting and funding the five projects it did, rather than the 10 under this option, FEMA awarded the vast majority of the available funds (about 71 percent) to one project in one state," the report states. ... GAO study denounces housing program
FEMA awarded Miss. lion’s share of money

Wednesday, October 03, 2007
By Bill Barrow
The Times-Picayune

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1191392691129840.xml&coll=1

BATON ROUGE — A new government accountability report criticizes the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency handled a controversial alternative housing program, bolstering the claims of Louisiana elected officials who say the state was shortchanged.

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A different path, according to the report’s authors, could have steered more than $140 million to three separate housing projects in Louisiana, rather than the $74.5 million directed to one project in the state that still has not broken ground.

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As it is, two projects in Mississippi got $281 million or three-fourths of the grant pool, dwarfing Louisiana’s share for one project. One plan each in Alabama and Texas roughly split the rest.

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That memo included three financing options, one of which would have spread the $388 million to 10 projects in the same four states. … Besides bumping Louisiana’s take past $140 million, that formula would have added a third project in Mississippi and cut the state’s overall award to about $150 million.

“By selecting and funding the five projects it did, rather than the 10 under this option, FEMA awarded the vast majority of the available funds (about 71 percent) to one project in one state,” the report states.

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]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106841 barfly Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:18:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106841 Shades of "Sleepy Sam" Pierce! Another Bushite tries to best a Reagan record. Shades of “Sleepy Sam” Pierce! Another Bushite tries to best a Reagan record.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106641 Marie Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:32:23 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106641 Isn't this the way Bush&Co have always operated? It makes no difference who has needs, who suffers, who pays, or what the tragedy or the circumstance. It only matters how many of your friends and cronies can benefit. They have 15 months more to make all they can - I expect the corruption, graft and greed to prevail to the nth degree until Bush is gone. Isn’t this the way Bush&Co have always operated?
It makes no difference who has needs, who suffers, who pays, or what the tragedy or the circumstance. It only matters how many of your friends and cronies can benefit.
They have 15 months more to make all they can – I expect the corruption, graft and greed to prevail to the nth degree until Bush is gone.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106629 RUCerious Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:23:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106629 Don't get me started on water usage and golf courses. In Santa Barbara in the 1970s the six major golf courses got as much water as they needed for pennies on the acre foot, while there was a housing moratorium for new development because of the 'water shortage'. Rents were astronomical. F*(k golf. Don’t get me started on water usage and golf courses.
In Santa Barbara in the 1970s the six major golf courses got as much water as they needed for pennies on the acre foot, while there was a housing moratorium for new development because of the ‘water shortage’. Rents were astronomical. F*(k golf.

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106591 Nevar Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:04:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106591 Perhaps this “golf” should be banned. It seems to lead a lot of good men into corrupt business practices. Comment by Menehune — October 4, 2007 @ 5:47 pm Not to forget the horrors wrought on the environment and the waste of water. Perhaps this “golf” should be banned. It seems to lead a lot of good men into corrupt business practices.

Comment by Menehune — October 4, 2007 @ 5:47 pm

Not to forget the horrors wrought on the environment and the waste of water.

]]> By: Candyce http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106572 Candyce Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:51:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106572 We are the legendary banana republic, where patronage trumps everything. We are the legendary banana republic, where patronage trumps everything.

]]> By: texaslady http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106570 texaslady Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:49:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106570 Venezuela requires under the table payment to move anything, build anything etc. Saw this first hand in the mid-80s' working for a Venezuelan company. How is the U.S. any different now ? Only contributors to the Republicans get any contracts, do shoddy work paying sub standard scale to illegals, (check it out with a tradesman) they leave the area and the taxpapers will pick up the problems down the road. Got to love the Republican motto of fiscal responsibility...guess that means anyone other than a Republican. Venezuela requires under the table payment to move anything, build anything etc. Saw this first hand in the mid-80s’ working for a Venezuelan company. How is the U.S. any different now ?

Only contributors to the Republicans get any contracts, do shoddy work paying sub standard scale to illegals, (check it out with a tradesman) they leave the area and the taxpapers will pick up the problems down the road.

Got to love the Republican motto of fiscal responsibility…guess that means anyone other than a Republican.

]]> By: Menehune http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106563 Menehune Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:47:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106563 Perhaps this "golf" should be banned. It seems to lead alot of good men into corrupt business practices. Perhaps this “golf” should be banned. It seems to lead alot of good men into corrupt business practices.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106558 RUCerious Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:46:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106558 Caughtcha Redhanded Only Now You'reGoingtoJail Caughtcha
Redhanded
Only
Now
You’reGoingtoJail

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106554 Leftside Annie Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:45:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106554 I'd be more surprised if he HADN'T lined up a contract for his golfing buddy. I’d be more surprised if he HADN’T lined up a contract for his golfing buddy.

]]> By: gummitch http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106547 gummitch Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:43:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106547 I'm shocked. Shocked! Bush administration officials engaging in such shoddy behavior? It boggles the mind. Wait. No, it doesn't. It's just exactly what we would expect. I’m shocked. Shocked! Bush administration officials engaging in such shoddy behavior? It boggles the mind.

Wait. No, it doesn’t. It’s just exactly what we would expect.

]]> By: Rebel in CA http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106527 Rebel in CA Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:35:50 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106527 <strong>This is sad. We have been reduced to a level of a Third World country by these bastards.</strong><strong></strong> This is sad. We have been reduced to a level of a Third World country by these bastards.

]]> By: Veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106518 Veritas Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:32:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106518 #1 Absolutely NONE! #1 Absolutely NONE!

]]> By: Veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106517 Veritas Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:32:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106517 Boom...boom...boom....another BushButt bites the dust! Boom…boom…boom….another BushButt bites the dust!

]]> By: Frosty Cupcake http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-4106513 Frosty Cupcake Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:31:50 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/04/fbi-investigating-hud-secretary-over-katrina-contracts/#comment-4106513 Is there no level to which this corrupt administration won't sink? Is there no level to which this corrupt administration won’t sink?

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