MSNBC Reporting 10.5 billion for relief just passed

[walldude]

in the Senate...

[expatriot]

1. Now thousands of Halliburton trucks will appear out of the ground

and everyone will be saved within 12 hours and every one will be happy again and we will bow down to corporate efficiency and W. will come on the national airwaves to say, "the government of the united states has failed you, government is obsolete... now for a historic change.... I annnounce to you the CORPORATE STATES OF AMERICA.

[lala_rawraw]

2. Pardon me... feel free to take back the 8.8 billion from Halliburton

And we can spot ya 2 billion... bastards, they rob us to kill and drown us so that we can pay them back to save us... arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

nice thing they have going... I say we sue halliburton on behalf of the whole nation, collect the 8.8 billion and donate it to NO!!!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

3. IMHO,when it's all said and done,....

....they'll only be about $40-$50 billion short.

[Rose Siding]

4. Gee, all that levee "pork" is looking like a real deal about now

Too bad they can't pass a bill for new lives for people.

[NYC Liberal]

5. Would have been nice to have had this money BEFORE the hurricane

so they could have been prepared.

Oh no, but Bush SLASHED funding by 80 PERCENT to NOLA.

[Ian David]

7. But... but... Bush is SAVING MARRIAGE!

Just think how many families would have been destroyed by gay marriage, and compare that to the Utopian Society of Christendom that has Blossomed in New Orleans and Mississippi in the wake of the hurricane.

[HereSince1628]

6. I fear it's going to be too late for many

It's great for rebuilding, no doubt, but in 48 hours people will be drinking the flood water. They can't cut checks and buy necessities in 48 hours, let alone distribute them to the victims.

[OneBlueSky]

8. has anyone read the bill yet? . . .

did they follow the usual course and tuck in pet projects and/or changes in the law that they covet? . . . hope someone takes the time to read the thing soon . . .