Katrina a la Bush - A Recipe for Disaster

[Andrew Boyd]

folks--

It's been a little while since I've posted to our list.  I guess I've been busy.  With what?  You might ask.  Well...

Since traveling around the world and writing about it (which you know about):
http://www.andrewontheroad.blogspot.com

I've been trying to save it again:
http://www.leavemychildalone.org
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/21/18620/2000
http://www.recipefordisaster.org

Recently my fevered brain decided that a cookbook recipe was the best way to tell the story of Katrina and I wanted to share it with you.  So here ya go.

Please leave a comment at the site:
http://www.recipefordisaster.org
and forward to friends & family if you find it worthy.

Thanks,

--andrew

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A RECIPE FOR DISASTER

Katrina a la Bush

Ingredients

1 - Great American City
1 - Category-4 Hurricane
1 - President on vacation
1 - Grover Norquist bathtub

Preparation

Take one great American city. Place in Grover Norquist's bathtub. Slowly stir in 2 & 1/2 centuries of racism and inequality, while defunding basic infrastructure. Ignore repeated calls to reinforce protective levees. Let sit until conditions ripen.

Separate out 35% of the Louisiana National Guard and 1/2 the high-water Humvees. Box up in C-130 military transport and send to Iraq. They will not be used.

With a large blunt knife, cut FEMA by 500 personnel. Grease cookie jar with political appointments, replacing FEMA director with the ex-Commissioner of the International Arabian Horses Association.

In a separate bowl, relax regulation of nearby waste dumps.

Tenderize levee system by cutting funding for the US Army Corp of Engineers.

Finally, whip up a category-4 Hurricane. Add unusual ferocity by neglecting Global Warming and combine with remaining ingredients into a toxic stew.

Let soak until hundreds are dead.

This may take several days. While standing around, play guitar , sleep, cut birthday cake, clear brush on vacation estate. During this time keep everyone else away.

Serving

Salt to taste with excuses and cavalier comments. Serve to leery public, as poll numbers sink.

Clean-up

If clean-up proves difficult and expensive (especially, if it proves expensive), consider using products from Halliburton and other well known brands.

Sweep left-overs under rug .

--
Andrew Boyd
cell = 415/378-6499
campaigns:
http://www.recipefordisaster.org
http://www.leavemychildalone.org
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