Hurricanes

To the people of New Orleans, RUN! I wish you good luck and safety. Your stuff is probably less safe, by the way, thanks to your Fearless [cough] Leader:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has identified millions of dollars in flood and hurricane protection projects in the New Orleans district.

Chances are, though, most projects will not be funded in the president's 2006 fiscal year budget to be released today.

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Unfunded projects include widening drainage canals, flood- proofing bridges and building pumping stations in Orleans and Jefferson parishes. The Corps also wants to build levees in unprotected areas on the West Bank.

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Hat tip: Jillian.