Funny how quickly they can have an audit for the Katrina money but ..

[butterfly77]

no one can trace the 9 billion missing in Iraq.

[Bluebear]

1. Kicked and nominated.

Succinct, powerful.

[spag68]

2. audits

I don't understand why this surprises you!!!!!!

[butterfly77]

7. It doesn't...

[AzDar]

3. ..And again, they are concentrating on individual abuses, NOT

the horribly wasteful, sweetheart, no-bid contracts handed out to various CORPORATIONS with apparently no oversight.

[ThomCat]

4. Of course. Only poor people can ever be guilty of anything.

Corporations are above the law. Didn't you know that this is the American way?

[butterfly77]

8. Republicons jump on it right away when it comes to ..

the average american but look at the big time theives look how long the investigation last or the time before a trial begins

[spag68]

5. other oddities

Two dems. are being investigated like they were murderers, but nothing about all the rethugs except the duke.

[butterfly77]

9. AND they will make something like..

reid accepting tickets to a boxing match into something like they all haven't done it, is this all they have I can't speak for Jefferson he looks guilty. No doubt they are trying to set up something for the 2006 elections and beyond.

[SoCalDem]

6. Knowing NOTHING about the audit..let me guess

Greedy poor folks bought designer handbags and pricey duds with the Fema debit cards?
Locked up poor folks got debit cards from Fema?
Greedy contractors swooped in and overcharged for blue plastic "roofs"?
ILLEGAL workers were "imported" and underpaid by overcharging contractors?
Greedy poor folks falsified addresses and received money they did not "deserve"?

Did I miss any??

[izzybeans]

10. That's because the fraud originated with individual citizens not

corporate bureaucracies or political parties. And most likely poor citizens...

[robinlynne]

11. I think Bush signed off and cancelled the search for the 9 billion.....

[butterfly77]

12. I think that contractors and bush buddies ./..

were given that money and they were giving it away to friends and family members and no telling what else

[lumpy]

20. Hard to understand why people

assume the fraud was committed by 'poor people' and are willing to excuse their criminal activity. I always assumed that two wrongs don't make a right. This country will really hit the skids if lack of integrity shifts down to the 'lower classes'. Makes one wonder if there are any people left in this country who are honest.

[eppur_se_muova]

13. Not to mention 2.3 trillion missing from the Pentagon...reported 9/10/2001

[ComerPerro]

14. Those damn minorities and poor! They are the real criminials

nevermind that Republican policies are responsible for this misuse, since they were in charge of all "relief"

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. The ultra wealthy bush maladministration doesn't want the US taxpayers

knowing that the 9 billion missing in Iraq is in their off shore accounts. :evilgrin:

[gollygee]

16. On CBS yesterday

they were talking about the terrible things people bought with 9/11 money. The absolute worst, most offensive thing, was a sex change operation.

Why is that any worse than stealing money to pay for something else?

[lumpy]

18. There is no excusing ANYONE

who commits fraud or steals money that could be spent for the welfare of others, rich, poor or anyone in between.

[gollygee]

21. No there isn't

but why they singled that out as the worst thing for someone to spend money on is what I'm wondering.

[Arugula Latte]

17. I had that exact thought when I saw the MSM blathering on about that.

It's like Reagan's "Welfare Queens" -- meanwhile the "Corporate Welfare Queens" are above reproach.

[lumpy]

19. Really, are you guys defending these people

who have defrauded you by double dipping and spending money intended for their welfare? Unbelieveable