Katrina Victims Outraged Over Bush Snub
President Bush’s State of the Union address did not include a single mention of Katrina or the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region. A year ago, Bush promised the federal government would “stay […] at it until they’re back on their feet.”
Last night, CBS News reporter Armen Keteyian traveled to Mount Olive Gardens, a trailer park near Baton Rouge where more than 200 Katrina victims currently live, to gauge the reaction to Bush’s speech. “I almost broke my TV, knocked it off the stand,” one resident said. “In places like Mount Olive Gardens,” Keteyian concluded, “words like relief and recovery now seem as empty to them as last night’s presidential address.”
Senator David Vitter (R-LA) was much “more forgiving,” saying he was “mildly disappointed.” “I didn’t necessarily expect [a mention],” Vitter said.
