Congressional Supplemental Spending Is a Very Bad Thing

Congress has approved $62 billion in supplemental spending for the hurricane Katrina disaster, which was needed. Soon, they'll approve another supplemental spending bill. They won't discuss the total cost of rebuilding the southern states, where the first $62 billion went, or who is getting the money. That's unacceptable.

The President has suspended worker wage contracts. Nobody has put controls on contractor profits. That's unconscionable.

The same goes for Iraq. The President and Congress must provide a timetable and an estimate for the total cost of the war in lives and dollars. They should also account for where the money has already gone. We already know it hasn't gone to the troops fighting the war. Let's see how many people want the war given an honest assessment of its costs by the government.

The President and Congress won't account for a dime unless you drag them kicking and screaming into the spotlight. It's time to do that now after Katrina has kicked them in the ass and while they are awake.