WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Bush Visits Hurricane-Damaged Gulf Coast For Progress Report

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Bush Visits Hurricane-Damaged Gulf Coast For Progress Report: "Congress is poised to allocate $4.2 billion in flexible community development funds for areas affected by the hurricane, but lawmakers have decided to dedicate that money to all states affected by Katrina. Bush wants Congress to allocate the $4.2 billion just for Louisiana."

Hmmm! I have no doubt that President Bush means well in his efforts to help New Orleans and surrounding parishes to build back as quickly as possible but at the same time Mississippi can not be overlooked. So many promises are made giving us hope for our recovery. I liken it to a carrot dangled before a hungry horse. Six months later they have not materialized. People are anxiously awaiting the money allotted to the State that will help them rebuild their homes and get out of the torturous Fema trailers. Today another carrot was "dangled" saying Chevron MAY expand and become the 2nd largest producer of oil in the country and the 10th largest in the world. Actually, that frightens me ....... to have an oil refinery that can produce 525,000 barrels per day.

All of Mississippi needs help as do our neighbors in Alabama. People are leaving the state and going elsewhere. Three casinos are up and running and more are to be built in the near future That speaks loudly to me, it isn't money from our state that keeps them here and thriving. They fly in the very rich from around the country. Mississippi is the poverty stricken state. remember?

My camera should be fixed in a day or two and I will go take more pictures to show you the lack of progress. At the pace it is moving now, recovery is just a dream.