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Sat 10 Sep, 2005 10:09 am
Santorum has critical words for forecasters in wake of Katrina
09/09/2005
By Damon Boughamer
Washington D.C.
Republican U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is suggesting that early mistakes in predicting the path of Hurricane Katrina may be a symptom of lost focus at the National Weather Service. Santorum, who introduced legislation earlier this year to curb the output of government weather forecasters, says tracking life-threatening weather must be central to what the agency is doing.
Asked about Katrina by WITF, Santorum described weather service warnings for Florida, where the storm first made landfall, as, quote, "not sufficient."
Santorum's bill instructs the government to abandon weather prediction and data reporting efforts that duplicate private-sector activity. He came under fire when it was revealed that the head of State College-based AccuWeather, which would benefit, has given his campaigns thousands of dollars.
i'd call it reek of stupidity more than stench of corruption.
Senator Santorum & Pat Robertson should have a contest to see who can make the most outrageous statements.
yitwail
yitwail wrote:i'd call it reek of stupidity more than stench of corruption.
Senator Santorum & Pat Robertson should have a contest to see who can make the most outrageous statements.
Why not make both "reek of stupidity" as well as "Stench of Corruption"?
There seems to be an abundance of both in D.C.
BBB
Santorum has to be one of the biggest jackasses in government right now.
Santorum as a possible future GOP presidential candidate has probably been assigned heavy responsibilities in the Rove Spin Project.
Remember, last week Santorum observed that perhaps people who didn't evacuate should be expected to take the consequences of their actions?
In August his "Approval Rating" was the lowest of any member of the Senate:
http://www.surveyusa.com/100USSenators0805SortedbyNetApprovalScore.htm
corruption, or conflict of interest at least, sure.
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