Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed the calls of governors for help in repairing the infrastructure in their states.
— Charles B. Rangel
I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
At least 23,000 civilians have also died in the Iraqi killing field and the U.S. is stuck in a quagmire.
We don't windsurf in Harlem.
The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.
Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.
We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.
Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.
Today many Caribbean workers can be found in the hospital, construction, service and hotel industries, but there is also a growing professional sector.
There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.
The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.
