Liberal Blogs Unite to Raise Money for Katrina Response

Liberal blogs have united to try to raise $1,000,000 to respond to Hurricane Katrina. I doubled my donation this morning upon seeing it. The money is being tallied. After being launched this morning, $11,442.00 has been raised. If you haven't given yet, now is your chance.

Ezra Klein argues that Hurricane Katrina's impact is as much the fault of Louisiana Democrats as it is of Washington Republicans. He then turns that argument into one saying that this issue shouldn't be politicized. Frankly, it should be anyways. If Democrats screwed up badly enough that 500,000 people are displaced, responsibility should be meted out. We divvy up responsibility through a political process. Democracy is brutal and nasty, but it's also the only way these guys, Republicans or Democrats, ever get held accountable.

--Matt Singer

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