A letter I sent to Congressman McDermot and Senator and Cantwell.

Dear _____,

The Gulf Coast Catastrophe was an act of nature, yet what we do about it remains in the hand's of man. What we must do is to devote as many resources to this genuine and continuing threat as we expend on the spurious threat posed by Iraq.

It would not be politicizing the disaster to say that resources diverted to Iraq have limited our ability to respond to Hurricane Katrina; it is a statement of fact. Had the Bush administration not denied Louisiana officials the funding necessary to shore up the levee's in New Orleans, much loss of life could have been avoided.

It is pathetic that the richest nation in the world must beg its citizens for donations to help the victims of Katrina. As a nation that has cut taxes to the rich while spending hundreds of billions in Iraq we must get our priorities straight.

I trust that you will continue your efforts to hold the Bush administration accountable for its pernicious policies.

Edward M. Galore