Citizens for Legitimate Gov't and the DUmp* make false claims about President Bush

*The DUmp is a nickname for the hilariously loony left-wing Democratic Underground.

The DUmp dregs are going ga-ga over the latest "breaking news" from the Citizens for Legitimate Government website:

Bush Cut Hurricane, Flood Protection Funding to New Orleans 06 June 2005 In fiscal year 2006, the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bracing for a record $71.2 million reduction in federal funding. It would be the largest single-year funding loss ever for the New Orleans district, Corps officials said. I've been here over 30 years and I've never seen this level of reduction, said Al Naomi, project manager for the New Orleans district... The cuts mean major hurricane and flood protection projects will not be awarded to local engineering firms. Also, a study to determine ways to protect the region from a Category 5 hurricane has been shelved for now. [Please forward this news item to every media outlet and listserve.]

Yes, please forward it so that people can see how dishonest and dumb you really are. Note the words "fiscal year 2006." The federal fiscal year runs from October 1st to September 30th, which means we're still in fiscal year 2005! Oops. Furthermore, the article the CLG links to states that it is Congress that sets the Corp budget. Oops again. My bet is that this funding issue will be reversed if New Orleans gets hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, which it seems it will be.

Of course, these facts are meaningless to most of the DUmp. Check out the posts in this thread. It's all President Bush's fault, of course, and there's barely a mention of the facts about the federal fiscal year and who sets the Corp budget. They're blinded to the truth by their hatred of President Bush, I think. Par for the course over there.