Remember Katrina?

Remember Katrina? When faced with the obvious exposure of rampant poverty among the black community in New Orleans(and elsewhere) every politician from Bush on down, swore a commitment to take up the issue as a matter of national importance.

Anything happened yet? Legislation? New programs? Administrative orders? Changes to anything?

Well, there has been an effort underway in both the House and Senate by the Republican majority to cut food stamps and other social welfare programs. But, thankfully, that legislation looks like it will fail.

What got me thinking today, was this:

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The explosion of urban violence in France has raised fears that Los Angeles, rocked by riots in 1992, could again fall prey to unrest as still-festering problems spawn the "quiet riots" of gang warfare.

Amazing. The concern has turned from "How could this happen here?" to "what do we need to do to keep the poor blacks from rioting?"

After all, Katrina happened a whole two months ago.

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