Repugican leaders meet in New Orleans, no mention of Katrina

And you thought there would be?!
From Ben Smith at Politico:

Five years after shrub's failed response to a natural disaster in New Orleans deeply damaged his party's credibility and helped sweep them from power, top repugicans speaking to supporters in New Orleans tonight made no mention of Hurricane Katrina.

The series of speakers to the southern repugican clan meeting at a Hilton conference center on the Mississippi River paid passing tribute to New Orleans' food, its culture, and its championship football team, but made no reference to the disaster still shadowing what Mary Matalin called a "vibrant city."

Matalin, Louisiana republican party Chairman Roger Villere, Liz Cheney, Former Rep. J.C. Watts, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich all spoke, and their speeches suggested that the Obama Administration is in the process of vindicating wingnut ideals and his predecessor.

'Nothing makes people more convinced of the rightness of wingnut causes than seeing the alternative in action'.

Number of American cities lost by the shrub: 1
Number of American cities lost by President Barack Obama: 0

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