“AFTER KATRINA, A BUDGETARY BLOG SWARM:“

The push by President Bush for the federal government to spend $200 billion to recover from Hurricane Katrina has sparked a firestorm of criticism from bloggers on the left and right.

Indeed it has.

UPDATE: Indeed: “Our instant readiness to spend seemingly any amount of money naturally activated people to do what they can to get the money to flow in their direction. It’s not unlike the the way the flood itself set off looting.”