Dems Complain About Bush's Hurricane Recovery Plan

Democrats also complain that the president has suspended the requirement for federal contractors involved in the rebuilding effort to have written affirmative action plans covering veterans, minorities, women, and disabled persons.

And last on the list, Democrats complain that President Bush is "pushing vouchers on displaced school children." Under Bush's plan to cover most of the cost of educating students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, parents could enroll their children in a private or religious school this year at federal expense, even if they had gone to public schools back home.

Democrats have proposed a rebuilding plan modeled after the rebuilding of Europe following World War II.

Their "Marshall Plan" would have the government "build new housing, revive farmland, repair infrastructure, construct schools," as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi described it.

How can these Democrats call themselves "progressive" when they offer plans like this...