tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652605.post115686894695690649..comments2023-08-19T10:41:24.953-05:00Comments on Chicago Newspapers, the Blog: Some possible sense about KatrinaJim Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03032003470886876268noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652605.post-1156989988246833852006-08-30T21:06:00.000-05:002006-08-30T21:06:00.000-05:00I'm getting a bit tired of the charge that the lev...I'm getting a bit tired of the charge that the levies were not what the Demcoratic politicians wanted.<BR/><BR/>Back in 1965 when Hurrican Betsy struck the area, Hale Boggs was House Whip and quite close to President Johnson, he was influential enough to get the first $10,000 or $20,000 of all Small Business Administration emergency loans forgiven.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that he could have gotten Cal Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337955959473420714noreply@blogger.com