Congressional Black Caucus Hypocrisy

The Congressional Black Caucus in August chastised President Bush for the "slow" response of the federal government aid to the Katrina victims. The Black Caucus also stated that the President's response was race related in a September 2 news conference.

Well, the Congressional Black Caucus has been sitting on $700,000 collected for the victims of Katrina.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (D-Mich.), also present at the Congressional Black Caucus’ Sept. 2 news conference, declared that she was "ashamed of America."

I'm ashamed of our government. We don't want another Iraq, where the money just goes off somewhere. This is real human need. And I'm outraged by the lack of response from our federal government," Kilpatrick said.

Well, what is the Congressional Black Caucus doing with their money, collected for the victims of Katrina?

We are collecting all the way up through the very end of the year and then our board has set aside a committee who is going to administer the funds, Patty Rice, spokeswoman for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), told Cybercast News Service on Wednesday.

Talk about a slow reponse! Maybe Congress Woman Kilpatrick should be ashamed of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF).

What we need is a little less politicizing of disasters such as Katrina, and a little more energy spent on helping those in needs. To the CBCF, get busy and start distributing your money, even at this late date... You seem so insensitive to the real needs of citizens of New Orleans and the surrounding area.