Links of the Day

Some links for a lazy Saturday afternoon...

-On September 15th, the President promised "one of the largest reconstruction efforts the world has ever seen". Not sure that's happened yet. Of course this was also the same speech where he promised "to confront this poverty with bold action" [*checks sky for pigs*], so I think most of it can be classified as fiction. Here's the status:
Post-Katrina Promises Unfulfilled

On the Gulf Coast, Federal Recovery Effort Makes Halting Progress

-In better news, the state of Washington leads the way for gay civil rights:
Washington State OKs Gay Civil Rights Law

-And the Enron saga will finally come before the courts:
After four years, Enron's Lay and Skilling to face jury