The New York Times Changing Katrina Positions

Noel Sheppard catches the NYT on it new affection for the Army Corps of Engineers:

• In 2002, the Times claimed the corps is desperately in need of reform due to its corrupt, malfeasant, seemingly Enron-like ways
• In 2003, the Times saw the corps as incorrigibly spendthrift and causing damage to the environment
• In 2004, the Times’ favorite Republican, John McCain, co-sponsored a bill that addressed many of the Times’ concerns regarding the corps
• In 2005, the Times asked New York’s senators to vote against a bill that would give $17 billion to the corps that included elaborate work in Louisiana

Read the whole piece.