What a relief if House, Bush follow Senate leadOur view

What a relief if House, Bush follow Senate lead

Our view

Thank goodness the U.S. Senate has finally acted on drought relief and today approved $6 billion in disaster aid for the nation's farmers and ranchers who have been devastated by drought.

What a sense of relief that provides to area producers, who have been hammered by this natural disaster. We hope the House also agrees to the spending and that President Bush agrees to it.

Too bad a lot of Republicans, including President Bush, are saying our nation can't afford to help farmers and ranchers in danger of losing their livelihood because o...