Barack Obama

"Compassionate Conservatism" was a politically motivated effort to court Hispanics since they knew the writing was on the wall. It all went away with the flood waters of Katrina. I recall an episode of "Frontline" (I think) that showed outsourced jobs by contractors going to Colombian workers who were brought to Louisiana and were crammed into small trailers for living facilities while doing their jobs. Can't find it now. If someone does, please post. Meanwhile there are these:

Part of the aftermath:

Excerpt from Jeremy Scahill's book "Blackwater, the Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"

"In 2005 after Hurricane Katrina its forces deployed in New Orleans, where it billed the federal government $950 per man, per day—at one point raking in more than $240,000 a day. At its peak the company had about 600 contractors deployed from Texas to Mississippi. Since Katrina, it has aggressively pursued domestic contracting, opening a new domestic operations division. Blackwater is marketing its products and services to the Department of Homeland Security, and its representatives have met with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The company has applied for operating licenses in all US coastal states. Blackwater is also expanding its physical presence inside US borders, opening facilities in Illinois and California."

Disaster Profiteering: The Flood of Crony Contracting Following Hurricane Katrina

http://multinationalmonitor.org/mm2005/092005/cray.html

Remember, the most important thing is "making a buck off the government any and every way you can". That's what the Bush years taught us.