Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Dubya Takes His Lumps
From Bloomberg News, the Prez steps up:
The number of people trapped in their homes or ill-equipped shelters and the inadequacy of the immediate relief effort showed flaws ``at all levels of government,'' Bush said in response to a question during a news conference today with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Washington. ``To the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility.''
There you go. To the degree that the federal government screwed up, the buck stops with Dubya. He said so.
I'm curious to see if New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin or Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco will find the backbone to step up, too.
Of course, the fact that the Hurricane happened at all is still Dubya's fault. Just ask any liberal.
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Of course Nagin and Blanco will step up.
They'll step right up to the mic and say "See, we told you it was his fault."
Oh, you meant would they step up and take responsibility for their inadequate actions, preparation and response...
Have you been drinking?
They'll step right up to the mic and say "See, we told you it was his fault."
Oh, you meant would they step up and take responsibility for their inadequate actions, preparation and response...
Have you been drinking?
does it really take a backbone? in return for him (Bush) saying that he takes responsibility for the screw-ups, you pat him on the back. is he really taking the responsibility, or just praise?
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: 9:34 PM
: 9:34 PM
Landrieu may indeed make good on her threat to punch the President in the face. Why? Because he didn't take responsibility for Nagin's and Blanco's errors. What out Mr. President.
The paper trail leads back to the President. From the emergency declaration he signed the night before the storm hit -- he folded the New Orleans preparedness plan into DHS's National Response Plan:
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency." -- Signed, George Bush, President
It's here at the White House website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050827-1.html
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency." -- Signed, George Bush, President
It's here at the White House website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050827-1.html
# posted by : 2:51 PM
: 2:51 PM
So does that abdicate the responsibility of the state and local governments? NO!!! Bush took responsibility for the feds' screw-ups. Let's hear Nagin and Blanco do it too!
Actually, they may at this point, so as to get their hands on all those juicy federal reconstruction dollars.
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Actually, they may at this point, so as to get their hands on all those juicy federal reconstruction dollars.
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