The Bush haters are in high gear and they’ve never let the facts get in their way before but as I posted yesterday, an image is starting to become clear. There were a ton of problems with New Orleans proper but Blanco was absolutely worthless.
Blanco has refused to sign over control of the National Guard to the federal government and has turned to a Clinton administration official, former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief James Lee Witt, to help run relief efforts.
Blanco was not told when Bush would visit the state, nor was she immediately invited to meet him or travel with him. Blanco’s office didn’t know Bush was coming until told by reporters. Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said the White House reached out to Blanco’s office on Sunday, but didn’t hear back. White House staff in Louisiana spoke with Blanco early Monday, he said.
For about the 10,000th time…. The President can’t just take over the National Guard. Traditionally the Governor of whatever state immediately asked the Feds for help and lets them run the show. Blanco simply could not make a decision. She froze. And when she did make a decision, (while I hate to bring partisanship into this) it really looks to me like she was a Democrat first and a Governor second.
The seeds of the disaster were planted a decade ago or more. But any attempt to minimize it was preempted by indecision and incompetence.
Darn, DavidB. You really showed me. You’re right. I’m going to go contribute a couple thousand dollars to the Republican Party as retribution for all that hate I have in my heart. Thank you for opening up my eyes.
It’s like the other few hundred times I’ve read vacuous platitudes about me hating Bush – no wait. I’m just being disingenuous.
Like I said before: Love the sinner, hate the sin.
“It’s like the other few hundred times I’ve read vacuous platitudes about me hating Bush”
So you’re transparent then.
Tob
It’s like the other few hundred times I’ve read vacuous platitudes about me hating Bush . . .
This is just too funny . . . the liberal doesn’t like to be called a hater. It’s quite all right to call someone with a different view a hater, but you can never call me one, then it is a vacuous platitude.
Mothership to Ryan, Mothership to Ryan, attempting to establish communication link. Until link is established cease further verbal communication with the masses, you are making us look like loons!
A friend of mine who was working today (Sept 7) and yesterday (Sept 6) with a sheriff’s office in Northern LA told me that the people their said Blanco is the one who stopped aid from initially getting in because she wouldn’t yield control to FEMA. Perhaps that’s what she was referring to when she publcicly griped about being given an organization chart. Maybe she didn’t see herself at the top! They, according to my friend, say she will never be elected again. My friend also told me that New Orleans had been given 600 million in aid to improve the levees and had spent it instead on fixing a Mardi Gras fountain and other projects. Blame Bush? Shouldn’t we find out what the facts are first? I’ve lost ALL respect for the democrats and I’m NOT a Republican!!!
I think Blanco and Hellery Klinton are in cahoots.Because, Blanco has turned to the former Clinton FEMA head official and Hellery is talking about her husband’s excellent FEMA program(bs).
I just smell something fishy but can’t put my finger on it yet. Just knowing Blanco’s beligerent attitude towards Bush and putting blame on him suggests this. Along with Hellery’s usual bs about Bush.
REMEMBER THE LAW POSSE COMITATUS ACT AND HOMELAND SECURITY WELL UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE ALOT OF DEAD PEOPLE DUE TO BLANK MINDED GOVERNOR BLANCO WHO DID NOT RESPOND QUICKLY TO PRESIDENT BUSH’S CALL. WHY WERE ALL THOSE EMERGENCY VEHICLES JUST SITTING WAITING FOR THE OK TO GO?????
Sigh.
Bush is the head of the Federal Government. Blanco asked Bush to declare LA a disaster area, days before the hurrican hit. He did so.
Bush appointed the head of FEMA, an incompetent failed lawyer, former horse association manager, with no qualifications, background, or experience.
When Bush declared it a disaster area, it became his ball.
He then proceeded to eat cake and play guitar while tens of thousands of people died.
Tens of thousands.
Do you conservatives and Republicans really believe in accountability – even if it means a Republican might be to blame, too?
If so, then by all means, let’s investigate all of them. the whole situation. From the President all the way down to the Mayor. Hell, to the Police Commissioner. Let’s have a full, bipartisan investigation, like the 9/11 commission.
Because this is completely unacceptable.
Actually jim, had you read the article from the AP that was linked in the original post, you would have seen Blanco did not act untill AFTER New Orleans was halfway underwater.
Had Bush acted before that, the Dems would of course say he tried to micro-manage the situation or that he was just “flaunting power” or some such crap. All Democrats do these days is whine, moan, and obstruct anything that might not be in line with their ultra-liberal head-of-party views.
It’s a very complicated bit of nonsense. But it’s also very clear that if President Bush had sent in federal troops, he would have done so in clear violation of the law.
And that would have set him up for impeachment because that sort of thing is an impeachable offense.
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Oh, but Ed, I’m sure the Democrats would have given Bush a pass on that because all they *really* care about are helping people…;)
Sorry, jpm. Nagin is relaying what Bush told him Blanco said. That’s hearsay.
Ryan
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Oh yeah, and listening to you isn’t? 🙂