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Why is Katrina damage Bush's fault?
Well who else is there to blame but Bush and FEMA?
Well who else is there to blame but Bush and FEMA?
Mk said:My question was why is Bush taking heat about Katrina, and why him? Because of the War in Iraq New Orleans was destroyed?
Ivan Seeking said:Some number of people who died can be traced directly to Bush's style of so called "leadership". For starters, the coffee boy that he appointed to head FEMA was too busy giving interviews on TV to do his job. And Bush was too busy playing golf, or whatever, while on yet another vacation. Oh yes, and half of the guard's equipment is in Iraq since it was too costly politically to imposed a draft in order to fight a war. If that equipment was here as it is suppposed to be, twice as many rescue helicopters would have been available in three of the affected states, for starters.
Because he has an office in a room in a building in Washington. Simple as that. People in general are so short-sighted that they can't see beyond immediate coincident events.Mk said:My question was why is Bush taking heat about Katrina, and why him? Because of the War in Iraq New Orleans was destroyed?
To blame deaths not caused by Bush on Bush is to spit in the face of every 9/11 victim.Ivan Seeking said:To diminish the deaths caused by Bush is to spit in the face of every 911 victim.
moose said:Well, the levees definitely should have been reinforced. However, I do understand why they held off. It's just like when you have a project which is due in 4 months, and you keep putting it off because you have more important things to do, like study for the next day's test, etc...
You are correct that this can be a double-edge sword, but let's make comparisons within an administration. Bush's approval ratings rocketed to something like 90% right after 9-11 due to perception of good leadership -- because he has an office in a room in a building in Washington, when in reality any president would have behaved similarly.russ_watters said:Because he has an office in a room in a building in Washington. Simple as that. People in general are so short-sighted that they can't see beyond immediate coincident events.
I realize you are expressing an opinion so there is no evidence for this, but really it is a trait of Americans in general. Ask people from other countries.russ_watters said:I do, however, think that shortsightedness is more a trait of liberals than conservatives. They are far more interested in instant gratification than long-term planning.
What's Lynn's solution? Turn the homeless out so they'll eventually find a shelter with no religious connections? After all, making sure they don't come into contact with religion is the most important thing, right.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/09/09/LI2005090901637.html[/url]
Who's responsible for these things?
True, on the spectrum of things it's not the most disconcerting activity. However, I would prefer to see relief (paid for with tax dollars) distributed through well-known and credible agencies such as the Red Cross.BobG said:What's Lynn's solution? Turn the homeless out so they'll eventually find a shelter with no religious connections? After all, making sure they don't come into contact with religion is the most important thing, right.![]()
All in all, Lynn's comments have to be just about the lamest thing I've heard during the Katrina crisis - even lamer than Brown. The Americans United for Separation of Church and State are embarrassing themselves.
pattylou said:Haven't the claims been more along the lines of "Some of Bush's actions made this worse than it had to be" ?
pattylou said:Frankly, I don't know a single person that has said that all of the "Katrina damage is Bush's fault" as implicated in the OP and throughout the thread.
Who has made this claim? Who is laying it all on the president?...
Maybe Lynn just expresses himself ineffectively. He proposes no solution for helping victims of a disaster or crisis - he just addresses the punishment that should be dealt out to those that did help.SOS2008 said:True, on the spectrum of things it's not the most disconcerting activity. However, I would prefer to see relief (paid for with tax dollars) distributed through well-known and credible agencies such as the Red Cross.
... The articles I have read from these sources spread the blame around.Agnostic said:Pick up a copy of the NewYork Times, the LA Times, or the Washington Post for any day of last week or the week before...or ask Kanya West![]()