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Bush to lead inquiry into Katrina
George didn't have time to help deal with the problem itself as it happened, he was too busy holidaying (day one) and fundraising for the Republican Party (day two), but now that it's all blown up in his face he's "going to find out over time what went right and what went wrong."
Here's what went wrong George: YOU did.
Your presidency has been one joke after another and now you've managed to top it all by sitting on your ass whilst your people died. Sure, other things went wrong too, but YOU are the President of the United States of America, YOU are the one in the White House (well, you are when you can be bothered to show up for work), and it's YOU who should be saying "the buck stops here".
Of course you don't want to "play the blame game", because you know that YOU are very much to blame. It's the failings of YOU as an individual (it's called "leadership", George) and YOUR administration that has cost thousands of lives that need not have been lost.
Yes, there are other people who have failed the citizens of New Orleans, of Louisiana in general and its neighbouring states, but it is YOU who is ultimately responsible. Yes, some death was unavoidable, but YOU were asleep at the wheel despite all the warnings and it's YOU whose hands are covered in blood. It's YOU who are a disgrace to your office, your country, and, ultimately, your people.
Compassionate conservative? Try showing some compassion then, and I don't mean just for the cameras.
To anyone who thinks I'm being too harsh on the man, well, on his watch he has:
1. Sat around in a classroom whilst his nation was clearly under attack;
2. Attacked a sovereign state and started what's (under international law) an illegal war on what proved to be patently false info, and reduced it to near anarchy; and
3. Failed to act for days when faced with the worst natural disaster to ever hit the US (something I bet he wouldn't have done if the state concerned was Texas, or if this was an election year).
Sorry, but to me that's three strikes. As far as I'm concerned, you should be out George (well, as far as I'm concerned, you should have been out a long time ago) and if you had any real honour you would have tendered your resignation already (and so would a great many of your disgraceful administration).
I'm sure some revisionist historians will paint a pretty picture of you, George, and talk of the "great" President George W. Bush, but I'm sure many more will agree with me: you are, without a doubt, the worst President ever.
You played, while other people paid. With their lives.
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And the mayor of New Orleans has been so incompetent it would be funny if it weren't for the fact that so many people died.
Every level of government failed the people of New Orleans re: Katrina, not just the feds.
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Yes, other people failed those that they are sworn to serve but that doesn't change the fact that Bush continues to be the sickest joke to occupy the White House. As I illustrated, this is just the latest of his cock-ups. Of course, it's ultimately the grandest. It's his watch, so it's his responsibility.
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But, you've fallen exactly into the trap I journaled [slashdot.org] about the other day.
Relying on the feds for just about ANYTHING other than perhaps national defense, REGARDLESS OF WHO IS IN OFFICE at the time, is shameful to everything for which our foun
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PLUS, I'm only complaining about these things being offered at the FEDERAL level. If state and local governments want to offer them, let them. Then I, and you, can choose our place of residence accordingly. That way everybody gets what they want (and deserve...).
And it is hardly the case that I give