Playing Poker with Democrats , the Blame Game of Katrina

rant | 9/3/2005 | Tasmanianred

[proud American in Canada]

Supplies were moved to Georgia and Texas prior to the Hurricane. Takes time to truck them in

Especially when Interstate bridges are no longer existent, or debris is all over the other highways. I've learned that in the past few days.

I know many of us expected the authorities to be able to immediately help these people, but it wasn't possible.

[timestax]

The Democrat politicians of Louisiana were indecisive and people died.

So what were they (local politicians) just lazy, or WHAT?!

[stickandpucknut]

i can see it now a michael moore movie on the bush secret plan to destroy blue states one by one he wii tie it to the saudis as well.Poor cindy she ham no one there to listen to her ravings blaming Bush for the actual hurricane.what loon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[proud American in Canada]

Don't forget there is also a French influence in Louisiana, a French way of thinking you might say

You've got a very good point. Not only founded by the French, N.O. received a big influx of Acadians ("Cajuns") cast out by British Canadians.

As a matter of fact, there is an effort in Quebec to go down and teach French to people in LA.

My husband and I nearly did it (he's French Canadian, I'm American), and there was one woman stuck in the Superdome who was doing exactly that.

[TASMANIANRED]

The American people are going to demand to know what went wrong.

They deserve to know the truth.

Republicans win the high ground by calling for it first.

Can you imagine what would happen if the Democrats came out against one.

[proud American in Canada]

BTTT!! Again, GREAT post.

You should apply for a job with the Bush administration. ;) I think they could use you right about now.... :)

[TASMANIANRED]

The mayor was worried about having the authority to call for a Mandatory evacuation.

I also saw that the day of the evacuation there were 2 lanes in and 2 lanes out of town.

Lanes out should have been for private vehicles and lanes in should have been bus express traffic.

There should have been no more people allowed into town.

I need to research further to document these or else I would have included them.

[TASMANIANRED]

Bush made 2 mistakes from the very beginning.

1) should have cleaned house from the Clinton hold overs.

2) During press conferences or the daily press briefing, Press secretary should have made it obvious from the beginning that that screaming, jumping, abusive language would not be tolerated.

They don't respect him because he didn't demand it.

They still may not respect him but they would behave during interviews or they would have had their press passes pulled.

[MoJo2001]

BTTT! I'll read it in a few!!

[Domangart]

If they started to use the bus fleet the union would have went on strike. They did this in downtown Sacramento the other morning. They said it was their fear of the passengers response to the fare hike. The damming thing in all this is they didn't even try.

[Soaring Feather]

One sister of the hood approves. A++

[EsmeraldaA]

Good job and very well done Tas!

[proud American in Canada]

GW was too polite, from the very beginning. States are different from Washington, where they are out for blood. They may be nice to each other in TX, "on the other side of the aisle", but I don't think it works that way. Sadly, our President's greatest asset--his kindness and forgiveness, is also, in some ways, his greatest weakness. But, I have to believe that good wins out over evil, and that ultimately, he will be judged highly in the history books.

Katrina has been a tough blow. But it wasn't his fault.

BTW, I listened to an interview by the new ambassador to Canada from the U.S.--David Wilkins (?) from South Carolina. He seems much in the same mold as GW Bush, a person able to craft compromises across party aisles. As much as I liked (Loved!) Paul Cellucci for sticking up for the U.S., I think this new man will do a great job. He seems able to befriend and calm down the neurotic Canadians, LOL! ;)

[proud American in Canada]

*peeking out into the poetry thread that she abandonded so long ago*

you were there, right? bentfeather, I had no idea you were a woman!

*hangs head in shame* I wish I could have kept up with everything, the poetry thread and all. I am sorry.

[TASMANIANRED]

I have no problem with Bush being polite but "Walk softly and carry a big stick"

Press secretary should have laid down the law to the press.

You don't behave you don't come back. Period , end of sentence.

They would have had to pull one or two press passes and the rest of them would have fallen into line.

I wish David Wilkins luck.

[Soaring Feather]

Oh, sweet of you. This is my thread. Has nothing to do with the others. Yes, I was a poet on that thread.

I remember you. You came a few times. Nice to see you again.

Please feel free to come by.

[proud American in Canada]

Okay, bentfeather, while I went to the bathroom, my husband has somehow changed this keyboard to a French keyboard, so when I try to do the fancy HTML stuff, it does not work.

I can not even do apostrophes, LOL!

Nice to see you too. I would like to come by again.

All the best... :) (doing the best I can without apostrophes or black slashes). :) Take care. :)

[proud American in Canada]

Okay, I canètééé

darn this French keyboard. ;) I cannot do quotes or slashes, etc., but I will log off by saying:

what you said. :)

ènight, all. (that was supposed to be an apostrophe plus the word night. See what a predicament I am in! LOL!)

[TASMANIANRED]

French keyboards :-)

[HiJinx]

Bump to read in a bit...first glance is awesome, Red!