And this is why even idiot Republicans like Vitter are blaming the Federal government. I was at least glad to see Hannity take him on the other night when he gave the Feds an F.
Ironically, behind the mayor and the governor, it should be these state reps who have more to answer for than the feds since this is their jurisdiction. All of them are in CYA mode.
"Governor Blanco may be the first liberal who actually has to move to France."
Target hit...Fire for Effect!
Semper Fi,
Does this CYA attempt make my butt look big?
What other Governor can you picture:
Crying on camera.
Telling people to pray the storm moves instead of telling them to GTF out.
Needing a Senator at her side to mouth her responses for her.
Telling a sitting President, in a National crisis, that they need 24 hrs to make a decision.
Telling the public that it is HER decision to make, then refusing to make a decision.
Refusing to declare a 'State of Emergency' until days after the event(has she done so yet?)
And on, and on, and on
The hurricane destroyed three, three, major cities in three states. In two of the three states, the governors ordered the National Guard in, and they and the local people went right to work cleaning up and trying to find survivors.
Only in one of the three did the local authorities seal off the area, and prevent the victims from leaving and the aid workers from going in. Only in one of the three did the local police abandon their jobs en masse even joining the looting. Only in one of the three did the people open fire on their rescuers. Nothing remotely like that happened in Mobile, or in Biloxi. Only in Louisiana.
FEMA and the Red Cross were on the ground before the storm hit, ready to go. So was the Navy. In two of three states, they were allowed to go about their work without any obstruction from the local and state authorities, and without getting shot at.
Coming soon from CNN, the "CADAVER NEWS NETWORK" Your dead family members televised live from New Orleans as CNN finds them.
It's probably too late. Why do you think Gov. Blanco stalled? Why do you think Witt of all people was out there ASAP? They've been burning, shredding, and erasing hard drives the whole time. Probably explains why Blanco is usually a no-show.
In case you haven't heard, James Witt was paid 500,000 bucks to draw up a disaster plan. He's a Clinton hack...
Why spend money on levees and such, when you can buy boats, cars, vacation homes, etc. etc.
"Democrats and local officials are so intoxicated with Bush Blame Disease that they are actually calling for post-Katrina hearings. If they get them, they'll find comparatively minor federal failings and egregious, unconscionable local failings. Ray Nagin will be burned at the stake. Governor Blanco may be the first liberal who actually has to move to France."
LOL, what a great rant.
BTTT