[rightwingintelligentsia]

These must be the new Dem talking points.

From the DNC website, the latest spin:

“Why is it that President Bush was able to send food and supplies to Afghanistan the same day our invasion began, but it has taken five days to even begin to send supplies to New Orleans?"

[LRS]

“Why is it that President Bush was able to send food and supplies to Afghanistan the same day our invasion began, but it has taken five days to even begin to send supplies to New Orleans?"

Because the destination sites for the supplies in Afghanistan weren't under water?

[Just mythoughts]

“Why is it that President Bush was able to send food and supplies to Afghanistan the same day our invasion began, but it has taken five days to even begin to send supplies to New Orleans?"

Remember Lawton Childs, Florida, hurricane Andrew. President Bush did NOT need the state, governor for permission to send help.

[hflynn]

These must be the new Dem talking points.

Damn right! Wexler and every DEM on the planet are going to blame Bush. In the meantime the people reponsible for all the chaos are Democrat Governor Blanco and Democrat Mayor Nagin. Two of the most incompetent people in the political history of Louisiana and that my friend is quite an accomplishment.

[Labyrinthos]

“Why is it that President Bush was able to send food and supplies to Afghanistan the same day our invasion began, but it has taken five days to even begin to send supplies to New Orleans?"

Because there weren't as many natives shooting at us in Afghanastan.

[nicmarlo]

Because the Afghani's, which one might consider a third world people, aren't as barbaric in those who are in New Orleans, United States of America?

[Seattle Conservative]

"“Why is it that President Bush was able to send food and supplies to Afghanistan the same day our invasion began, but it has taken five days to even begin to send supplies to New Orleans?"

What a bunch of cr*pola! It's called PLANNING (something the Mayor of NO and the Gov of LA apparently don't know anything about). They knew they were going into Afhanistan and they coordinated logistics and PLANNED so that all the supplies (including food and water) that the troops needed would be there when the troops were.

In addition, as I understand it, FEMA was staged not that far away from NO w food and water. IF the Mayor and Gov had PLANNED and had sent in the appropriate amount of law enforcement (including asking the Prez or other states to send in more troops from the get go) and used the busses now under water to evacuate the poor people that didn't have transportation out, and numerous other things, I suspect it wouldn't be nearly as bad as it is down there as there would be less people to deal w, the area would be more secure, and FEMA could have come in sooner.

We won't even go into the fact that the NO mayor apparently didn't have great control of his city before the storm even started (as I understand it, it's one of the highest crime cities - including murder in the nation).

These Dims must think all Americans are as uninformed as some of the folks that keep electing them to office.

[photodawg]

“Why is it that President Bush was able to send food and supplies to Afghanistan the same day our invasion began, but it has taken five days to even begin to send supplies to New Orleans?"
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Probably because congress had already approved the Afgan invasion and expenditures for it, while it took the old bast**ds five days to pass the 10 bil hurricane relief bill. Bush had declared NOLA a disaster area before the hurricane hit.