Don't Blame Bush for Katrina

Newsmax.com ^ | Christopher Ruddy

[John Jamieson]

I see several lies --

#1 "That race has something to do with this" .... I believe that the tens of thousands of people helping here couldn't have anything further from their minds.

#2 "That the response has been too little to late" ..... I believe that time will tell that this has been the most massive, fastest relief and rescue response in history.

#3 "The Bush has not responded quickly and someone else could have done better." It's a very fortunate that Bush was in the WH at a time when his clout in Texas and Florida could bring help to these poor people. No one else would have been able to pull the support together so fast. Texas now has 250,000 evacuees. Where are the Blue states?

I think I see a much broader picture than most people. I also think I know what can and can't be done.

I just can't understand the emotional need some people have to lash out at the people who are working day and night to help them.

There will be alot of heroes when this is over and just a few goats. Most of the goats will be in local LA government.

PS. Evacuees at our local city (Athens, Texas) now 800, or 8% of the town. They being well taken care of, and we hope many will stay.

[CAWats]

Don't forget W also caused the War of 1812.

[sydbas]

Great job by Chris Ruddy and he didn't even mention that President Bush declared it a disater area on Saturday and told them to evacuate immediately.

[sydbas]

Don't forget W also caused the War of 1812.

And the Faulklands. Even though that was the British you know behind the scenes it was W's fault.

[Bommer]

NAGIN: I need reinforcements, I need troops, man. I need 500 buses, man. We ain't talking about -- you know, one of the briefings we had, they were talking about getting public school bus drivers to come down here and bus people out here.

I'm like, "You got to be kidding me. This is a national disaster. Get every doggone Greyhound bus line in the country and get their asses moving to New Orleans."

That's -- they're thinking small, man. And this is a major, major, major deal. And I can't emphasize it enough, man. This is crazy.

Louisiana disaster plan, pg 13, para 5 , dated 01/00

'The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating'...

they're thinking small, man!
they're thinking small, man!

they're thinking small, man!
they're thinking small, man!

they're thinking small, man!
they're thinking small, man!

they're thinking small, man!
they're thinking small, man!

small thinking man! small thinking man!

[Reagan Man]

>>>>Common sense suggests that local and state government are best able to prepare and plan for local disasters.

In this case Mayor Nagin and GovBlanco showed no common sense whatsoever. However, they did exibit a high level of emotional incompetence.

[beyond the sea]

Great post!

[beyond the sea]

Most of the goats will be in local LA government.

Yes, for instance...... post # 18.

[There's millions of'em]

Agree with your points.

I see two "agendas" being pushed by the libs:

1. Control the dialogue with their typically absurd bs.

2. Lay the foundation for a 9-11 type payment to the relatives of those who died in the storm and the aftermath.

Course, I could be wrong.

[brytlea]

I just can't understand the emotional need some people have to lash out at the people who are working day and night to help them.

I think alot of people were angry, which is a common part of the grieving process. What makes me angrier than the fact that some people lash out is the fact that the media (and yes, even Fox, which I finally had to turn off) puts a microphone in everyone's face and tries to get them to tell how angry they are with leading questions. I noticed that people who were thankful and happy got much less air time than those who had something bad to say. So, I blame the media.

susie

[John Jamieson]

You're so right!

[Travis McGee]

Add this bus picture to the others!

[John Jamieson]

US Hurricanes
1851-1900 cat1=39 cat2=31 cat3=22 cat4=5 cat5=0 total=97 major=27
1901-1950 cat1=37 cat2=24 cat3=26 cat4=7 cat5=1 total=95 major=34
1951-2000 cat1=29 cat2=15 cat3=21 cat4=5 cat5=2 total=72 major=28
2001-2004 cat1=4 cat2=2 cat3=2 cat4=1 cat5=0 total=9 major=3

Global warming increasing hurricane numbers and intensity ….. afraid the data doesn’t show it!

154 years of National Hurricane Center Data show otherwise.
Total number of hurricanes per year was down about 25% in the 50 years from 1951-2000 compared to the 100 years before. Total number of major hurricanes per year was down about 10% in the 50 years from 1951-2000 compared to 100 years before.

2000 to 2004 data indicate a possible return to 1851-1950 levels but it is much to early in to draw any significant conclusion.

[LiteKeeper]

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