I agree. Republicans think that they can play by nice rules when dealing with the democrat lies. They need to be on the offensive hard.
"The White house really screwed up as usual by not going on the truth offensive right away."
WRONG- Homeland and FEMA is the mega bureacracy that is supposed to prevent this BS. Not the White House!
The United States Coast Guard started rescues on day one and had Homestead and FEMA actly as swiftly, there would be no problem.
The "permission" allibi is legalese lawyer BS because they dropped the ball - The Coast Guard didn't wait for no stinkin permission.
By the time the White House got involved, they saw that Brown had to go.
Ah yes. If you beleive an AP poll that interviewed 49% Dems and 36% Repbs. Maybe if the Cast Iron Conservatives actually spent some time GETTING the facts out instead of doing nothing but whining about "the Whitehouse" even those numbers would not look so bad. Question for you. How come Rass, which does the same poll, the same way, EVERY day does NOT show the anywhere NEAR the same results as these "News media" polls that conduct their polls differently every time depending on what the story lie is? How come the "News Media" polls do not use the same 37%-37% split used in the last poll before the Nov 2004 election? How come the "News" media polls quite using LIKELY voters and went to interviewing anyone over 18? Couldn't be because that interjects the feelins of the 45-55% of the American Public that DOES NOT EVEN CARE ENOUGH TO VOTE? As even John Zogby admits, changing to LIKELY Voters from this anyone with a heart beat moves the poll 3-5 points in the Preisdent's direction which puts him right about 46% JUST LIKE RASS says. HOw come you ignore the 40% that says State and LOCALS are more to blame to the Fed? Add that to the 20% that say NONE of them were to blame (a much more intellectually valid idea then "blame" in the face of a Natural Disaster) and suddenly the AP directed spin lie suddenly does NOT look so accurate. You do know that most Broadcast outlets follow the AP ticker to determine which stories to cover? That is why there is almost a complete unformity in which stories are covered.
Finally point. Notice the change in the story lines. You have both the Washington Post and CNN starting to report the ACTUAL events, not the PR spin being put out. As the facts get out, and gas prices drop back to around $2.30 a gallon this month, watch that Bush number grow. Especially after tomorrow and the Oct trial of Saddam
>The White house really screwed up as usual by not going on the truth offensive right away.<
The WH focused on saving lives and organizing relief and aid whereas the MSM, who did not have any responsibility and accountability, were free to play their usual game.
Did the WH screw up? It depends on our priorities in life.
Fire Brown.
I don't like doing it, but when somebody fails to turn this national disaster into a help for the president and instead cause him to lose points....where he is now BELOW 40 PERCENT APPROVAL......he needs to be canned.