Posted on 09/14/2005 12:37:55 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
Every time I criticize President Bush for his administration's woefully inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina, especially during those critical first few days, I hear from suddenly compassionate conservatives who say it's not right to play politics with a disaster. Besides, do I really think Al Gore or John Kerry would have done a better job?
Maybe and yes, in that order.
As for Bill Clinton, even fair-minded Republicans would have to acknowledge that he would have been more impressive than Bush in the immediate aftermath of Katrina.
I've also yet to hear from one conservative arguing that Bush's finest moments have occurred in the last two weeks. If you believe that to be the case, I would love to hear your case.
Beyond that, let's drop all this nonsense about whether it's appropriate to criticize the president when they're still finding corpses in New Orleans.
Of course it's appropriate. It's downright American. And any Republican who tries to tell me he would have laid off a Democratic president during a time of crisis is lying, either to me or to himself.
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Chief, please define "woefully inadequate" response. You may compare with past efforts only since this event was a naturally occurring unique disaster. Was the response worse than, say, Andrew? (Uh, no it wasn't according to those who have responded to the last six such efforts) If so, what parameters are you using to define your contention? The mass media has put forth the Democratic Party drumbeat that this response was inept and heads should roll. Well, the only ineptness I saw was in New Orleans where folks were left to their own devices by the state and local authorities who had disaster plans that weren't followed: no prepositioned sustanance in the Superdome, an official rally point...no National Guard called out by the governor for 3 days...no drivers for over 200 school buses under authority of the New Orleans school districts and Mayor Nagin who apparantly doesn't know that anyone with a class 3 drivers license could drive the 2 axle vehicles and evacuate on Friday, not Sunday night. FEMA and the Federal Government are SUPPORT organizations, who was in charge in Louisiana to seek and direct said support?
I guess he uses "woefully inadequate" to describe any response from a Republican Administration.
Yeah - he was described on The Simpson as "Roger Ebert's new kiss-ass partner" if I recall correctly.
"I've also yet to hear from one conservative arguing that Bush's finest moments have occurred in the last two weeks."
George W. Bush's finest moments where when he had the guts, wisdom and commen sense to go on public TV and announce that those that participated in the 9/11 attacks on the United States of America where not going to get away with it, and that he was going to bring down the Taliban and others responsible for that and other terrorist acts.
To people like The Dope, "right" is whatever furthers the fortunes of the Democrat Party.
Rich, I've heard of at least one mayor of Chicago in my lifetime who lost his job because he screwed up the city's response to bad weather. If you let Ray Nagin (and quirky Katie Blanco) off the hook for the abomination that happened in New Orleans earlier this month, you really ought to be man enough to go out to Michael Bilandic's grave and--on behalf of the city--apologize.
My note:
Dear Mr. Roeper:
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
I'm not laughing AT you I'm laughing wi...
no, no...I AM laughing at you.
This just in from another thread:
In yesterday's Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper called Jefferson Parish, LA president Aaron Broussard's tearful outburst, shown September 4th on Meet the Press, "One of the defining media moments of all the hurricane [Katrina] coverage": ...
Like a lot of people, I didn't think Broussard's story passed the "smell test". We were right: He was lying.
http://www.wuzzadem.com/
"George W. Bush's finest moments are when he ignores putzes like The Dope here and speaks from his heart what he instinctively knows is right. To people like The Dope, "right" is whatever furthers the fortunes of the Democrat Party."
Would be difficult to challenge that wisdom. The Pres sure has a lot of half crazed dopes to combat on a daily basis. And he does a ropa dope on them every time, lays against the ropes and lets em pound him, then boounces back, and gives em a left hook. The guy is a near perfect president in many ways. First president I have actually liked since Ronny was in.
Never a whine comes from his mouth.
That is one of W's greatest character traits. The guy doesn't whine. How refreshing that is!
Send the link to Dopey Roep. I sent him the except from the Investment Business Daily about the month it took for Clinton's FEMA group to respond to Hurricane Floyd.
To hell with Roeper - I sent an e-mail direct to the Sun-Times op-ed page regarding his bogus "defining moment."
Much better.
Dear Mr. Roper,
Republicans = Substance over Symbolism.
Democrats = Symbolism over Substance.
Would Clinton have done better appearing to care? Absolutely.
Bush wins at actually caring.
Bush is the only Republican in the line of responsibility. If LA had a Republican Governor or N.O. a Republican mayor, they would be catching most of the heat.
"The guy doesn't whine. How refreshing that is!"
In such contrast to so many on both sides of the isles of congress. Perhaps that is one reason so many dislike him or worse. They see someone who by all indications actually appears geniune, and they less in stature, cannot accept his virtue.
Clinton would have "shined" after Katrina becuase the media and race baiters would never have accused President Clinton of deliberately allowing the black people in New Orleans to die because of their skin color.
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