Posted on 09/15/2005 10:26:20 AM PDT by kddid
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco's abrupt decision Wednesday night to take responsibility for her state's inadequate response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster followed an inadvertent confession that was caught on camera where Blanco admitted she blew it.
"I really should have called for the military," Blanco said, while chatting with her press secretary in between TV interviews. "I really should have started that in the first call."
Unbeknownst to Blanco, her bombshell acknowledgment was recorded on a network satellite feed, and by Tuesday the clip was getting wide exposure in Louisiana news broadcasts.
In the early days of the Katrina crisis, disaster management experts repeatedly blamed the failure to send in the National Guard for the city's descent into chaos.
Most observers blamed the White House for the blunder - a misconception that was thoroughly dispelled by the governor's inadvertent confession. Some say Blanco's blooper was responsible for the abrupt change of tone in her speech Wednesday night to the Louisiana legislature.
Where earlier she and her aides had openly blamed the Bush administration for bungling Katrina rescue efforts, Blanco announced: "The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility."
Just as surprising were Blanco's words of praise for the White House: "I want the people of Louisiana to know that we have a friend and a partner in President George W. Bush. I thank you, Mr. President."
Coooooooool.
Can't wait to see how the libs try to spin this one into some sort of Karl Rove scheme!
I agree but with the one exception being that I don't think that Brown had to be tossed under the bus. He was made into what ultimately will prove to be an unnecessary scapegoat.
Ms. Blanco's Clymer moment.
Given the ineptitude of Louisiana officials to properly use tax revenues, why would I, as a Texan, want to take the money from my children and hand it to the likes of Blanco? I would rather send my children to a private university,or trip around the world. It makes no sense to repeat the same mistakes that were made before, and it makes less sense to hand the money to people who are crooked as a barrel of fishhooks and as low down as a snakes belly in a wagon track.
Blanco stalled when she should've called.
And then when she lied, New Orleanians died.
(next verse?....)
Mmmm hmmmm
I wouldn't be surprised to see her standing with President Bush tonight. He's a good hearted man, and unfortunately will forgive to quickly.
Next she'll be wanting to change parties.
It is amazing how much better the Galveston evacuation seems to be going.
That's BLANK-O & NAGGIN'
BLANC-HOLE!
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