[JenB987]

"The Obama administration cannot allow itself to be tarnished by the kind of headlines that Bush was getting because of Katrina," he said.

Politics before principle. I'm shocked./s

[SeattleBruce]

“The Obama administration cannot allow itself to be tarnished by the kind of headlines that Bush was getting because of Katrina,” he said.
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In other words, “We’re utterly confident that the RAT press and pundits will completely cover our A$$E$.”