" KNEW IT----I knew that no matter what he said just now, that even people on FR would bitch...sheesh!!!"
Gee, well excccuuuuuseee me.... From my vantage point, The President's response to this has been thoroughly incompetent from day 1.
The disaster happens... and, after a minute of talking about it, he decides to spend 5 minutes delivering a stump speech about Iraq. BZZZZ. Wrong choice.
New Orleans turns into a warzone, with sub-human animals shooting at relief workers and hospitals, not to mention pillaging, raping, and God knows what other horrors... and President Bush gushes on how glad those folks will be at the tremendous outreach form the American public, and how New Orleans will be bigger and better than ever, just you wait. BZZZZ. BS Meter reaches red.
People die. Evacuated people reportedly causing all sorts of trouble in cities kind (or is that stupid?) enough to have taken them in the first place. Gas goes through the roof, affecting virtually all of us. President Bush smiles, and explains: "Well, gee, um, you know... uh, we have refineries down..." and then hosts a bumbling photo-op so we can all see what wonderful people his Dad and Bill Clinton are. In the midst of a crisis, incredibly poor timing, IMHO.
So tell me what he's done RIGHT, besides relaxing some of the environmental controls on gasoline grades. Has the government decided to forego their $0.37 a gallon TAX on gasoline during the crisis? ... HELL, NO, THEY HAVEN'T. We can just all bend over and take it if we don't like it. Have they sent in the Armed Forces to shoot on sight anyone caught looting, pillaging, raping... etc.? Hell, NO they haven't.
But, um, yeah. We got to remember what Bill Clinton looks like.
Great job, George.
Congress has to turn off the gas tax
Blanco:
No shootings/rapings/pillaging at the Superdome
Everyon screened for drugs and weapons.
Rumors are upsetting people inside the dome ACCORDING the General.
National Guard is in charge.
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, get over it.
Excellent rant, but what about Blinko-Blanco and Sen. Landrieu?
OK.... ...its all bush's fault Yada Yada Yada... tell me keyboard kommando....what are YOU doing to help?
Stop your whining.
Blanco:
General says people have been well behaved inside the dome, and they are relieved the busses are arriving.
Great post.
And to add insult to injury, George trots out his doddering dad and The Diseased One as our saviours!
BS to the nth degree!
And you've donated how much so far?