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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dan B. who wrote (66842)	9/10/2005 11:05:50 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

The troubling thought about this Presidency is that it has perfected the art of moving very quickly to destroying anyone who opposes the Administration. It came to power in this fashion starting with falsely attacking John McCain (photograph of his dark skinned adopted daughter along with the false accusation that he fathered a illegal child with a Black woman). They destroyed Colin Powell, the CIA chief Tennet etc. etc. and so the story goes on. This is in line with how Hitler, Stalin and Mao held onto power. The Bush handlers act like BUsh can do no wrong and that it is the others who are at fault. It is Nagin at fault for fleeing the hurricane and seeking refuge outside of New Orleans etc. In times of a human tragedy ysuch as this, we would expect people like Karl Rove and others to step back and the President should order Karl Rove to shut up and cease and desist from his dirty campaign of counter offensive against Nagin and Blanco. Where is the decency on Bush's part. We wonder how Wal-Mart beat out the White House in the relief efforts. This is the strongest Govt. on earth, much much stronger that any State Govt. Well at least Bush took the correct first steps in moving Brown aside. And he did so very gracefully. I don't think anybody wants to impeach Bush. That would be a shame on a nation. People want Bush to succeed. But then he needs to have a will to succeed and should break himself away from leaning tooo heavily on just the Christian right wing. Just a few sobering thoughts on a Saturday night.

To: Dan B. who wrote (66842)	9/11/2005 12:13:53 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

The mayor did issue evacuations warnings. He issued a mandatory evacuation with plenty of time for folks to respond. All though some have said that he didn't send busses...he did. He provided transportation for those that wished to take advantage of it...busses ran. I heard Nagin say it himself. Either you are a liar or Nagin is. But the larger issue is where was the federal government? Where was Bush? Where was the National Guard? Look...if you're the president, and you know that there is a killer cat 5 storm in the gulf and the NWS is saying the projected target is NOLA there's only one thing that a president should be doing, and that is acting like a president. Bush wouldn't know how to be a president any more than Brownie could be the head of FEMA. If you are a real leader, you realize that a severe threat to human life has been presented and you mobilize. Bush is an asshole. He'd rather play his guitar and make photo ops. I can no longer stomach this poor excuse for a president...a poor excuse for a man much less a president. Days stretched into weeks...and still people are stranded and starving and at risk for disease. They don't have the basics...food water and shelter. And the National Guard...when they arrive have shoot to kill orders. Helloooooo! This isn't freaking Iraq. It's America. Sure there were a few bad apples out there...and some needed to have force brought down on them. But mostly people were trying to stay alive in the midst of the largest disaster to ever hit the USA. Shit let a tv or two get looted...who gives a crap anyway...so long as we aren't shooting folks that are looking for food. And if you read my link regarding the paramedics...they had their food and water taken away! It's absurd. There is only one man who bears the full responsibility for the outcome and the aftermath in NOLA and all along the Gulf...and that man is George W. Bush. The buck stops at the desk of the oval office. Too bad he was on vacation...and trapsing around the country on photo ops to notice that he had a job to do. If Iraq was an indictment of his incompetence, then Katrina was the last straw. Impeach this idiot now! Orca