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To: i-node who wrote (251763)	9/17/2005 8:40:19 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576593

It was obvious from the beginning Blanco and Nagin's screaming in front of a camera was an attempt to cover bigger problems...

To: i-node who wrote (251763)	9/18/2005 12:18:52 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576593

Money Earmarked for Evacuation Redirected This would be a significant piece of news if someone didn't know that the 80% evacuation figure accomplished by NO is considered a successful evacuation for any community; that most of the remaining 20% were too poor to evacuate and had no where to go. However, the big problem in this disaster is not nor has been the evacuation. That's just a smokescreen for those who are trying to protect your president. The big problem was and continues to be FEMA, a FEMA that GW Bush emasculated. A FEMA that GW Bush used as a dumping ground for all of his political cronies to whom he owed favors. A FEMA that can't get ice to LA or MS. The fact that you, like Harris, continue to attempt to divert the discussion from Bush's failure as president in this matter suggests a partisan hack who is more worried about his party than his country.

To: i-node who wrote (251763)	9/18/2005 12:23:33 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576593

Just one more in a string of failures for this presidency. We are looking to impeachment as a way to remove he and Cheney from their positions. However, many say its impossible with a GOP Congress. If that doesn't change with the 2006 mid term elections and impeachment is not feasible, then the Constitution has to be amended. Such a failure of a president should not be allowed to remain in office to cause more damage. ******************************************************** American support for Iraq war at all-time low- poll** 17 Sep 2005 19:45:04 GMT Source: Reuters NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Support for the war in Iraq among Americans has tumbled to an all-time low, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published on Saturday. Only 44 percent of those surveyed said the United States did the right thing by invading Iraq, the lowest rating since the question was first asked by the poll more than two years ago, the poll showed, according to The New York Times. Furthermore, more than eight in 10 Americans are very or somewhat concerned that the war is costing money and resources needed in the United States, the poll showed. The poll results come as the United States faces a bill of as much as $200 billion to rebuild the Gulf Coast after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. President George W. Bush has promised not to raise taxes to pay for it, as Americans also grapple with high prices at the pump in Katrina's aftermath. The poll also showed sharp racial divides in how the war is perceived by Americans. Only 36 percent of white Americans felt the war was having a negative impact in their communities, compared to 58 percent of black Americans. Nearly 60 percent now disapprove of the president's handling of the Iraqi conflict and nearly half of all Americans are not proud of what the United States is doing in the war, the poll found. The nationwide telephone poll was conducted from Sept. 9 through Sept. 13 among 1,167 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The results of the poll were published at the end of one of the bloodiest weeks in and around Baghdad since U.S. troops invaded Iraq in 2003, as a wave of bombings and shootings claimed more than 200 lives. alertnet.org