Bush Will Not Mention Katrina In State Of The Union
Bush Will Not Mention Katrina In State Of The Union
White House officials have told CNN that President Bush’s State of the Union tonight will not contain a single mention of Hurricane Katrina or the ongoing Gulf Coast reconstruction effort.
During last year’s State of the Union, Bush said the federal government was committed to rebuilding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and promised to “stay…at it until they’re back on their feet.”
The work of rebuilding the Gulf Coast is far from over. House Financial Services Committe Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) says he believes the neglect of the housing situation in New Orleans effectively amounts to “ethnic cleansing through inaction,” a deliberate attempt to make Louisiana richer, whiter, and more conservative. The Institute for Southern Studies reported today that Louisiana is “still largely an economic disaster area as a result of Katrina.”
President Bush last visited the Gulf Coast in August and Cheney last visited in October for a Republican fundraiser.
UPDATE: ThinkProgress obtained a copy of Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) response to President Bush’s address. In the second paragraph, Webb says he hopes “this administration is serious about improving education and healthcare for all Americans, and addressing such domestic priorities as restoring the vitality of New Orleans.”
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January 23rd, 2007 at 6:14 pmAnd he will continue to ignore the American people as long as he can get what he and his corporate cronies want. Money and more money! This is an administration of greed corruption and lies. Time has come for Congress to say no and begin removing this blight from or country. Impeachment now!
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:15 pmI sincerely hope Jim Webb calls Chimpy on this omission during the Democratic rebuttal, along with all the other lies.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:16 pmBush ignores the Gulf and New Orleans because he's been paid to protect a different Gulf. The Gulf of Hormuz and Saudi Arabia.
Note the civil war breaking out in Lebanon.
On one side the flimsy US and Saudi backed government, on the other side, the majority of the people of Lebanon. Sound familiar.
THe Saudis are trying to takeover the Middle East, using the US military to do so. Wake up Amercia and save your children.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:22 pm"George Bush doesn't care about black people..."
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:23 pmWhat's so different about tonight ? Bush has ignored Katrina since August 2005. That's why I keep hoping he will get sent to the Angola,LA Federal Pen when he is convicted of his crimes.
P.S. Bush doesn't care about ANY people, he only cares about the size of their bank accounts.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:33 pmof course he's not going to talk about honestly serving
the country...........
for the utmost integrity, hard work, wisdom, to hold the
position of public servants.... i owe my success in achieving
this servanthood by asking please shows me the way and
thy have been granted ultimately ruler of the people to
serve them only next to thy creator :)
cronyism, christmas money, brown, waste, incompentents,
outright ...... lot better service at mcdonald's yet supposely
we got the best government money can buy. how much
was pucked away regarding the scandal of new orleans...
billions.... the scandals of 109th.... trillions....
and instead of serving the people, the only thing will hear
from them is terrorists or lie after lie
well..... obviously these kind of scandals have gone on since
nixion and probably a lot longer than that...
and until just lately i really did believe they serve the people
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:34 pmBush Will Ignore Katrina In Tonight’s SOTU Address as he's been doing SINCE IT HAPPENED.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:35 pmOut of one side of their mouths comes, "We'll stay at it until it's fixed," and out of the other side comes, "Be self reliant and you can't trust the government to do anything at all."
Nice.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:36 pmTripMaster Monkey at #3
I think you are correct. The USA Today had reported Monday that Webb is going to bring up the issue of Katrina while issuing a rebuttal of Bush's SOTU speech tonight. I only hope that Webb also decides to announce that the Democrats will demand that Bush should return the troops to this country as soon as possible while announcing that Congress will hold hearings on making sure that the funds are cut off for this most unnecessary occupation in Iraq. But that would assume that the Democrats have developed a spine to demonstrate that they actually care and support the troops by removing them from that abattoir in Iraq. Bring them home- safely- now.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:39 pm#6 - Angola is a state pen, not federal. Whatever.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:39 pmi worry about the high expectations placed on webb and his rebuttal speech... that's a really heavy load we're placing on his shoulders...
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:45 pmjust sayin'...
Speech writer:
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:47 pm"Shall we include any mention of Hurricane Katrina and the rebuilding of New Orleans, Mr. pResident?"
Mr. Boosch: (heh heh)
"They didn't have any hurricanes this year, so global warming is just a big hoax, so New Orleans never got wiped out, so what are you talking about?
Just stick to that there script Karl gave ya', and leave me alone while I polish my legacy, will ya'?" (heh heh)
GW Botch. What a loser a$$wipe!!
Hey Botch, history will judge you to be worst gawd-damned president this country has ever seen!! Ph*ck you GW Botch!!!!
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:52 pmBush Will Not Mention Katrina In State Of The Union
but you can bet 9-11 will be mentioned several times.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:54 pmNo duh, doncha know how long ago it was?
/sarcasm
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:55 pmI have full faith in Mr. Webbs capabilities. He has demonstrated a stature and strength of character which will carry the day.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:55 pm(Jimmy Jimmy, Rah Rah Rah)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any bets on how many times 9/11 will come up?
I give it twice. Lets see if I give it too much credit.
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:56 pmTP you made a typo, please fix
BUSH WILL NOT THINK ABOUT KATRINA
Thank you.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:01 pmI wonder if Dubious' State of Confusion speech will mention the second naval aircraft carrier group which is steaming for the coast of Iran, as we speak......
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:01 pmForTruth, put me down for five times.
Also, look for 'war on terror', 'terrorist', and 'Islamic extremist'. All the Repuke catch phrases designed to frighten the populace will be pulled out and used shamelessly, as Chimpy desperately tries to justify his existence.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:02 pmForTruth,
Bush will mention 9/11 thirteen times. That is Bush's favorite number, that is why everything is always screwed up.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:02 pmGW Botch. What a loser a$$wipe!!
Hey Botch, history will judge you to be worst gawd-damned president this country has ever seen!! Ph*ck you GW Botch!!!! And DD!!!
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:03 pmOf course they won't mention the largest inhumane displacement of american citizens in the history of this country (Katrina) in his SOTU....instead, he will fantasize about unrealistic plans.....and otherwise BS his way through things. He's never followed through on anything he's said that is in the best interest of american citizens so why listen to anything more this guy has to say. The gig is up for Bush and he knows it. Tonight will become nothing more than a very long, boring, protracted "LAST HURRAH".... I say Adios and don't let the door hit you on your pompous arss on the way out bud!
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:04 pmBush will also refrain from mentioning how much booze he drank since he's been the Prez.
He will also refrain from mentioning how much better Condi is compared to Laura.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:04 pm2100 hours(9 p.m.), I will watch a DVD. Now let's see.... Fahrenheit 9-11 or Going Upriver(John Kerry c.1971)?
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:05 pmWho's leaking the SOTU speech?
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 pmBush Will Not Mention Katrina In State Of The Union
Why would he? In the immortal words of Ari Fleischer: "The President has moved on. And I think, frankly, much of the country has moved on, as well."
More callousness from the party of moral values.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 pmI'm not gonna watch it this time. I'll have to rely on y'all for a report. Like an up to the minute, blow by blow account of the pompous circumstance. Heh.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 pmTruth,
Put me down for 9 times. Would I be winning something?
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 pmMentioning 911 thirteen times (intentionally) may actually become another casualty of this man's "anti midas touch" I'm afraid and will totally backfire in his face - bringing the microscope of the truth about 911 into the hearts and minds of most americans who neither believe the "official story" (why should we when they're all known liars?) or the purported timelines which have serious contradictions.
911 will become this man's legacy but not in the way he believes it will....this will become his worst nightmare when the truth eventually gets out and proven.
Mentioning 911 will prove to be supported by the age-old adage: "Be careful what you ask for.....be very careful".
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 pmHe will also refrain from mentioning how much better Condi is compared to Laura.
Comment by ForTruth
I don't know how he can tell them apart with the bags on their heads.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:07 pm#25 you got it! Just wait until the american public gets the real lowdown on Condi Candi and the booze problem! They impeached Clinton for much less!
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:08 pmAnyone know if the networks or cable will carry the Democratic response or only C-Span?
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:08 pmZooey - you're also right....he's a two bagger isn'it he?
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:09 pmZooey - you’re also right….he’s a two bagger isn’it he?
Comment by veritas
Paper or plastic?
Heh.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:12 pmAny bets on how many times 9/11 will come up?
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:13 pmI give it twice. Lets see if I give it too much credit.
Comment by ForTruth
I say at least 7 times of 911. Las Vegas odds are at 5 1/2.
Terrorist who want to eat our young: 2 Times
Al Quaeda: 3
Great economy: 14
Extremists infidels: 3
My Taxcuts worked great: 14
Democracy everywhere. For everyone. 3
Its not a surge or escalation, its a prudent augmentation. 1
Economy is growing: 14
Put me down for 9 times. Would I be winning something?
Comment by Zooey
The prestige of having guessed the right answer.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:13 pmI would guess paper, so they can still hold themselves up.
My visual is pretty bad. Good thing I'm not eating right now.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:14 pmHiya Zooey! Maybe he just throws flags over their heads and do them both for old glory. snark. :-D
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:15 pmForTruth,
Mrs. Monkey would like to be put down for 7 times.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:17 pmBush will also refrain from mentioning how much booze he drank since he’s been the Prez.
He will also refrain from mentioning how much better Condi is compared to Laura.
Comment by ForTruth — January 23, 2007 @ 7:04 pm
And he won't talk about his cocaine, alcohol riddled past!
He won't talk about his stupid mother!!! Who raised a complete litter of a$$wipes!!
He won't talk about his loser, piss soaked daughters!!! More Bush Losers!!
He won't talk about his CIA sh!t head father!!!
He won't talk about his loser brothers that ph*ck this country at every chance they get!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:19 pm* HISTORY TODAY *
This is the text of President Nixon's radio and television broadcast...
Good evening. I have asked for this radio and television time tonight for the purpose of announcing that we today have concluded an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and in Southeast Asia.
The following statement is being issued at this moment in Washington and Hanoi:
At 12:30 Paris time today [Tuesday], January 23, 1973, the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam was initialed by Dr. Henry Kissinger on behalf of the United States, and Special Adviser Le Duc Tho on behalf of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
[...]
... without the link this time... wonder why it was deleted earlier...
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:24 pmThe Official Rachel Maddow Show 2007 State of the Union Drinking Game
http://www.airamerica.com/maddow/node/2325
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:29 pmDon't you know, "stay the course" applies only to the war in Iraq. Bush believes in "cut and run" from domestic issues.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:31 pmNice one Katy.
That's why the SOTU should be on Friday night.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:31 pmYou can see what is mentioned here at the Pluggd smackdown :)
http://www.pluggd.com/state-of-the-union
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:32 pmThe prestige of having guessed the right answer.
Comment by ForTruth
Pffftt!
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:33 pmHiya Zooey! Maybe he just throws flags over their heads and do them both for old glory. snark. :-D
Comment by Uncle_Ho
I'd definitely burn that flag. :P
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:34 pmfor truth - rachel has to make it to a cspan broadcast at 6:45am...
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:36 pm"that's hard core, rachel" - paul rieckhoff
TODAY'S MUST READ!!!
Bush looks is trying to create a link between Iran and Iraq but a new evidence shows that Iran isn't helping out Iraq as much as Bush wants us to believe
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraniraq23jan23,1,2522871.story?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack=1&cset=true
rachel m. advises to print it out, take it to the bathroom, read it tomorrow or when convenient...
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:39 pmoh! not cspan, CNN...
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:40 pmHell yeah, 6:45 am is hell. I couldn't handle drinking tonight to the SOTU and having to get the hell up at 5 am or something. Those yougin's just stay up.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:43 pmThis is a little off-topic, but very relevant nonetheless:
Former FEMA Director Michael Brown has stated that partisan politics and race were determining factors in the decision as to whether or not Louisiana and other Katrina-ravaged areas would be taken under federal control.
Brown: FEMA's Response Was Political, Racial
I knew the Bush administration was cold in their political calculations, but this is beyond the pale -and think they still have the gall to denounce anyone who "plays politics" with this or that issue.
The sheer lack of ethics or basic decency in the White House is absolutely frightening.
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:51 pmApparently, hurricane recovery matters to President Bush only when his brother is governor of the swing state in question during an election year.
For the details, see:
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:51 pm"FEMA: Florida Election Management Agency."
Tonight Dubya will make a clear case for impeachment by his level of self-delusion, self-destruction, and being totally out of synch with the american people.
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:02 pmDoes anyone know if Webb plans to take the floor immediately following Dubya's SOTU?
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:03 pmIf Webb does take the floor, this will probably be the most dramatic scene in my lifetime - I hope he does stand up to this president who intentionally omits facts thus corrupting the truth and continues to present one bold faced lie after another to the people.
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:04 pmI don't need no stinkin' Bush, I need a Busch!
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:04 pm#54 if this isn't in-your-face discrimination and supposedly agains the law in this country, I don't know what is. It's also called rationing based on color of one's skin and socio-economic strata....disgusting!
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:06 pmZooey...I suspect he'd us hermetically sealed plastic - just in case the paper ones might split open amid all the rock 'n roll...heh heh.
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:08 pm[...] Katrina ignored CNN says the President won’t mention Hurricane Katrina once during his speech, while ThinkProgress says Jim Webb (D-VA) will mention it in the second paragraph of his response to the President’s speech tonight. Gee, I wonder if the President will mention 9/11? [...]
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:08 pmBush Will Not Mention Katrina In State Of The Union...
"White House officials have told CNN that President Bush’s State of the Union tonight will not contain a single mention of Hurricane Katrina or the ongoing Gulf Coast reconstruction effort." Note: What else is new!...
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:11 pm[...] No shame at all. [...]
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:16 pmZooey…I suspect he’d us hermetically sealed plastic - just in case the paper ones might split open amid all the rock ‘n roll…heh heh.
Comment by veritas
I suspect you're giving The Boy King too much credit...unless you're talking about Condi & Laura.
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:33 pmUncle Ho at #26
Sir! No Sir! would also, I believe, be a good alternative to listening to what Bush has to say. A documentary of dissent and patriotism at its finest.
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:44 pmOf course they won't mention the tragedy of Katrina-what else can we expect from these GANG OF CRIMINALS THAT RUN THIS COUNTRY???!!!!!
January 23rd, 2007 at 8:47 pmI'm sorry but watching Bush, I keep thinking of the MAD Magazine spokesman, the "What, Me Worry?" guy, Alfred E. Newman. Maybe it's the ears. He looks like a wax dummy, and talks like Mortimer Snerd.
Half of the audience looks asleep, and I am reading Nancy Pelosi's mind, who , even though she is occasionally clapping, her thoughts are "Bulls*t,
Bulls*t, Bulls*t, yada yada yada".
He talks about assimilating the illegals already here, but "without animosity, and without amnesty", but his plan is essentially, AMNESTY.
I have noticed that Cheney's mouth is not moving when Bush's mouth is moving. Perhaps, to complete this vaudeville trick, Nancy should hand old DeadEye Dick a glass of water so he can drink while President Queeg talks.
I keep wanting to see a good, long distance side shot to make SURE that Cheney's hand is not up the back of Bush's jacket, working the levers making the pie hole open and close.
Just watch Cheney and his evil grin....Pelosi MUST take a bath after being close to these slimy weasels.
MY thoughts and ENDofRANT...( 4 now)
January 23rd, 2007 at 9:28 pm~Code
Had to add this....King George the Cowardly was listing this list of alleged plots that have allegedly been foiled...of course, it was not a comprehensive list...he forgot the following plots that have been foiled...
1) Evil dwarves, flying on a giant albino magpie were going to drop giant magpie droppings on the Mall of the Americas (prevented from happening)
2) Lex Luthor was plotting to send humongous blocks of green kryptonite at the reflecting pool in front of the Washington monument (saved by Bush)
3) Bizarro Superman was going to spin the Earth so we would be back in time to when Mr. Clinton was president (again, didn't happen thanks to Bushy)
4) An attack was planned (instigated by the "tarrerists" (this is the way Bush sounds out terrorists) involving Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Chupacabra in which they would kidnap Bush's dog and dress it up in red velvet (never happened).
5) The Joker was going to set off a giant earthquake that would cause such seismic disruption and quakes that it would deflate the pastries being cooked by "Paula" on the Food Channel...again, thwarted by Bushy's secret troops.
Bush also, through his limitation of our freedoms, has kept Harpies from attacking construction workers, preventing giant snakes from eating King Kong, and is singlehandlely eliminating the 13th floor from buildings.
His speech would have been too long if he had listed all these.
January 23rd, 2007 at 9:42 pmSometimes a picture is worth a thousand words... Check out the chart here: http://landrieu.senate.gov/news/MLL_SOTU_Fact_Sheet.pdf
January 23rd, 2007 at 11:27 pmBush never cared about the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Why? Because he never cared about the poor people, working people or people of color.
If this hurricane hit somewhere like Palm Beach or The Hamptons, he would have done something. Bush only cares about people who have fat wallets.
January 24th, 2007 at 12:27 am71: Maybe you dont know this .. but the Federal Govt has only a limited role to play in the local affairs of cities. The primary authorities are the city and the State.
Some pesky thing called Federalism.
The city knew its poor blacks would have no way out of the city, it was even acknoweldged in their newspaper the summer before the storm.
If you truely care about this injustice then perhaps you should aim your indignation at the primary authority that was in fault.
Duh.
January 24th, 2007 at 3:05 am#72 If you truely care about this injustice then perhaps you should aim your indignation at the primary authority that was in fault.
Duh.
Comment by Vince P — January 24, 2007 @ 3:05 am
We do. Bush is the chief of the EXECUTIVE branch of the government.
Doh.
January 24th, 2007 at 6:12 am73. No, the Gov of Louisana is. The Federal Govt's only role in these types of events has been after-event assistance. It would be unconsitutional for the Federal Govt to impose an evacuation or whatnot without the State requesting/allowing it.
January 24th, 2007 at 7:30 amComment by Vince P — January 24, 2007 @ 3:05 am
Comment by Vince P — January 24, 2007 @ 7:30 am
You are wrong on both counts.
In the almost 200 years since Lousiana was admitted to the Union, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has been the "primary authority" responsible for the design and construction of the levees protecting New Orleans and other cities along the Mississippi River (this includes the Lake Ponchartrain and Gulf Coast levees). After Hurricane Betsy (in 1965), Congress ordered the Corps to increase the flood protection system of New Orleans and the surrounding metropolitan area.
"Some pesky thing called Federalism."
It is well-established that the design and construction were flawed and that those flaws were primarily responsible for the flooding and subsequest death and destruction. I believe this makes the Federal government "the primary authority that was in fault."
Under the Stafford Act, after the Governor of any state declares that a state of emergency beyond the ability of state or local capacity to respond and requests Federal assistance, the United States of America becomes the "primary authority". That declaration and request were made on Saturday, August 26, 2005.
January 24th, 2007 at 9:27 am
January 24th, 2007 at 10:22 amHas anybody seen the latest from Kathlleen Blanco (D. Gov. Louisiana)? Apparently Former FEMA director Michael Brown has publicly declared that the Bush Administration intentionally delayed and obstructed Blanco's administration because it is Democratic leading to the unecessary deaths and destruction of New Orleans.
Joe Lieberman last week quietly backed out of his election promise to investigate the White House for its handling of the Katrina disaster.
We are living in a fascist country folks, a totalitarian fascist empire. The Republic is Dead; Long live the Empire.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2007-01-24T030603Z_01_N23312933_RTRUKOC_0_US-KATRINA-POLITICS.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C5-domesticNews-3
January 24th, 2007 at 10:23 amAnd here is the link to the story confirming Lieberman is dropping the probe of the failed White House Katrina response.
The point here is folks, that the White House INTENTIONALLY FAILED IN ITS RESPONSE TO KATRINA, to destabilize the Democratic administration of Kathleen Blanco. This is UGLY partisan politics and Americans DIED because of it. And Old Joe Lieberman, the Likudnik Neo-Fascist Republican in Democrat's clothing will NOT be pursuing an investigation.
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/washington/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1168673400293640.xml&coll=1
January 24th, 2007 at 10:38 amBoth Cassandra and Bienville skirt the issue , raising issues that had nothing to do with the City's and State's preparationfor the Hurricane. Honestly, by what force of magic is the Federal govt suppose to pre-evacuate the city as an agent of last resort if the very people who run the city and know it the best don't do so? It was the city's and state's failure that so many people remained in the city. Period.
January 24th, 2007 at 2:30 pmComment by Vince P — January 24, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
You're wrong again.
The "force of magic" is the Fedral government's own choice. The Federal government has taken on itself the role of preparation - and in that role it has failed utterly.
It has chosen to make itself responsible - or, irresponsible - for the levees. The leveees were designed and built to resist a Category 3 storm. The actual conditions that caused the most damaging levee failures - the wind and water conditions on Lake Ponchartrain - were Category 1. The levees failed under conditions that were well below the supposed design parameters.
It has chosen to make itself - through the Stafford Act - the rescuer of last resort. They stockpiled food, fuel and ice - then didn't distribute it. The local government bought and stockpiled fuel, and FEMA commandeered it. The local government built a radio tower and FEMA disabled it. It promised to arrive within three days; it did not arrive for 5. It knew on Monday that the levees had failed and refused to act, then lied about knowing to hide its inaction.
Did you know that 95% of the City's residents evacuated before the storm? Pre-storm estimates were that about 30% would stay - 30% is about 150,000 people. No way that many were rescued. Many, many more left when the time came.
Did you know that the State provided the busses that brought evacuees to Baton Rouge and Houston and other cities? Did you know that the State - according to its preparation - had hundreds of boats in the water as soon as the storm passed? Did you know that the State prepared a highway evacuation plan - and practiced and perfected it over the years - that would convert interstate highways into one-way roads to move more people north and west?
Did you know that WalMart and Harry Connick managed to bring truckloads of water and food into the city, while FEMA did nothing?
It is you that skirts the real issue. As though the inaction of the Federal government is somehow absolved because you don't know or don't approve of the preparation and action of the City and State. The Federal government made itself responsible for preparation and relief and it did neither. Period.
January 24th, 2007 at 4:46 pmEverything I've said has explicitly been about the pre-storm activities. That is where the cascade of compounding failure started. Nowhere did I suggest that the post-storm federal response was competent. Why anyone would rely on the Federal Gov't for physical survival after a storm is a mystery to me, it's asking to be fed to the wolves so to speak.
January 24th, 2007 at 6:40 pmComment by Vince P — January 24, 2007 @ 6:40 pm
"The cascade of compounding failure started" with the faulty levee design and construction. These "pre-storm activities" were the sole responsibility of the Corps of Engineers and were completely beyond the control of the City and State.
The Corps repeatedly, for decades, assured the City and State and Congress that the levees were proof against the very storm that occurred. Had the levees held, there would have been no disaster.
So, you see, the implication that the City and State are entirely at fault ("The Federal Govt’s only role in these types of events has been after-event assistance." - Comment by Vince P — January 24, 2007 @ 7:30 am) is completely false.
January 26th, 2007 at 8:42 amBienville: Please join the real world. The reason there were evacuation plans is because there is no guarantee that humans can contain nature. Evacuation was ordered before the storm.
You can harp on about the Corps of Eng all you want.. in fact, please do so.
All you are doing is proving my case...
THE FEDERAL GOVT CAN NOT PROTECT YOU FROM WEATHER. THAT IS THE JOB OF THE LOCAL GOVT.
People DIE when they give up control of thier lives.
Am i take from your continual harping that no one should have left the city because of nothing but blind faith in a levee?
How many people need to die so that you can make a political point?
January 26th, 2007 at 1:09 pmYour arguments are the same unfounded claptrap and nonsense that come from GOP talking points and conservative media pundits.
Many victims of Hurricane Katrina and many observers believe that President Bush grants or withholds aid based on racial, political and financial biases.
January 29th, 2007 at 12:32 pmGrants and aid don't help you days before a hurricane is aiming at you.\
You seem to want to hit your political notes. I'm done.
January 29th, 2007 at 8:49 pmYou really just don't understand the problem, do you? Bother to learn.
January 30th, 2007 at 9:52 am