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notehead
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Username: Notehead
Post Number: 3039
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 9:57 am: | 
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The all-Republican panel from the House which investigated the reponse to Katrina appears not to have pulled many punches. They seem to have let Bush off the hook by saying that he wasn't given adequate counsel, which conflicts with many articles immediately after the storm. But they, appropriately, blasted the response of DHS and FEMA. Nagin, Blanco, Brown, and Chertoff all have bad decisions to answer for, and I'm glad to see that the panel didn't focus strictly on the Democrats.
Meanwhile, McClellan says that "the President appreciates [Chertoff's] strong leadership."
Riiight. You're doing a heckuva job, Mikey.
CNN |
tjohn
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Username: Tjohn
Post Number: 4047
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 10:05 am: |
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"They seem to have let Bush off the hook by saying that he wasn't given adequate counsel, which conflicts with many articles immediately after the storm."
If you are in charge, I don't see how you can blame your subordinates for anything. One of you most critical responsibilities as President is to appoint capable people to various posts. |
notehead
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Username: Notehead
Post Number: 3041
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 10:43 am: |
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I recall reading how White House staff actually had to put a number of television news stories onto a DVD and force the president to sit down and watch it, so that he would get some idea of how serious things were and take some action. |
Bob K
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 10685
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 10:50 am: |
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Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that read, "The Buck Stops Here".
I don't think to many Presidents since that time have taken that approach. |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
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Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 3040
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 1:23 pm: |
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I will forever remeber Guy's comment that Cheney now has a sign on his desk saying, "The Buckshot Stops Here." |
cjc
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Username: Cjc
Post Number: 5197
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 2:16 pm: |
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Actually, that's on Wittington's desk now. |
joel dranove
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Username: Jdranove
Post Number: 56
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 4:47 pm: |
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It is on his chest, not his desk.
jd |
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