Dark Bilious Vapors: Comments
Well - I did a post about War of the Worlds, but what I didn’t mention at that time was the most horrifying thing about the movie wasn’t the Aliens attacking (tho’ the devastation and destruction with fields of blood were Gross)...
...But what scared the crap out of me (and my kids) was how the Humans dealt with the immediate threat reactions and the subsequent evacuation scenarios – and there were several – that come depressingly close to what must be the situations in New Orleans of Mobs and Looters grabbing what they can. So much for "society" under those conditions. Sad, but so close to the truth.
And that lack of *preparedness* applies to any attacks or disasters we face in the future.
This bAdmin is still squandering all the time, money and resources that could be used more effectively and put into some plan (ANY Plan) for evacuations and emergency needs. Unless ya count their *joke* of buying rolls of duct tape and stocking your own "emergency kits" as our Government "PLAN A" in a real emergency. Bleh!!!
And they had at least five days advance notice!! Ya think we’d get such advanced timing notice and exact location with a real terrorist attack again?
So this disaster is another example of a Bush screw-up, eh? If anything, New Orleans' lack of preparedness is a state and local issue. Is there a low to which you guys won't stoop to take a swipe at the President?
There's something wrong with people who can't turn off the politics, ever.
The lack of planning for the disaster is a Bush screw up.
As Josh Marshall's series of posts make clear, it's been well known for quite some time now that a Category 4 or 5 hurricane hitting N'awlins was going to be a major, major disaster, and there had been some contingency planning for that eventuality. In spite of that, the Bush bAdministration cut funding for the Army Corps of Engineers' plans to strengthen levees and take other actions that would have ameliorated the loss of life and property that we're seeing right now. But no... we had to have our "noble" Iraq war, and tax cuts on top of that.....
It's bad enough that we don't have money enough to do everything, but to actually cut tax revenues in the face of the spending requirements of the war.... Sometimes I wonder how Bush ever got that MBA.....
Why should taxpayers in, say, Iowa, pay for people in New Orleans who choose to live below sea level? The outrage isn't that federal dollars were cut on the levee system, but that even a dime was spent on it in the first place. That's a state responsibility if there ever was one!
The New Orleans government is notoriously corrupt and incompetent. Their lack of planning or failure to follow their plan is on them. They, not the federal government, are the first responders.
Bush Derangement Syndrome is in full gear.
My Point, is that IF this is the Level of National preparedness (and do you really claim the Federal Government and the Current administration have no "duty" towards preparedness??? and emergency relief efforts???) for any disaster...ANY disaster...whether natural or man made, then they SUCK and haven't done shit to help the country be "prepared" for anything since 9-11.
And of that, yes it scares the CRAP out of me...and should scare everyone!!!
It's not Fearless Leader derangement to comment on what HE *might* have done in advance. And He's going on a *GOLD STAR* tour on Friday -- HOW F**king PROMPT of him. That is if He doesn't have more guitar lessons or vacation time to USE UP.
Here is another part of the quote from the Pinkerton article:
"...The Louisiana Guard, for example, has about 11,000 members, of whom 3,000 are in Iraq. And yet, of the remaining 8,000 in the Pelican State, fewer than half were on duty the day Katrina struck. Does that look like good leadership from Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco?
One might also ask: Where was President George W. Bush as the storm brewed? And Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff? Katrina was identified on Aug. 24, and so national authorities had five days to prepare for its impact on the Gulf Coast. Perhaps there wasn't enough time to strengthen the lifesaving levees, but where was the comprehensive disaster response? Where were the planeloads of temporary generators and pumps to keep the electricity and water going?
And most of all, where were the battalions of law enforcers, including, if need be, troops from around the country? Nowhere."
I'm not the only psuedo-pundit commenting on these things.
P.S. And just so were clear -- Why waste any opportunity to hammer home what an incompetent *LUSER* is this Prez. and how dissapointed some of US are at being forced to endure this cretin as our Fearless Leader.
Oh....and here is Kevin Drum's *timeline* of FEMA decisions beginning with Bush's appointment of "Joe Allbaugh, a crony from Texas, as head of FEMA. Allbaugh has no previous experience in disaster management."
You have a problem, Karen. Admitting it is the first step.
The president declared it a disaster area before the hurricane even struck (a rare move), freeing up assets and money to flow into the area as soon as possible. He was praised for this by governors. He's done about as much as a president can thus far in a situation like this.
If I was a NO taxpayer, I'd have a lot of questions for my state and local goverment. Watching you go on about Bush just reminds me why I shouldn't take you too seriously. Sorry.
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