President Bush just got done addressing the United Nations in the opening of the historical summit of world leaders. Most of what he said was a case of typical déjàvu. He reaffirmed the need to fight terrorism and “catapulted the propaganda†on the reasons for staying the course in Iraq. One interesting point he […]
Over the last 24 hours, Iraq has seemed to descend back into a state of chaos. Numerous car bombs have gone off killing at least 152 people and there have been reports of mortar fire within the well fortified green zone. Al Qaeda has laid claim to the latest attacks via their website. They are […]
Raw Story is reporting the following: Paper: Internal docs show feds ‘bungled’ Katrina response RAW STORY As the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency stepped down yesterday, government documents surfaced showing that vital resources, such as buses and environmental health specialists, weren’t deployed to the Gulf region for several days, even after federal officials […]
Bush has accepted full responsibility for the governments failed response in the days immediately following Katrina’s land fall. “To the extent the federal government didn’t fully do its job right, I take responsibility,” Bush said in a joint press conference with Iraq’s President this after noon. Bush did reaffirm his desire to find out “what […]
CNN was originally posting as this would be tonight. It is actually being done Thursday night At 9:00 pm eastern Thursday, President Bush will take over the television stations and address the nation from Louisiana. Ironically he is doing this on the fourth anniversary of his infamous “bullhorn†speech. Perhaps he feels that making the […]
Arlen Specter just finished his first round of questioning with John Roberts. It was interesting watching the “pro-choice†Republican try to get answers out of Roberts. In a usual tactic that is employed during confirmation hearings, especially those for the Supreme Court, Roberts refused to answer questions on the specific case of Roe V. Wade. […]
Today Bush showed a new level of callousness that is mind blowing. While talking to reporters he had to really stretch in order to pat him self on the back. The President was asked when he knew the storm was severe. He told reporters: I knew a big storm was coming on Monday, that’s why […]
FOX published an article today talking about people who previously were staunch supporters of President Bush’s war in Iraq are now become critical of decision made in it. From the article: “There are people who view themselves on the Right, who were enthusiastic supporters of the war, who are now greatly concerned that the Bush […]
Brown resignation update view theReuters FEMA chief Brown resigns in wake of Katrina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, under fire and recalled to Washington in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, resigned on Monday, senior administration officials said on Monday. Under fire for a slow response to Hurricane Katrina, Brown was […]
Mike Brown has resigned as the head of FEMA. I will post further details as they become available