This is absolutely absurd. The Republicans are now threatening the Democrats for holding hearings on Iraq yesterday: Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) is threatening to punish Democrats for using an Appropriations Committee room for an unofficial hearing on Iraq oversight if it happens again. “They better stop this,” the Mississippi Republican said. “This will be the […]
Well we get another report blasting the White House on Katrina: A chastised Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff sparred with senators of both parties on Wednesday as he acknowledged “many lapses” in his agency’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Chertoff told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs that he would do things differently […]
The first report on the failures into the response of Katrina has been released. Their findings are the same thing as I have said from day one. The problem lied with in the actual chain of command. It doesn’t matter if it is an auto accident, house fire, or a mass disaster like Katrina, if […]
Survey USA is reporting a dynamic “can’t win” situation unfolding for Bush. The Hurrieder President Bush Goes, The Behinder He Gets: 3 polling days after George W. Bush’s prime-time speech to the nation from Jackson Square in New Orleans, a “can’t win” dynamic is unfolding for the President, according to exclusive SurveyUSA data gathered Friday […]
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 […]
Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. has an interesting article online everyone should check out. It is a rather large article, but I want to highlight the opening statement of it. Two Bush 2000 Florida recount aides were rewarded with top FEMA posts Reversing an eight-year crusade to rid the now-embattled Federal Emegency Management Agency of political patronage, […]
CBS has released a new poll showing more American’s are blaming Bush for the inadequate response to hurricane Katrina. Bush’s handling of Hurricane Katrina Aug 30 – 31 Now Change Approve 54% 38% -16% Disapprove 12% 58% +46 % Don’t Know 34% 4% -30% They also spread the blame out amongst all levels of […]