Subj : Re: It seems not everyone shares the "Blame Bush All The Way" viewpoint...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 19:27:42

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:

> Nick wrote:
> 
>> John I wrote:
>> 
>>> NotSinatra wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>> The problem many people, including me, are having with the pres
>>>>>> and his peeps is that they are only responding NOW! Every
>>>>>> climatologist, geologist, environmental planner and TV
>>>>>> weatherman knew this was coming 5 DAYS before it hit 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 5 days before it hit it was a category 1 hurricane.
>>>>> Next time there is a tropical storm I want you to tell me where
>>>>> it will hit and how strong it will be in 5 days. 
>>>> 
>>>> I couldn't, but every computer model run after it passed over
>>>> Florida had it hitting the Gulf coast as a cat 3 or 4. It's true
>>>> no one could have known it would strike exactly where it did, but
>>>> ANY cat 3 or 4 hurricane on the Gulf coast is going to be a BIG
>>>> problem, and preparations should have been started. 
>>>> 
>>>> Even if you don't start five days out, by three days out they were
>>>> 90% sure where it would land, response - nothing, two days out
>>>> they were 95% sure where it would land - still nada.
>>>> 
>>>> While I admit to being no great fan of GW. Even I can't lay this
>>>> all at his doorstep. FEMA has been gutted by every president since
>>>> Reagan. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sorry, but Clinton transformed FEMA into a professional FEMA.  It
>>> was working very well until little george took over. 
>> 
>> How did it do with all the hurricanes that hit Florida last year?
>> 
> 
> In his brother's state in an election year with Florida holding all
> the cards in deciding the election?  There was money everywhere.
> George "Monty Hall" Bush even took a campaign swing down there to
> hand over one of those giant checks.  In fact, the sent too much
> money to some people and are demanding refunds from other people who
> got assistance at all. So I guess it was a disaster all around:
> hurricane hit and wiped out a bunch of people, Bush got re-elected
> (911 911 911), and FEMA handed out cash to political cronies. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> =
> 

So in your eyes there is no correct action for him to take.

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