Subj : Re: It seems not everyone shares the "Blame Bush All The Way" viewpoint...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John I
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 19:31:35

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Nick wrote:

> 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.
> 

That is complete bullshit.  Get George's dick out of your mouth.  You might 
be able to think clearly.


I could ask you something similar:  Why was the response so lavish (but 
similarly incompetent) in an election year and why is it such crap now?

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