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 19:52:42

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:

> 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? 
> 

You can scream bullshit all you want but you have proven it to be true at 
every turn.

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