Subj : Re: It seems not everyone shares the "Blame Bush All The Way" viewpoint...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Ken McElhaney
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 13:58:07

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape


John I wrote:
> Nick wrote:
>
> > Ken McElhaney wrote:
> >
> >> Over the weekend, ABC/Washington Post poll reveals that despite the
> >> massive criticism aired 24/7 on Bush, most Americans just don't see it
> >> that way;
>
> Awww.  Ken.  You should put some of that water-carrying to use in the
> disaster zone where it will do some good.

I didn't make up this poll, John.  If anything, it reflects that MOST
people do not share your viewpoint of Bush. Which in and of itself is
kinda nice. It means that most people don't jump on the hate-wagon
automatically.

> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/8lbd5
> >
> > I am surprised that many Republicans approved of the handling.
>
> The last poll I saw was down to 38%.

Which poll? Are you saying 38% of Republicans approve of his handling
of the Katrina disaster? Or, are you just citing the 38% (now 45%)
overall job approval rating?

  This is approximately the same level at
> which you've burned away everything except the rock-headed right wingers who
> would approve of a Republican President if he, say, lied about the reasons
> for starting a war that he proceeded to thoroughly f*ck up

Yea, tell that to the Kurds 'n Shia, I'm sure they think getting
liberated, forming a constitution, and putting on trial a madman who
killed 400,000 of them was "all screwed up".

I tell ya what, John, when the terrorists come to North Carolina, we'll
wake you up.

>, or dismantled a
> working Federal Emergency Managent Administration so it could become a
> patronage arm of his presidential campaign committee.  You know, the Retard
> and Moron constituency.

Hmm, the people in Alabama 'n Mississippi (you remember them, don't
you? the ones also hit by hurricane Katrina) don't seem to share that
opinion about FEMA like you do.

> >
> >> And while the federal response was way too slow and disasters of this
> >> size should NOT be handled by FEMA, but rather the US military (which
> >> has no buerocracy to get in the way), I do have some questions for the
> >> local 'n state authorities, namely;
> >
> > I disagree.  I think FEMA is the proper place to handle this sort of thing
> > but it needs more of a military type heirarchy in which quick decisions
> > can be made on the spot without a long approval process.  Of course, any
> > decisions made will not look as good a few days later but that will happen
> > anyway.
> >
>
>
> It has the hierarchy.

Actually John, it doesn't have the kind of power you suggest.  FEMA
works with state 'n local officials.  And when they have NO PLAN and
spend time yelling on radio programs that they can't get any help, it's
time to bypass FEMA and send in the military.

>  It just didn't occur to the dipsh*t in charge to look
> at it.

Ah, consistancy. I see a fist-raising, Bush-bashing, screaming to the
heavens theme from the Democrats which will result in even more Senate
seats to the Republicans in Nov. 2006.   

Keep gritchen, John.

Ken

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