Subj : Re: Yet another poll
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Ken McElhaney
Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 13:31:18

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape


TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote:
> Ken McElhaney wrote:
> >
> > TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote:
> > > Ken McElhaney wrote:
> > > > TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote:
> > > > > Ken McElhaney wrote:
> > >
> > > [much snipped all the way through]
> > >
> > >
> > > > > The governor declared a state of emergency a day before Bush did (before
> > > > > the hurricane hit) and asked Bush for help directly.
> > > >
> > > > Funny that you leave out that Bush made his declaration BEFORE the
> > > > hurricane hit, which was a rather unusual move in historic terms for
> > > > presidents to make.
> > >
> > > I believe Clinton did with Hurricane Floyd.  And possibly some others.
> >
> > I'd probably like to see some research on that.
>
> I could only find info. on Floyd. Perhaps that was the only one. Ignore
> the "page not found" text - scroll down and you'll see the article.
> From USA Today.
>
> <http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/1999/atlantic/wfclintn.htm>

Again, historically speaking it's fairly unusual for Presidents to make
such a declaration before a hurricane hits.  Still, Clinton did get one
in.

> Also, Clinton immediately cancelled his plans and flew home.

One of the things I do give Clinton full credit for is the appearence
of being in the middle of things.  It's not like Bush travels without
loads of advisors and isn't constantly updated on what's going on, no
matter where he is.  But Clinton understood that the appearence of
doing something, even if you're not, comes across better on tv.  And
for that, I give Clinton full credit.  Whether Clinton could've handled
this situation better than Bush, considering the extra layers of
beaurocracy and poor reaction of state and local officials is something
for idle chat I guess.

Ken

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