Subj : Re: Bush takes blame for To : alt.tv.farscape From : Nick Date : Thu Sep 15 2005 03:36:24 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Finnigann wrote: > To: Nick > -=> Nick wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=- > > Ni> From Newsgroup: > alt.tv.farscape > > Ni> John Iwaniszek wrote: > >> Nick wrote in >> news:Xns96D0A8C032B6Andtcm@ 68.1.17.6: >> >>> Nick wrote: >>>> Ken McElhaney wrote: >>>>> Nick wrote: >>>>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9324891/ >>>>> >>>>> I noticed that Bush limited his "taking blame" to the federal >>>>> response only. Now, if only the governor & Mayor will step up >>>>> to the plate and apologize for their lack of preparedness & >>>>> making poor decisions... >>>>> >>>>> ...that'll be the day. >>>>> >>>>> Ken >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> I suspect it is a bit easier for the ones who can't be >>>> re-elected to take the blame. >>> >>> BTW, I fully believe this was going to happen sooner or later. >>> If it had happened 200 years ago New Orleans may have just >>> become part of Lake Pontchartrain. >>> >> >> instead now it can drown in Bush's crocodile tears. >> > > Ni> Bah, those tears are real! There are a lot of rich people in > New Ni> Orleans. > > Didn't they just become large property owners? > > > BTW just how long does it take to evacuate a city the size of New > Orleans? > > If everyone had access to a car full of fuel? > > ... There is more to life than increasing its speed. > --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.46 > Well, assuming that you don't go south there are 4 ways out and each way has 2 lanes under normal circumstances. It took some people about 8 hours to drive the 60ish miles here (Baton Rouge) on Sunday. .