Subj : Re: Brown Speaks...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Ken McElhaney
Date : Thu Sep 15 2005 14:50:55

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape


TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote:
> Ken McElhaney wrote:
> >
> > Well, the horse-show judge who's on everyone's "go to hell" list speaks
> > out;
> > http://tinyurl.com/9fa4w
> >
> > Not surprisingly, he puts most of the blame on Blanco. Not
> > surprisingly, Blanco denies it.
> >
> > Ken
>
>
> This is kind of interesting (not meant as an argument - just found it
> interesting).  From KnightRidder.
>
> http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12637172.htm
>
> What if Chertoff is letting Brown be the fall-guy, and Brown is blaming
> Blanco because he can't blame Chertoff?

Well, he resigned. How is he unable to blame Chertoff? Does Chertoff
have some hold on him that we're not aware of?

> Of course they're all to blame to some degree, but it'll be interesting
> if the snafus (the sheer number of bureaucratic authorizations required
> in a time of chaos) started with Chertoff not acting fast enough.
> Interesting that the Reagan guy was appalled.

Interesting that Blanco apparently did not ask for federal troops until
that wednesday. Declaring an emergency is not enough, the gov has to
specifically ask for US troops, otherwise they are prevented from
direct participation by the Posse Comitatus Act.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/comrel/factfile/Factcards/PosseComitatus.html

Hopefully, an investigation that rips into Brown, FEMA, & Bush will
take the time to have Blanco answer that little question...and a few
others.

> Sadly, since an independent investigation will never be permitted, we'll
> never know.

Well, I see that the Democrats are in unison over this. Considering the
history of independant investigations (would you like Ken Starr to lead
it, perchance?) it certainly seems more reasonable to start with a
bi-partisan congressional investigation since Congress had little
(really, nothing) to do with who screwed up where in this case.

Besides, with so many Republican-president-wannabees for 2008 sitting
in the Senate with mouths watering to rip into the Bush administration
over this (to set themselves apart from this screw-up), why would you
think it would not be fair? 

Ken

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