Gov. Haley Barbour Urged to Blame Bush

newsmax.com ^ | Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005 11:58 a.m. EDT

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

and what did the Draft Dodger Clintoon do to reinforce the levee system in Nawleans while he was POTUS for eight friggn' years?

Now, now...give Clinton some credit. He at least went after Microsoft and the tobacco companies.

[Stashiu]

Has anyone noticed how the MSM yellow journalism does not give interviews any more? They spend most of the time giving their personal views.

Morons.

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

I am getting damned tired of the Democratic Party, the MSM, and Moonbats being constantly trying to blame President Bush for all of this!

They need to cut all that sh$ts and try to help America in the midst of its trouble!

That is, if they can rise above their hatred!

[SAJ]

Landfall about 7am Monday. If it became Cat 5 Sunday am (say 10:00, just to have a time -- I don't know when it did), then there were just 21 hrs in which to ''do something''.

Which in any case by that time was impossible. HF winds would have prevented any action by anyone except a northward evac.

[Rudder]

9/11 was 4 years ago. Homeland Security Agency has been touted as being there not only to prevent security breaches but also to handle disasters. The Feds and each state have Homeland Security agencies. The storm was headed on its way to New Orleans area for at least 3 days before it hit. New Orleans is the largest (in terms of tonnage) port in the US, it has immense strategic signifcance...it is closed now. There was no viable plan of disaster mangement for New Orleans in place before the storm. In short, the authorities cannot handle major disasters no matter what they say to build, falsely, public confidence. The money spent on homeland security agencies is a total waste.

[fredhead]

"M. O'BRIEN: But I'm talking about assets, like, you know, amphibious vehicles that the Navy has. It has helicopter support, hospital support, the ability to generate power, that sort of thing. We haven't seen that kind of thing, the kind of thing we saw, incidentally, in the wake of the tsunami."

Classic case of someone who doesn't know what he's talking about. The Navy had a helicopter carrier in the gulf immediately after the storm. 3 amphibious ships, 1 salvage ship, and an oiler (to keep them fueled) pulled out of Norfolk yesterday. Why not earlier? It takes time to load up the supplies necessary for the ship, not to mention supplies to assist the victims. Also, the hospital ship USNS Comfort left port. This ship is not continually manned, but has it's medical staff pulled from Naval hospitals. This took time.

When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the USS John F. Kennedy,which was already preparing to go on deployment, took a week of people working 24 hours a day to get loaded up to leave.

I personally think that the Navy, at least, has performed admirably.

BTW, the ships that responded to the tsunami were operating in the area in the first place. No wonder they responded so quickly. Because of the scaling back of the military, there little Navy in Pensacola FL and Ingleside, TX.

Just like liberals. Cut the military and them blame them when they can't jump through hoops for you.

[TeaDumper]

You stimulated an idea here. We really should have had President Kerry because he could have just walked out ONTO the waters of the Gulf and simply ordered the wind to cease and the storm to dissipate.

[rhetorica]

This is from Monday's Birmingham News on the Fed's preparation:

Selma staging area for relief supplies CLANTON - Selma will serve as the staging area for federal disaster relief supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, Gov. Bob Riley said Sunday. Supplies also are stockpiled at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, he said. "I've spoken with President Bush and Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff, both of whom have assured me they will offer any assistance we may need to recover from this devastating storm," Riley said in a statement released by the Emergency Management Agency at its Clanton headquarters. Alabama also has positioned supplies, sent National Guard troops to Mobile and Baldwin counties, and opened storm shelters. Riley said the state has 290,000 bags of ice, more than 250,000 gallons of water, 652,000 meals ready to eat and 110,000 tarps measuring 20 feet by 25 feet. State EMA Director Bruce Baughman said 14 rescue teams are on standby and 26 emergency shelters, including three for people with special medical needs, are open across the state.

[MainFrame65]

--"Did they not realize that a break in the canal flood walls would be just as catastrophic as a break in the levee along the lake?"--

Why did they not have flood GATES at the head of each canal? If they had, they would be dealing with puddles instead of a lake!

[mbynack]

I personally think that the Navy, at least, has performed admirably.

You're correct. The LCACS (Hovercraft) left here (Panama City) yesterday to help in the recovery. Air Force Combat Control teams are already on site in New Orleans trying to get the airport up and operational. Air Force Pararescue units are assisting the Coast Guard in rescuing stranded people in NO. The Army sent in several hundred helos to assist in the recovery.

All of the service branches have done a hell of a job responding. It's not easy mobilizing that many people and sending them into an area with no infrastructure left. They have to be totally self-sufficient, bringing in their own food, water, security, fuel, spare parts, maintenance capabilities, etc.

[txhurl]

lol - thanks

[fredhead]

The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and the dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) both left Norfolk today. The news states that the Truman will be picking up helos from Jacksonville, FL and should arrive off the LA coast this weekend.

They must be hauling a$$.