We have nothing to fear but fear itself.
Thanks. I'll see him from Italy.
Don't Panic.
War declared on Cajun Insurgency
Congress will get its marching orders. Let's hope they pay attention.
Can he fire all the useless, FEMA empty suits, and use the money to buy some disaster relief? What everyone will realize is "FEMA" means $130,000 Washington DC jobs, with: 1) no experience and 2) no interest in disaster relief.
I wonder what he is going to say? He said a lot yesterday. Wonder if something else is going on?
The $1.3 billion in frozen Paletinian Authority assets has been converted into a $1.3 billion donation to hurrican relief.
Maybe the ol' boy will get it right this time. A bit of confidence and spark could really turn things around, I believe.
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Actioni and positive steps are long, long overdue.
The Feds had ample warning of the damage and destruction this storm would cause. N.O. knew the levees have always been a weak point. The hospitals knew in the event of a flood, their ground level generators and below ground fuel storage facilities would be in danger.
But no action was taken.
Wonder what this situation would have been like had there been no warning at all???
If we think it's bad now - and it is - imagine what an "unannounced" catastropy of this magnatude would have been like.
I hope Bush ditches the goofy grin.
(Sorry, I love Bush but I'm just frustrated and heartbroken by what I'm seeing.)
I can't tell you how many people I've heard already who are furious with Bush (unfairly, I might add) over the lack of preparedness.
The administration has really dropped the ball on this, pr-wise. I'm afraid this could be a death blow to Bush's popularity.
Honestly, he doesn't need to say anything right now. He needs to act. He can start by taking control of the state of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans out of the hands of the incompetent boobs who are supposedly running the show down there.
He's going to declare the end of NASCAR season due to gas concerns and that Jeff Gordon is the winner of the Nextel cup.
I love our president, but what in the heck, exactly, is he going to say that hasn't been said?
If I hear the phrase, "stay the course", I'm turning it off.
Here's my opinion as to what President Bush needs to do. Ask for network broadcast time and speak to the American people.
After explaining all the horrors of this tragedy, and reciting some stories of heroism, we should speak directly first to the oil companies. Tell them they need to suck it up and hold the line on fuel prices for now.
Then speak directly to the nations of the world. Explain that many times in the past, when other nations have been swamped in a tragedy, the U. S. has been right there to help. We need their help now. We need them to hold the line on oil prices.
Then speak directly to Americans who are oil futures speculators, tell them that they need to stop trading on tragedy and refuse to engage in trading that earns windfall profits. To temporarily fall on their financial sword for the benefit of the American people.
The phrase of the night needs to be "don't trade on tragedy". The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.
I'm undecided as to whether President Bush needs to explain what steps he is willing to take, if these three groups, the oil companies, other nations, and U. S. oil futures speculators, refuse to stop the mad spiral of oil price increases.
But he has to take the lead in calling for a stop to profit taking and "trading on tragedy". If he doesn't, as a nation we could be facing financial ruin. It's as serious as a heart attack.
CYA time.
More talk about numbers of ice bags and cots and hamburgers being flown in, blah, blah, blah . . ..
If you think the Judge Roberts hearings will be testy, wait to you hear the Congress finger pointing in a couple months. We will see the worst hysteria among Congress than we have ever seen.
And the media!!!!!!
Have a good supply of popcorn handy. This finger pointing will be historic in its scope. How many times will the RATs say both RICE and Bush were on vacation?