Posted on 09/03/2005 7:19:37 AM PDT by Truthsayer20
I didn't see one thing you wrote that would have called for that; do you have them in your cache? That would be swell to have when the next DUer comes over here and tells us WE don't allow free speech!
Yep, really. I think they've gone into the bit bucket.
Doesn't matter, a DUmbie wouldn't believe it anyway, the blinders are too tight.
But first, I want Congress to probe what happened to the FEMA and Homeland Security money that LA and particularly NO received in the past decade.
the Democrats would have gone ballistic.
So what? Let them howl. The buck stops you know where. One is there to just take the heat.
Blanco and Naugin are still in elected leadership positions and I doubt they will suddenly become competent,
so I expect we will still see further situational FUBAR wherever and whenever they are involved.
Haley Barbour can take care of Miss and Bob Riley can take care of Alabama, but, it's clear that Louisiana cannot take care of itself.
Hopefully , President Bush and Alberto Gonzalez are figuring out a way to appoint a Provisional Coalition Authority type to oversee the reconstruction.
Maybe Paul Bremer or Rudy Giuliani .
and (as much as I hate saying it)Delaware, as well.
Likely? HA!
The Congre$$ional Black Coucous will be milking it for all it's worth, that and the MSM.. I should say.
The administration sought unified control over all local police and state National Guard units reporting to the governor. Louisiana officials rejected the request after talks throughout the night, concerned that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090301680.html
It seems, after all, it was the local Democrats that dropped the ball. However, Bush should have declared martial law and have the inept Governor thrown out on the street. However, I don't want hear one word from the media, Democrats or anyone else about the inaction of Bush if Louisiana on purpose delayed federalization of the issue.
I know the suggestion is ludicrous, but they did refuse, and that is the problem.
So suppose President Bush shoved Nagin and Blanco aside before the hurricane (before it was evident how criminally incompetent they were) "took over" and sent in the National Guard. Do you really think this nation would have stood for this? (Remember, this is BEFORE the hurricane hit.) That is the stuff of dictatorship.
It may be onerous to have to defend the President's actions to all the ignorant masses who think he should have intervened earlier, but President Bush is not pre-War in Iraq Saddam Hussein and does not have unlimited powers!
I was only barely suggesting he force Blanco and Nagin to let the feds handle this mess. I was mainly suggesting that he put that offer on the table for them as soon as Katrina hit for them to accept willingly. Some have said that he did. Who knows?
Interesting information.
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