"WHITE HOUSE MULLED SEIZING RELIEF MISSION // Invoke the Insurrection Act? Bush's senior advisers debated last week whether the president should seize control of the chaotic hurricane relief mission from the governor so that active-duty combat troops could be sent to enforce order... Developing..."
I wish President Bush had done that but you know the Democraps would have then called him a Bully or criticized it in some other way. Truth is, the Democrats have so little to offer they look for ANYTHING to criticize Bush for. If there isn't anything, they make something up!! I wanted to shoot my television last night when Pelosi was spewing her verbal diarrhea!!
I saw this story posted last week (in a different version) and John Gibson has just brought it to national attention, again (on Oreilly's show). Sadly, it is going around that the Canadians were there 5 days before the Feds arrived...and my mother continues to remind me of this.
While I'm aware of the legal implications WRT things like Posse Comitatus, is there any other information available that Blanco explicitly refused this type of Federal help? I mean, if a foreign country can invade New Orleans without Blanco's permission, why couldn't a small detachment of federal "workers" from whatever branch?
Is there something more to this story that I'm missing, such as the Canadians collaborating with Parrish leaders independently from the state? They obviously got in despite the bureaucracy, which doesn't look good anyway you cut it. More ammo would be appreciated. Thanks