McCain Criticizes Katrina Response as ‘Disgraceful’

The New York Times ^ | April 25, 2008 | ELISABETH BUMILLER

[gitmo]

NEW ORLEANS — Senator John McCain took direct aim at the Bush administration on Thursday as he stood in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, the area hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and declared that “never again will a disaster of this nature be handled in the terrible and disgraceful way that it was handled.”

[gitmo]

Does he have a clue?

[darkwing104]

I consider the behavior of the residents after the storm more disgraceful.

[RC2]

Nope....he needs to ask where all the money went that the federal government has sent to NO for the last ten years. Then publicize it.

[marron]

Does he have a clue?

He never misses the chance to stick the knife a little deeper.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

How is he wrong? The feds screwed the pooch on that one if, by nothing else, letting those incompetent hacks at the state and local level screw things up so badly.

[Lloyd227]

McCain is pandering and disgraceful old man. What a sad way to spend the golden years

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Does he have a clue?

Of course. Mcloon is doing what he always does.

He's reaching out to his preferred constituents, the democrats of Nawlins...

[Kozak]

EVERY time he opens his mouth I am confirmed in my inability to want to vote for him. Can’t do it. Won’t do it. Won’t vote for the beast or barry, but I’ll be damned if I will vote for this Bozo.

[Man50D]

It's comforting to know he's on top of the situation after three years. He sounds like the socialists Democrats did in 2005. It's getting increasingly difficult for McCainiacs to support him.

[gitmo]

How is he wrong?

He is attacking his own President, a man who has been offering him support. He is ignoring the fact that FEMA was never intended to be a first responder.

The feds screwed the pooch on that one if, by nothing else, letting those incompetent hacks at the state and local level screw things up so.

The feds have no authority under the US Constitution to keep states from screwing up. LA decided to deny federal access to New Orleans, they decided to ignore their own emergency plans, and they declined to keep their own levies in repair. In fact, they took the Federal $$ to build the levies, but shortcutted the specs endangering their own people. John McCain is ignoring the facts for personal gain.

[james500]

Me neither but I don’t see what quote in this article got you so PO’d. What did he say?

[dynachrome]

“behavior of the residents”

Except “Looter guy”. He had his priorities right!

[kcm.org]

"McCain is pandering and disgraceful old man. What a sad way to spend the golden years"

Praise God America will PRESIDENT hilary clinton running things instead of your pandering disgraceful old man.

[svcw]

Why can’t he run against democrats, what the frell is he doing running against Republicans?

[I see my hands]

"terrible and disgraceful way that it was handled"

There are a few issues that identify someone as ignorant or evil.The Plame/Wilson/yellowcake affair is an example. Katrina is another.

[Obadiah]

Or twist it. Really, I’m already getting disgusted with this guy. Keep it up McCain, I’ll stay home for you!

[gitmo]

EVERY time he opens his mouth I am confirmed in my inability to want to vote for him. Can’t do it. Won’t do it. Won’t vote for the beast or barry, but I’ll be damned if I will vote for this Bozo.

After watching Obama the last month or so, I had pretty much resigned myself to voting McCain. I may now change my mind.

[SoConPubbie]

Because, as he stated today or yesterday, he wants to be the President of All americans, Democrats, Communists, Socialists, Oh, and yea Republicans too.

[Para-Ord.45]

I`m coming to the increasing conclusion that perhaps it is better that Hussein win in November.

McCain and his attempt to drag the Republican party back to the old days of being Rockefeller Republicans will have been proven a disaster and Conservatives will purge the GOP while Barry Hussein wrecks the economy, delivers the middle east to Iran and generally destroys all he
touches,guaranteeing the Democrats minority status for the next 30 years.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

The feds have no authority under the US Constitution to keep states from screwing up. LA decided to deny federal access to New Orleans, they decided to ignore their own emergency plans, and they declined to keep their own levies in repair. In fact, they took the Federal $$ to build the levies, but shortcutted the specs endangering their own people. John McCain is ignoring the facts for personal gain.

And did Bush do anything (ex: order a DoJ investigation) of the local officials for their corrupt mishandling of federal funds? No. He told Nagin that he, like Brownie, was doing a heck of a job and let the feds ship more $ down there, not to mention moldy trailers and the rest.

Bush's response was, in fact, disgraceful.