White House shifts blame for Katrina response

Washington Post MSNBC ^ | Sept. 4, 2005 | Manuel Roig-Franzia and Spencer Hsu

[onyx eyes]

If I get this pasted go to the near bottom of the Washington Post article and see how K. Blanco thought it better to avoid Martial Law declared in her state than to save the lives of her people.

and - she is advised by the law firm of Clintoon's ex, former director Witt in how to avoid a "takeover"

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9189916

[onyx eyes]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9189916 so this is what Mike Chertoff has been trying to say or trying not to say all day. The woman refused on FRIDAY to let the federal agencies come in (guess they thought she had it handled .....) pass this along guys...

[onyx eyes]

...why aint my thingie -paste of url working?

ok somebody got to type it out and then paste it properly because in the article by the Wapo it says that she - Blanco refused because she could be "blamed" for whatever happened...

[BigSkyFreeper]

Blanco Refuses White House Request For Federal Paperwork On Friday

OK, fine, then get off his back about it.

[BigSkyFreeper]

...why aint my thingie -paste of url working?

A working knowledge of basic HTML helps. :)

Here ya go: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9189916

[onyx eyes]

http://www.msm.com/id/9189916

I did it. I think I got it pasted this time. Sorry I'm an idjit

[STARWISE]

White House shifts blame for Katrina response- Administration, embattled FEMA chief point to state, local officials

[Admin Moderator]

No biggie, we fixed it.

[cgk]

I had the admin add the URL to your article space above :)

Thanks, A.M.!

[onyx eyes]

Thanky, thanky. Hey I dont like MSNBC any more than you do. Just happened to see it on there that's all.
They buried it quick though.

[Siobhan]

In a Washington briefing, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said one reason federal assets were not used more quickly was "because our constitutional system really places the primary authority in each state with the governor."

I never thought it would come to this that I would want the federal government to have the means to overrule a governor... but I think they need a mechanism where the federal government can consult neighboring governors to get a consensus of the region and overrule an individual governor in a natural disaster or the like. Or they just need a provision that lets them bag a crazy witch and federalize the whole corrupt stinkin' thing.

[devolve]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9189916
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[cgk]

I liked Scarborough. But something happened to him :(

[Admin Moderator]

You're welcome.

[Admin Moderator]

He get the Shep-Jerry syndrome?

[BigSkyFreeper]

I heard or read a story that the voters of NOLA voted down TWICE in the last 2 election cycles a ballot measure to fund the necessary upkeep and maintenance costs of the levee system because it would lead to higher taxes for the city.

None of the "Blame Bush First" crowd even bothers with that factoid. Liberals steer clear of facts anyway as it is. What do you expect? NOLA is run by a bunch of corrupt DUmmies.

[BurbankKarl]

this text is from the Washington Post...

[eyedigress]

Be Nice, This is a very difficult time for many.

[cgk]

Pretty close I hear. He was shaking his head at Bush Admin today I read elsewhere here on FR. But the word on FR has him "going to the dark side" long before Katrina.

[cgk]

Correct- if you follow the MSNBC link they've published the compost story. Is that becoming more common, or did I just never notice before?