Posted on 09/19/2005 1:18:16 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Kerry, Edwards Blast Bush Over Katrina
By JUAN-CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press Writer 24 minutes ago
Two Democrats who might seek the White House again in 2008 criticized President Bush for his response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, assailing the suspension of wage laws while urging a concerted effort to aid the poor.
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and former Sen. John Edwards spoke separately Monday on the government's handling of the catastrophe and on the broader issue of poverty in the United States.
In a blistering critique, Kerry said former FEMA Director Michael Brown was to Hurricane Katrina "what Paul Bremer is to peace in Iraq; what George Tenet is to slam dunk intelligence ... what George Bush is to 'Mission Accomplished' and 'Wanted Dead or Alive.' ... The bottom line is simple: The 'we'll do whatever it takes' administration doesn't have what it takes to get the job done."
In prepared remarks to be delivered at Brown University in Providence, R.I., the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee said the government's response to the disaster revealed a "broader pattern of incompetence and negligence" in the Bush administration.
Edwards, the 2004 vice presidential candidate, said the hurricane was a sober reminder that widespread poverty exists throughout the nation. He said it will persist if the poor are concentrated in specific neighborhoods far from jobs.
"If the Great Depression brought forth Hoovervilles, these trailer towns may someday be known as Bushvilles," Edwards told an audience at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington.
The former North Carolina senator criticized Bush for suspending the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act that sets wages for workers on federal contracts. Democrats contend the waiver will allow lower pay.
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WASHINGTON –RNC Press Secretary Tracey Schmitt issued the following statement on Senator John Kerry’s remarks at Brown University this afternoon.
“John Kerry's attacks on President Bush's efforts to assist the victims and rebuild the Gulf Coast don't come as a surprise - armchair quarterbacking on tough issues has never been a problem for Senator Kerry. Such tactics haven’t served him well in the past and today is no exception. The American people have pulled together during a difficult time and Democrats’ efforts to politicize this tragedy are unsavory at best.”
What they are really upset about - their union money spigot just got squeezed...
We need to change the name of the San Andreas Fault to Bush.
That way when California falls into the Pacific it’ll be Bush’s fault.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
I agree with much of that critique. Too bad for Kerry he's even word than GWB.
word=worse.
Do you think Kerry and Edwards wrote their own speeches?
Both are slick and can turn a phrase, especially when someone does the thinking for them... BUT would you trust either one to choose the hard right over the easy (and self promoting) wrong? I sure would not.
Holy shyt. What a bad day I am having. Here I thought it was 2005, and it is really 2004.
Why don't you let them live in your nice big house, or better yet, pay for better accommodations for them, you ambulance chasing POS.
it didn't work last fall, and it isn't going to work in september.
such a pair of asshats....
sheesh....
Go back to your 'pickled raisins' and 'hairspray' and tape your mouths shut....what you have to say is of no importance to anyone with brains...
better yet, open your mouth before you decide to tape it....
"what Paul Bremer is to peace in Iraq; what George Tenet is to slam dunk intelligence"
What John Kerry is to Purple Hearts.
THIS presiDENT doesn't CARE about the POOR! that's right... GEEOOORGEDOUBLEUBUSH DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE POOR!
"Michael Brown was to Katrina what my wife was to my campaign" - J F'n K
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