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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
thats not answering my question though....the article ratbastid posted praised clinton for doing it the day before and said bush did nothing to get anything any place....both news reports I posted said he DID......and everything I've looked up on google says they basically did the same thing.....so I dont understand how people could say he DIDN'T get things in place......looks to me like FEMA is the one dragging their ass, not the pres
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I guess what struck me about what I quoted was that the earlier citations, those presidents were in ACTION before the fact. Looks to me like Dub is doing a lot of talking--even now, five days later--and not much doing. Declaring the gulf coast a disaster area however far in advance it may be declared makes zero difference if it's not followed up by some actual EFFORT, you know? I know those articles you quoted talk about federal support being available, but... where IS it then?
Like, okay, he flew Air Force 1 over NOLA and said, "Golly. It's bad. Hey, Karl, look! I think I can see my approval ratings down there!" That's just not enough.
I grant that this is devastation on a scale we haven't seen since Galveston, but there's just a whole lot of hot air and vacation happening, and not bloody much actually being DONE.