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Originally Posted by maleficent
[snippy mode]
Gee i wasn't aware that you were so tight with the President, that you actually know when he's pretending to do something or not....
Good gawd-- must everything be a slam against bush?
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People are slamming Bush because he's head of federal govt, and the complete lack of response on their part is ridiculous. The part of the govt that we depend on, that's supposed to help and protect us in times of need literally sat there doing absolutely NOTHING for days!
Also, think of this... if it took days to amass the help. Just imagine what would happen during a huge crisis, say another terrorist attack. We just aren't ready, despite claims from Bush (amongst other politicians) that America is on its toes ready for any challenge. It's a lie. It's just crappy.
The mayor is responsible for calls for help - anything outside of that is left up to state & federal level. So on so forth..
Really, no reason it took DAYS to get help in. There's seriously no excuse for it. I knew the hurricane was gonna hit N.O. just by watching the weather forcast the few days before it.. I remember eating dinner on sun night w/ my girlfriend in the restaurant watching CNN and saying, "you watch, that entire city's gonna be gone."
If me, the "average" cititzen, knows it's gonna hit and what it's gonna do, surely the govt knows the same thing.
They should've had troops and supplies standing on the sidelines ready to go in the very second the storm stopped knowing it's NEW ORLEANS and it's below sea level.
Everyone watching knew it was gonna happen, too. What else do ya expect to happen?