Bush: 'I take responsibility'
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Sep 13, 12:09 PM (ET)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush took responsibility on Tuesday for failures in the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
"Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government, and to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do it's job right, I take responsibility," Bush said. "I want to know what went right and what went wrong."
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What does this really mean? If he were a Japanese politician, this statement would be followed with "Here is my resignation". Since he clearly won't resign, what does "responsibility" mean? How does the nation hold him accountable? Do we dock his pay?