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I don't owe Bush an apology.
I think if you check what I wrote I felt he was wrong because he and his handlers completely fucked up. No Bush didn't need to be on the ground filling sandbags or personally hauling in water for those without BUT his well oiled PR machine fell flat on its face. As a leader he should have at least looked like one.
The fact that fewer people died than was reported or that raping wasn't "rampant" doesn't change the fact that a major disaster occured in NO. Yes the municiple and state authorities messed up but Bush appeared to be fiddling while Rome burned.
Clearly his PR people are back on message as was seen with Rita. Bush was on CNN having "personal" chats with those coordinating the rescue efforts, he had photo ops and press conferences at least making it look like he was doing something.
I think there is plenty of blame to go around and Bush is just one cog in the machine that worked like a POS. Unfortunately as the guy at the top he is going to get asked why did this happen. And when people see that FEMA, a once excellent resource, had been gutted, they are inevitably going to ask him "why".
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"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke
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