The “Blame Game” Rebuttal
Liberal Democrats. Ain’t they just a fun group? Doom. Gloom. Death. Destruction. Hate.
Yes, hate. They hate the fact that Pres. George W. Bush won the election. And they’re beside themselves that he won TWICE.
Obviously, the American people are a bunch of dopes and can’t think for themselves. What we really need is a liberal Democrat in office, and a liberal Democrat majority led Congress. Let freedom ring!
Except, wait. Oops. Maybe this isn’t such a good idea after all. Let’s examine what happens when liberal Democrats are in charge at the local and state level. Let’s look at New Orleans and Louisiana. Poor people with crooks in charge of the state. Liberalism in charge for years gets you… nothing but trouble.
But instead of me running off on a long rant, and you, loyal reader, thinking that my opinion is that of my imagination… I’ll direct you to a posting by someone with more merit in the political jungle than I. The following link opens another window. Have a big read, and then come on back for the rest of my little rant:
Right on the mark. Every word true and accurate. A mayor that failed to do his job, whining about everyone else instead. A governor that, only after getting a phonecall from Pres. Bush, decided to declare a state of emergency. (And even then the declaration came twenty-four hours after Pres. Bush’s phonecall!)
An evacuation plan that was never utilized. Buses and transportation available to get people out; not utilized.
FEMA gets blamed.. only FEMA isn’t a first response group. They never have been. Federal response agencies are called in once the local and state levels request them.
Sorry… I forgot: Liberal Democrats rarely allow the facts to get in the way of a good finger-pointing. Particularly if it means pointing those fingers at President Bush.
Peter David, noted writer of stuff and all around good-guy, is – unfortunately – taking the stance of the liberal Democrats as well. Where as in my previous post, Atlantis Revisited, I said that the liberals would find a way to blame President Bush [and I was right], Mr. David now says “One thing guaranteed, though: They’ll try to find a way to blame it on Clinton. But Clinton shouldn’t take it personally. It’s all part of the game.”
Oh, Yeah. Clinton is definitely Mr. Clean. But I digress. Let’s get back to the facts.
Did you know that the Red Cross was there, ready with food and water, at the SuperDome? Only the governor told them not to go in: it would cause everyone to be drawn inside the SuperDome. Can’t have that.
So what do you do if you’re a liberal and you get a chance to “get at” President Bush?
There is likely enough blame to go around. But if you believe that President Bush is the sole reason for blame, the levees breaking, Katrina hitting New Orleans, and global warming, you are sorely misinformed. Or misdirected. Or, just another liberal Democrat.
RLR
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I tend to agree that Bush wasn’t the one to blame, but when the Dallas Morning News (not a liberal paper) prints the following,
it doesn’t help his cause out:
President Bush on Tuesday that “I take responsibility” for failures in dealing with Hurricane Katrina and said the disaster
raised broader questions about the government’s ability to respond to natural disasters as well as terror attacks. “Katrina
exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government,” Bush said.
And Clinton is Mr. Clean – it was Monica who had the stain on her dress
I disagree. DMN just printed what President Bush said, and he meant it.
It’s a case of “the buck stops here.” Compare that statement to the aftermath of Waco, when it was asked of Clinton if he would be taking responsibility for the aftermath. Clinton’s response was something like, “well I don’t know, you’d have to ask the attorney general’s office.”
Now what you can expect is for the liberals to try and get more from Bush: “We got him to admit he was responsible for Katrina; now we have to get him to admit that Iraq was a mistake and it’s all his fault.”
RLR