blueveinedthrobber wrote:I'd need an example
Ok,try this...
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/oct2003/econ-o31.shtml
or this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3227665.stm
or this
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/economy_11-25-03.html
There are other examples of how the economy has grown,but you and others on the left seem to enjoy denying that.
Here is another example,this one from Bill Clinton himself...
http://english.people.com.cn/200304/15/eng20030415_115213.shtml
US Katrina relief effort 'flawed'
Much of the damage caused by the hurricane remains untouched
A poor chain of command undermined US efforts to cope with Hurricane Katrina, a congressional report has said.
The Government Accountability Office singled out Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff for not taking control of the much-criticised relief effort.
Future disaster responses could still be undermined by "immaturity and weaknesses" in the present system, the report added.
The GAO report is Congress' first study into the aftermath of the hurricane.
'System failures'
The report's authors said delays in sending aid and assistance to the disaster zone could have been avoided by a swift appointment of a senior government figure to lead the response.
Failure to do this "serves to underscore the immaturity of and weaknesses relating to the current national response framework," the GAO said.
This situation had not been addressed in the months since the August 2005 storm, the report pointed out.
"We continue to believe that a single individual directly responsible to the president must be designated to act as the central focal point to lead and co-ordinate the overall federal response in the event of a major catastrophe," the report's authors wrote.
There was particular criticism of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who did not declare the hurricane an "incident of national significance" until 24 hours after the storm.
Senate probe
The Senate Homeland Security Committee is also investigating the federal response to the storm, which devastated the Gulf Coast and flooded the city of New Orleans.
A string of administration officials have testified before the committee probing the relief effort in recent weeks.
However, some committee members have accused the White House of restricting access to documents that detail how the relief effort was organised.
