Bush supporters' aftermath thread II

In the USA what the president proposes and what the president gets are two different things. The president cannot put a single item into the budget. That is purely the prerogative of Congress.

Hmm, I bet every last one of us were having breakfast, going to work, going to the gym, having sex, and/or otherwise going about our lives while people died too.

Of course the press is frequently misrepresenting the issue too. Watch for many to say that Bush knew the levees coule likely be 'breached'. But if you look closely, the worry was that the lake would top the levees, and there was less worry that the levees would break.

Also if one watches closely, it is obvious the President was concerned, asked many questions, and was assured FEMA etc. had it under control.

It's nice that people think a president has these godly powers and is capable of doing absolutely everything if he just wants to. Apparently he is supposed to have some kind of crystal ball that tells him exactly what to do, where to be, when to do it, etc. while he plugs the dykes, stops a hurricane, and does everybody else's job for them as he is obviously supposed to know that nobody else will do their job.

Bush Was Warned of Flooding From Katrina
by DarkSyde
Wed Mar 01, 2006 at 05:47:16 PM PDT
Crooks and Liars has a video up of what appears to be a Presidential video conference recorded a day or more before Katrina made landfall and flooded the city of New Orleans. The video shows both FEMA Director Mike "Heckuva job" Brownie saying he had a gut feeling this would be the "big one" and storm meteorologist Max Mayfield standing in front of a radar image indicating a breach in the levees, specifically from Lake Pontchartrain driven by high winds, was a concern:


[Link] "I don't think any model can tell you with any confidence right now whether the levees will be topped or not but that is obviously a very, very grave concern," Mayfield told the briefing.

Bush on Good Morning America, Thursday Sep 1, three days after Katrina made landfall:


[Source WAPO] "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees. They did anticipate a serious storm. But these levees got breached. And as a result, much of New Orleans is flooded. And now we are having to deal with it and will."

Did FEMA screw up. Most probably as all huge bureacratic agencies screw up. Can all this be laid at the feet of the President. No way.

And no I don't have time to hunt up all the links again to support this so I'll offer it as my opinion.[/[/size]quote]

Of course you don't since it is entirely a figment of your imagination.

Bush: The buck stops anywhere but here.

Foxfyre's bizarre rants continue to flabbergast me.

Hmm, I bet every last one of us were having breakfast, going to work, going to the gym, having sex, and/or otherwise going about our lives while people died too.

And what exactly was the government closest to the people doing to protect their citizens again???

It isn't ignorance of facts that causes people to just look to the feds to solve all mankinds problems. It stupidity.

While Bush was busy vacationing, fundraising and pretending to play a guitar, people died:

woiyo wrote:

And what exactly was the government closest to the people doing to protect their citizens again???

It isn't ignorance of facts that causes people to just look to the feds to solve all mankinds problems. It stupidity.

Funny that the real morons are the ones alkways accusing everyone of being stupid.

See how concerned he looks. It is outrageous that anyone would try to defend this clown's actions during Katrina.

Foxfyre wrote:

Hmm, I bet every last one of us were having breakfast, going to work, going to the gym, having sex, and/or otherwise going about our lives while people died too.

Speak for yourself. I was totally riveted, emotionally devastated and unable to focus on day-to-day life. It's called compassion and something that the narcissistic Bush apologists lack.

And I am not the POTUS!!!

Roxxxanne wrote:

woiyo wrote:

And what exactly was the government closest to the people doing to protect their citizens again???

It isn't ignorance of facts that causes people to just look to the feds to solve all mankinds problems. It stupidity.

Funny that the real morons are the ones alkways accusing everyone of being stupid.

Again, what exactly was the government closest to the people doing to protect their citizens???

Red herrings, blame-shifting and denials is all you got, even someone as stupid as I am can see that.

Roxxxanne wrote:

Foxfyre wrote:

Hmm, I bet every last one of us were having breakfast, going to work, going to the gym, having sex, and/or otherwise going about our lives while people died too.

Speak for yourself. I was totally riveted, emotionally devastated and unable to focus on day-to-day life. It's called compassion and something that the narcissistic Bush apologists lack.

And I am not the POTUS!!!

So those are the qualities you seek in the POTUS? Someone who gets emotionally involved to the point of being devastated, and who is unable to focus due to that emotional devastation?

S.F. supervisors ask lawmakers to impeach Bush
- Edward Epstein, Charlie Goodyear, Chronicle Staff Writers
Wednesday, March 1, 2006

San Francisco's supervisors jumped into national politics Tuesday, passing a resolution asking the city's Democratic congressional delegation to seek the impeachment of President Bush for failing to perform his duties by leading the country into war in Iraq, eroding civil liberties and engaging in other activities the board sees as transgressions.

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Supervisor Chris Daly, one of the most progressive members of the board, sponsored the resolution, which also calls for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney. Daly said the measure is justified in light of the administration's case for and handling of the war in Iraq, the federal government's inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina and recent revelations about a domestic wiretapping program.

woiyo wrote:

Roxxxanne wrote:

woiyo wrote:

And what exactly was the government closest to the people doing to protect their citizens again???

It isn't ignorance of facts that causes people to just look to the feds to solve all mankinds problems. It stupidity.

Funny that the real morons are the ones alkways accusing everyone of being stupid.

Again, what exactly was the government closest to the people doing to protect their citizens???

Gee, if I wasn't so stupid I could figure out how to link it. Look it up yourself.

Red herrings, blame-shifting and denials is all you got, even someone as stupid as I am can see that.

Roxxxanne wrote:

Gee, if I wasn't so stupid I could figure out how to link it. Look it up yourself.

Red herrings, blame-shifting and denials is all you got, even someone as stupid as I am can see that.

So is THAT what the government closest to the people were doing? Blame shifting, denials?

So those are the qualities you seek in the POTUS? Someone who gets emotionally involved to the point of being devastated, and who is unable to focus due to that emotional devastation?

Tico writes (to Roxxanne)

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So those are the qualities you seek in the POTUS? Someone who gets emotionally involved to the point of being devastated, and who is unable to focus due to that emotional devastation?

I wonder what our GNP would be if the entire country was immobilized by every disaster or impending disaster? When at virtually all times some people in the country will be in harm's way in a tornado warning or in the path of an oncoming wildfire, or a river is rising, or landslides are occurring after drenching rains or a hurricane is on its way or a massive earthquake is overdue, if we were all supposed to stop in our tracks and be immobilized by 'compassion', nothing would ever get done ever. The President would be spending all his time focused on disasters and impending disasters instead of him doing his job and expecting those in charge to be doing theirs.