That's just one comment I heard this weekend from a friend that upset
me. People are believing what they hear on TV in the so called "news"
programs. It's all being spun by liberals, people. The sad thing is,
most people are just swallowing this all as truth. That's really,
really scary to me.
Yeah, something that happened in a city or region of the country is the
President's fault - right. Government is made up of levels. The
President isn't responsible for how many little league parks are in
every small town, right? He could never get anything done if he had
that much to do, so that's why there are levels. This is not too hard
of a concept, really, but people - friends who I thought were smart
even - are just taking their medicine from the TV.
Here's a good comment posted on "Blogs for Bush" that explains things pretty well...
In case you aren't familiar with how our government is SUPPOSED to work:
The chain of responsiblity for the protection of the citizens in New Orleans is:
1. The Mayor
2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security (a political appointee of the Governor who reports to the Governor)
3. The Governor
4. The Head of Homeland Security
5. The President
What did each do?
1. The mayor with 5 days advance, waited until 2 days before he
announced a mandatory evacuation (at the behest of the President). The
he failed to provide transportation for those without transport even
though he had hundreds of buses at his disposal.
2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security failed to have any
plan for a contingency that has been talked about for 50 years. Then he
blames the Feds for not doing what he should have done. (So much for
political appointees)
3. The Governor, despite a declaration of disaster by the President
2 DAYS BEFORE the storm hit, failed to take advantage of the offer of
Federal troops and aid. Until 2 DAYS AFTER the storm hit.
4. The Director of Homeland Security positioned assets in the area to be ready when the Governor called for them
5. The President, urged a mandatory evacuation, and even declared a
disaster State of Emergency, freeing up millions of dollars of federal
assistance, should the Governor decide to use it.
Oh and by the way, the levees that broke were the responsibility of
the local landowners and the local levee board to maintain, NOT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
The disaster in New Orleans is what you get after decades of corrupt (democrat) government going all the way back to Huey Long.
Funds for disaster protection and relief have been flowing into this
city for decades, and where has it gone, but into the pockets of the
politicos and their friends.
Decades of socialist government in New Orleans has sapped all self
reliance from the community, and made them dependent upon government
for every little thing.
Political correctness and a lack of will to fight crime, have
created the single most corrupt police force in the country, and has
permitted gang violence to flourish.
The sad thing is that there are many poor folks who have suffered
and died needlessly because those that they voted into office failed
them.
Posted by: phnxbmed at September 3, 2005 12:01 AM
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