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**hansen384cbh** · 10-16-2005, 12:35 AM

That's a very good point. If Bush is being blamed for not acting soon enough, then what choices does he have to fix what was thought to have gone wrong.

However, in my opinion, what Bush did wrong was not to delay in ordering in the military to help with Katrina. Rather, what Bush did wrong was take so long to address the actual problem (rather than staying on vacation, biking with Lance). He also could have coordinated - or instructed his staff to have coordinated - with local authorities more closely to determine needs.

Not everything the president does wrong should be fixed with increasing the military presence.

What Bush did wrong is use the US government as a jobs program for his campaign workers. He has appointed people who are loyal to him, but have no other qualifications for the job. This results in large amounts of shit hitting the fan when a situation that requires some level of competance pops up.
Harriet Miers is just the latest example, as Bill Maher said "At least when Clinton was tapping the woman down the hall, it was just sex".

10-16-2005, 12:35 AM	#7
hansen384cbh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	That's a very good point. If Bush is being blamed for not acting soon enough, then what choices does he have to fix what was thought to have gone wrong. However, in my opinion, what Bush did wrong was not to delay in ordering in the military to help with Katrina. Rather, what Bush did wrong was take so long to address the actual problem (rather than staying on vacation, biking with Lance). He also could have coordinated - or instructed his staff to have coordinated - with local authorities more closely to determine needs. Not everything the president does wrong should be fixed with increasing the military presence. What Bush did wrong is use the US government as a jobs program for his campaign workers. He has appointed people who are loyal to him, but have no other qualifications for the job. This results in large amounts of shit hitting the fan when a situation that requires some level of competance pops up. Harriet Miers is just the latest example, as Bill Maher said "At least when Clinton was tapping the woman down the hall, it was just sex".
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