Bush takes responsibility!

[rick_reno]

I'm not convinced that leveling the blame on Bush is fair - I believe once he was given the information he needed to act, he took contol and did a damn good job. From what I've read he's very insulated and this contributed to his not getting good data in a timely manner. Newsweek has a story describing what went on - it's worth looking at http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9287434/

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/news.update/index.html

President Bush says he takes responsibility for the federal government's failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Tuesday acknowledged "serious problems" in the government's response to emergencies, and said he takes responsibility for the federal government's failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina.

"Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government and to the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility," Bush said during a joint news conference with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. (Posted 12:05 p.m.)

Also today, President Bush said he takes responsibility for the federal government's failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina. "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility," Bush said.

 

[longeyes]

That's good.

Is he going to take responsibility for our illegal immigration problems too?

 

[hso]

His watch his responsibilty, but does that fix anything?

 

[Rockrivr1]

I still don't fully understand why the states of Louisiana and Mississippi don't get the majority of the blame here. It's their state and unless I missed something I haven't seen a whole lot that was done by them before, during and after the disaster.

 

[bountyhunter]

His watch his responsibilty, but does that fix anything?

Ditto. Talk is cheap.

Let's see if he "wants to fix things" enough to call for an independent investigation or if he just rubber stamps the Frist-Hastert scam they are putting together in the senate where they will control the committee "investigating" the problem.

 

[Lennyjoe]

It takes a man to admit his responsibility.

Now if the Gov and Mayor will do the same.

 

[Henry Bowman]

Now if the Gov and Mayor will do the same.

Not part of their character. Don't hold your breath.

 

[Can'thavenuthingood]

I smell more legislation creating another government bureaucracy on the way. A Department of Homeland Disaster Prepareness and Rescue (DHDPR).
It might cost a lot of money but it's needed in order to save the children of ill prepared non-thinking parents and local government agencies. It wiil create a new partnership without the partisan bickering, blah, blah, yada,yada.

Vick

 

[jefnvk]

It takes a man to admit his responsibility.

Now if the Gov and Mayor will do the same.

Bush taking responsibilty just saved them from having to, and gave them someone to blame at the same time. I think the Bush bashing is about to come out in full force, especially from the mayor.

 

[DonP]

"It takes a man to admit his responsibility."

I'm still waiting for Ted Kennedy to take responsibility for Chappaquiddick, Clinton for the Impeachment and Durbin for maligning our troops as Nazi's.

I stopped holding my breath on Teddy back in the '70's.

Nixon was a liar and a hard core PITA with his secret plan to get us out of Viet Nam, but at least he had the stones to step down when the time came.

Might have been the last politician in our lifetimes with any sense of shame.

 

[bountyhunter]

I think the Bush bashing is about to come out in full force, especially from the mayor.

No way. He is basically jobless and homeless and depending on federal loans to rebuild his city.

He went from critic to kissy face in about ten nanoseconds and he hasn't criticized him at all lately.

 

[wingman]

He went from critic to kissy face in about ten nanoseconds and he hasn't criticized him at all lately.Quote:

I smell an appointment in the air for Mr Mayor. Yeah, I know I'm a cynic.

 

[longeyes]

No American Left Behind Act of 2006

"I smell more legislation creating another government bureaucracy on the way. A Department of Homeland Disaster Prepareness and Rescue (DHDPR).
It might cost a lot of money but it's needed in order to save the children of ill prepared non-thinking parents and local government agencies."

Children? The American People themselves are children, haven't you heard that? But don't worry Hillary and Obama will take us all in hand soon enough.

Obama says "neglect" is malicious abuse. This is a man who has been watching too much Oprah. I guess he thinks natural catastrophes should "look like America?"

Damn I'm fed up.

 

[A Cleaner]

While not fixing everything, it is, IMHO, very respectable that a man in his position who has taken the flak that he's taken would look out into a country full of judgemental individuals and take responsibility for a problem such as poor emergency response.

 

[longeyes]

Blanket statements of "It's my responsibility" are as meaningless as blanket accusations of blame. What we rarely see is real consequences and the real culprits getting the axe.

Bush's behavior in all of this is, for me, very consistent with a lot I've heard and seen from him before. His "mission from God" is to be the President of Catastrophes. He wants to be a globalist FDR. Conservative? Naw. "Katrina" is one more wedge by the ultra-Left to bloat Federal government and increase control over every aspect of our lives. Of course, it will be justified by "compassion." Beware.

 

[hillbilly]

Anone remember Janet Reno taking full responsibility for the Waco debacle?

Sure made a difference, didn't it?

Sure got her out of her job, didn't it?

hillbilly

 

[Henry Bowman]

Can you even imagine the wailing and nashing of teeth if the federal response had been in strict compliance with the limitations of power set out in the Constitution?!

 

[Brad Johnson]

"A truely great leader takes responsibility for their organization's failings and learns from their mistakes and misjudgements. A truly poor leader points fingers at others, claims innocence, and blithely continues the path of familiarity without regard to the destination." -unknown

Brad

 

[Waitone]

Touching but meaningless. Reno took reponsibility for Waco. What meaningful action occurred as a result? Reno kept her job. All the principals involved were promoted. Those behind the scenes were rewarded (Wesley Clark--presidential candidate, talking head, consultant, company president) (General Schoomaker--now Secty of the Army). Lon Haruchi's whereabouts is unknown. The only people tried were the survivors of the burning.

Bush will infusing meaning to taking responsibility when he starts methodically piking heads. Anything less is just window washing.

Suggested starting point: Who in FEMA decided it was necessary for firefighters to spend 3 days in Atlanta undergoing training in community relations and sexual harassment before being sent to NO to handout leaflets with FEMA 800 on it. A complete and total criminal misuse of public resouces from a number of states and the federal government. Who is reponsible, Mr. President :banghead:

 

[longeyes]

Katrina was bad; the financial hurricane, of which Katrina and the Katrinaistas are one and the same, will be worse. We seem to think we have an infinite amount of money to throw at God's whirlwinds. Meanwhile the Chinese chits are piling up and we are forgetting how to build widgets and our kids think WW II was about Manzanar.

Don't mind me, I'm having a bad brain day...

 

[bountyhunter]

Blanket statements of "It's my responsibility" are as meaningless as blanket accusations of blame. What we rarely see is real consequences and the real culprits getting the axe.

You noticed that too?

Like yesterday when Bush not only avoided admitting Brown was fired, he claimed he was not even aware that Brown had resigned but strangely enough his replacement had already been selected (?)

I wonder sometimes if he comprehends that all those people around him with microphones record what he says and then put them into newspapers and TV video......

I think that responding to the question about the resignation with an answer that basically said:

"HUH? Nobody tells me nuttin'........"

Is probably not the correct image to project.

 

[longeyes]

Only one man has the sanity and integrity to unravel Katrinagate:

Sandy Berger.

 

[longeyes]

Is it me or is Katrinagate turning into an episode of "Dr. Phil?"

I'm waiting for Dr. Phil to show up and bring everyone together for a group hug and a cry.

Natty Bumppo would have made short work of the lot of 'em.

 

[Art Eatman]

The general level of discourse on all this Katrina stuff is about as rational as the statement at one of the Democratic National Conventions about the Republicans wanting babies to starve. There has been more yapping and yammering from people who couldn't tell sheepdip from wild honey than I'd ever imagined. And it has seemed to me that the ones who know the least are the loudest.



Art

 

[Art Eatman]

The general level of discourse on all this Katrina stuff is about as rational as the statement at one of the Democratic National Conventions about the Republicans wanting babies to starve. There has been more yapping and yammering from people who couldn't tell sheepdip from wild honey than I'd ever imagined could be possible. And it has seemed to me that the loudest of all are the ones who know the least.



Art