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.
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.