Ex-Bush aides say he never recovered from Katrina

Look, the man said over and over again his primary purpose as president was to protect the american people.

He had the unique opportunity to land his helo atop a skyscraper in New Orleans as son as was safe and broadcast the message the cavalry had arrived and he blew it.

"The president broke his bond with the public. Once that bond was broken, he no longer had the capacity to talk to the American public. State of the Union addresses? It didn't matter. Legislative initiatives? It didn't matter. P.R.? It didn't matter. Travel? It didn't matter."

If this was truly the reality and fact of life, someone ought to have had the chutzpah to call for the President to step down.

But it really didn't matter because W is part of a team play and he utters the words he is told to say. Maybe the Ex-aides can explain why W is not able to retain 3 sentences. Why W cannot remember beyond the sentence he speaks? How many times has the public witnessed that W spoke and does not remembering what he said beyond the sentence he speaks...?

If this article is correct, isn't the Team advising the Prez. responsible for the policies? The ONLY people who enjoyed 8 Years of W are the Saudis and the Opec folks; At an all time high of $150/barrel world economy was raped and mankind was abused. Ya' think the financial market collapsed because of a few adverse investments... Think again... Atlas Shrugged. Energy is your most important item on the budget. Sadly the Media is all about hype instead of information.

It is horrific to read this article.

If this was truly the reality and fact of life, someone ought to have had the chutzpah to call for the President to step down.

They did, 3 articles for impeachment were submitted to congress to vote on, and the fallacy that the Congress was ever in CONTROL of the democratic,  is well known,  [over 100 filibusters from the GOP obstructionist] The power of the majority, only gave them the Leader of the House and the right to make the agenda, not the 2-thirds votes needed to impeach. 

Hurricane Katrina not only pulverized the Gulf Coast in 2005, it knocked the bully pulpit out from under President George W. Bush

Unlike the New Orleans and the people of the area who lost lives and livelihoods, the President could console himself with the fact that there was plenty of economic upside to share and a good test for the public tolerance for corporate welfare.  It's good some get help!

full article CorpWatch - May 10, 2006 -The Northrop Grumman Corporation, the largest builder of warships in the world, was on a charm offensive here Tuesday. Armed with slides and charts, Philip A. Teel, who runs Northrop's shipyards, led a phalanx of executives who laid out their case for another $200 million from Congress to cover losses from Hurricane Katrina.

By Pentagon standards, a request measured in millions of dollars, rather than billions, may seem like small change. But Northrop's effort is emerging as a test case of whether such a large company should receive extra help from taxpayers or bear its financial difficulties on its own.

Mr Bush did not suck up to any body, he did not run anything, Mr Cheney was the boss of the show, Carl Rove was the marketer, and all Mr Bush was suppose to do was to say that he was the deciders, and Cheney was the president.

Mr Bush did not suck up to any body, he did not run anything, Mr Cheney was the boss of the show, Carl Rove was the marketer, and all Mr Bush was suppose to do was to say that he was the deciders, and Cheney was the president.

OMG, this is horrible.

How are the neocons and the right wing knuckleheads on NV going to down play this ?

Oh Oh, I know. They will blame PE Obama. Yep, thats it, they will blame him, after all the Democrats were the ones who exposed this.

Those pesky dems woke up America to this buffoon and his Magical Mystery Tour of the presidency.

In reality, Bush lied so many times that it's hard to say what it is he never recovered from. Everything Bush was ever in charge of is gone and resting under 6 feet.

Total BS.  The people that I know who love Bush thought he handled Katrina perfectly.  Some people even thought that God was punishing New Orleans.

That said, in my opinion, Bush lost his credibility when he was governor of Texas and the school systems in Texas went down the drain.

Well if there is some chance that he will be accountable for crimes it would not be unreasonable to think he is trying to curry sympathy. Everybody from his wife to his girlfriend Condi are coming out and saying poor poor misunderstood Bush.

I was watchin Chris Mathew's and saw some of the people standing on that bridge and in that stadium and  I don't feel sorry for him one bit.

luckydog, i know the buck stopped with him, but he was doing what he was told, after the supreme court gave him the first election and Ohio gave him the second one, the cards were stacked, it is almost impossible to defeat satan,  

I was watchin Chris Mathew's and saw some of the people standing on that bridge and in that stadium and I don't feel sorry for him one bit.

I did not know that Chris Matthews got wet in New Orleans. Shepperd Smith was transmitting.

Anyway, we, the American people know very well that the President Bush had to twist the arm of the Governor Blanco, the Mayor ran to Houston for buying a safe home for his family and that the US Senator had a temper tantrum when her home was tanked. However, all those politicians living in LA/NA knew about the bad conditions of the very poor and ill, but of course Bush signed 4 days before Katrina the disaster area. It was the first time that it was a pre-condition.

Florida had been under hurricanes many times and.......there was never a more stupid evacuation plan written for a place where politicians did not give $0.01 for the lives of others.

Therefore, time will tell. Obama is lucky to have a Governor that is worth and not the incompetent Blanco that could not make a decision and less to stop the robbers of the liquor stores.

Let's not forget the horse whispering frat brother GW set up as head of FEMA in the first place, "Brownie, you're doin' a great job." LMAO!

Brown was removed, wasn't he?

determined0a1

Brown was removed, wasn't he?

Nice try on the big LIE. Brownie was allowed to stay on as a consultant, at a HIGHER rate of pay. With of course no oversite.

Nice try, NOT.

Determined 2.4----you are exactly correct re: Blanco---I was sickened last night to watch Chris Matthews big special on our President called "The Decider" where he allowed former Gov Blanco to make comments condemning our President's handling of Katrina......I didn't know if I should laugh or cry at the audacity of that woman to show her face in such a segment. She is a disgrace. And you are right---NoLA and the entire state of Louisiana along with PE Barack Obama are indeed very lucky to have future GOP President of the U.S. Bobby Jindal now sitting in her chair.

Well, there are Consultants and "Consultants". Did you watch the hearings of Blanco and Brown?

I was ashamed of our Congress for giving Blanco the Heck of all the Passes for her lack of decision that even the President of the USA, not his job, had to push her.

Blame the people and police also that did the looting for booze and weapons.

Come on, if I can find the info in the internet if forgotten. you are more competent to do it than moi.,

are indeed very lucky to have future GOP President of the U.S. Bobby Jindal now sitting in her chair.

LOL, and a year ago, you thought Fred Thomson was destined to be President.

What exactly did Blanco do wrong, Lisa and det? Be specific.

It's the Oracles of what is known Far-Right and wide as the infallible authority, sharing their gift of prophecy. 

I predict the end of the GOP in less then a generation.

I did not know that Chris Matthews got wet in New Orleans. Shepperd Smith was transmitting.

I wasn't aware I said he was IN New Orleans.

Anyway, we, the American people know very well that the President Bush had to twist the arm of the Governor Blanco, the Mayor ran to Houston for buying a safe home for his family and that the US Senator had a temper tantrum when her home was tanked.

Really?? Just when did he twist his arm? Was it when he was cutting birthday cake with McCain? Or maybe it was when he was flying over the destruction instead of landing on the ground to help local officials? You'll have to tell me when exactly Bush was twisting anyone's arm since it took him 2 to 3 weeks to actually visit New Orleans.

However, all those politicians living in LA/NA knew about the bad conditions of the very poor and ill, but of course Bush signed 4 days before Katrina the disaster area. It was the first time that it was a pre-condition.

No he didn't. Where did you get that nugget of crap from? Fox News?

Florida had been under hurricanes many times and.......there was never a more stupid evacuation plan written for a place where politicians did not give $0.01 for the lives of others.

Yeah you're right and ALL of the previous Presidents handled it better. Glad you could point that out.

Therefore, time will tell. Obama is lucky to have a Governor that is worth and not the incompetent Blanco that could not make a decision and less to stop the robbers of the liquor stores.

WTH do liquor stores have to do with a state-wide disaster?

NO....

Our Supreme Court Elected Special-Ed

We just simply bent over and took it ~~ Rinse and Repeat~~~ Four Years Later.

we should feel sorry for our selves for not been educated enough to know that Mr Bush was not smart enough for the job. Rove new that, and Cheney new to.  

i just have to say this,Mr Nixon was a crook but he was smart, our present president iq can't be more than mine, and I'm considered to be dumb, at least that is what my nabor say, Mr Cheney rolled Mr Bush under the bus and he knows that now, so he want leave his ranch, he is waited on Jan 20th, so he can get the hell out of dodge.

Mr Bush presidency was a lie from the get go.

Are you saying that our Congress lied to the American people about Saddam?

The Cosngress is the one that gives the green light for wars. Get over it, please.

The President lied to congress and his posse lied to Congress. Rumsfeld was simply incompetent, Cheney was simply criminal and Powell and Rice were simply there, offering no meaningful resistance to what will be regarded as the biggest idiotic endeavor for the new millenium (even though we were only two years into it at the time).

Republicans are like little spoiled rotten, brat children, who have always gotten their way, and finally have been put in their place and disciplined for breaking mommies lamp, again. Now all they can do is throw tantrums about how unfair they are being treated and how mean everyone is, and can't understand why no one believes them anymore when they try to blame their little brother for everything. 

who are you kidding, Cheney was the president.

Just refer to him as "Uncle Dick," like GW does. LOL

Joplin

Just refer to him as "Uncle Dick," like GW does. LOL

Most of us refer to him as "The DICK".

Lets NEVER forget while we and the whole world watched the people at the Colisium begging for help for 4 days on the TV, Bush, Brownie, and Chertoff claimed they were unaware of it. Apparently nobody at The White House had the intelligence to watch the TV news. I'll bet even FOX-TV carried the story.

The DHS led by Chertoff has been a bigger disaster and financial waste to America than bin Laden could have ever hoped for. Chertoff' plans of checking grammies shoes before boarding her on a plane, train, or bus, is beyond stupid. Especially when the cargo coming to America is not. And our southern border is a disgrace. What happened to the color coded charts, do they have a color for stupid ? Chertoff was a federal prosecutor, namely a lawyer, what does that tell ya, he was not even a cop. What possible experience could he have had to lead DHS. But he was a 'good' Republican.

3 more weeks of the Bushs%#t.

Lets NEVER forget while we and the whole world watched the people at the Colisium begging for help for 4 days on the TV,

Let's also never forget that the media didn't tell the whole story of what happened down at the Coliseum.  They didn't show the MRE's being thrown away because people didn't want to "eat that sh*t"  Nor do they show some of the other things that happened there.   I did and do feel for those people who were put out of house and home, but their claims are often exaggerated.   

As for the White House's roll or lack there of, well, I think it's already well documented on their success (or lack there of) on the whole operation.

batteredknight

Let's also never forget that the media didn't tell the whole story of what happened down at the Coliseum.  They didn't show the MRE's being thrown away because people didn't want to "eat that sh*t"  Nor do they show some of the other things that happened there.   I did and do feel for those people who were put out of house and home, but their claims are often exaggerated.   

As for the White House's roll or lack there of, well, I think it's already well documented on their success (or lack there of) on the whole operation.

And where did you get this information - SOURCE IS WHAT ??

People worldwide watched the people there begging for help - for over 4 days on NBC - CNN - MSNBC - ABC - CBS - even FOX. Yet Brownie, Bush, and Chertoff claimed they were not aware of people being there, much less needing help.

WHY are people afraid of the TRUTH - or is it they just won't admit it.

Lest we forget the support from other states nearby where LA bused their people one way. Lest we forget people didn't want to get on buses and leave their homes. Why the F would you move to a gulf coast city if you weren't prepared to evacuate in the event of a hurricane? There are hurricane drills in the schools, workplaces, and evacuation signs posted throughout.

I felt bad for the young ones who couldn't control their where abouts. Why the local government didn't shut down that stadium - whatever it was - and get people out is beyond me. Yeah, keep people in a stadium that lies below sea level. Fantastic. In a city that only exists due to a complex system of levees!

Local government was at fault. But people in society don't want accountability - they simply found an old white dude with an accent to blame everything from Katrina to PMS on.

Why the F would you move to a gulf coast city if you weren't prepared to evacuate in the event of a hurricane?

Heh. I can see you need to go on walkabout around the world, and I mean off the typical tourist touring agenda.

Almost half the world's population lives on less than a dollar a day, but the statistic fails to capture the humiliation, powerlessness and brutal hardship that is the daily lot of the world's poor.

Didn't Landriu, Blanco and the Mayor knew that they could have a conflic if a Perfect Storm was going to menace New Orleans?

I wasn't referring to the world. I was referring to the United states. Where the average person probably doesn't live off a dollar a day. I don't see why it's so difficult to create a disaster plan if you live in a hurricane prone area.

Ike posed a serious flooding threat, yet more people evacuated - correctly I might add - Houston even though most of the Ike track, the storm was said to probably miss where it eventually hit.

Dear Young Hot and Smart,

I live in Miami and no one could possibly think that this area is not hurricane prone. I would then ask you to give this old man the benefit of your youth and hot smartness by telling me what good a plan does when the wind comes? How does your plan help an Oklahoman or a Kansan when the tornadoes arrrive unannounced in the dead of night? Run to where? Run to what? On what money, or do you have room in your home to put us all up for the next few weeks or years while we wait for Georgie Boy to let us know what a great job his appointees are doing for us?

And where did you get this information - SOURCE IS WHAT ??

People worldwide watched the people there begging for help - for over 4 days on NBC - CNN - MSNBC - ABC - CBS - even FOX. Yet Brownie, Bush, and Chertoff claimed they were not aware of people being there, much less needing help.

Well, for one, Dept of Homeland security personal who were on scene and handed out food.   For two, my brother who was deployed there with the 82nd to assist in relief operations.    DoHS was ready to go 3 days before Katrina, but Nagan and the Governor wouldn't let them go in.

I don't know why anyone would want to live in Florida OR Louisiana.

Yuck.

Nest time that I eat crawfish I will wear disposable gloves. My hubby refused to be part of the experience in LA.

Skeletor is no better than Brownie.

    This goes all the way up the ladder. It is one of the main reasons Iraq was a failure. Look at what he did. When the people rose up and said get out of Iraq he fired all the men who disagreed with him and put in the yes man that did agree with him. Brownie was a political appointee in a serious job. The man had no credentials for such a position but he was a political Ally. Same goes for the contractors in Iraq who did the shoddy work and billed us for as much as they could. Political correct republicans.

Oh, caroaber, GWB forgot to have tears rolling over his face.

Same goes for the contractors in Iraq who did the shoddy work and billed us for as much as they could.

How much would you charge for doing the job of the contractors in Iraq, maybe the minimum wages?

Repeat away!  It's a great choice of words.

Can't be said too often!

    The pretzel story was a good one. Every since then he has looked like a person with a hangover.

They wouldn't let him drive a car at least... does he even have a license?

If not, maybe he could ask his daughter to get him one?

Yup all along Mr. Bush was the real victim. ;)

::sigh:: So misunderstood.

I know. the Hypocrisy is overwhelming.

I know. the Hypocrisy is overwhelming.

More than just hypocrisy, the narcissistic egoism is mindboggling.  Poor little Dubbya. *smirk*

You know, I am with you on this one. What kind of America is this, where the leader of the "free world" appears to be engrossed in revisionist aspirations and self pity. Bush is reaping what he sowed and I dont have any sympathy for him.

Better grades than Gore and Kerry......for sure.

You forgot: "...we never were STAY THE COURSE".

thomasjefferson: I have had the same sort of comments said to me by my libertarian or republican friends.  Here's the way I see it.  It is a fact that most (if not all) of the people who 'stayed' did so because of a number of reasons - stupid NOT being one of them.

1) They don't have vehicles - they use public transportation to get around the city. There were dozens of school buses under water that never got used to transport people to who knows where.

2) They didn't know where to evacuate to - all of their extended family LIVED in NOLA.

3)  THEY HAD NO MONEY - not enough for gas (if they had a car) not enough for a hotel room that they would need for who knew how long, no credit cards.

4)  There was NOT widespread killing, raping, looting of TV's and stuff like that. It was a very very small number of idiots who ran out of a store with a huge tv and no place to plug it in.

The army was not "turned loose" on New Orleans.  Tommy Frank came in and finally HELPED people who were sitting for days and days in 95+ degrees with no water, no food, no medical help.  The people that were there tried to help but you sir, have no freaking idea of what help would be in a situation where you have nothing but blazing sun, rancid water, and asphalt. 

A leader is supposed to do just that - LEAD - his/her behaviour in a crisis is what trickles down to their staff and others and sets the tone for what will happen.  Bush was not and still is not any kind of leader. He is a man who doesn't think (or can't).  He hand picked totally inexperienced man to run FEMA and then waited days to fly over. His press secretary claimed he 'didn't know' the levvies had been breached when I saw it on CNN.  Where was Shub?  On a stage with John McCain in sunny San Diego helping him celebrate his birthday.

This is only one of his appalling failures as a leader and someone who is supposed to be capable of making decisions quickly.  He was a mediocre (at best) student, military person, business owner, sports team owner and then had the gall to run for President.

And unfortunately, win...

Dear Thomas-Jefferson,

Count me among those who are overjoyed that you are only using a pen name because its obvious that you're too dull to wield an ink pen. If you've finished apologizing for the shoe-ducker, let me throw the cold water of reality in your face as a wake up call.

Your current president should be indicted, arrested, tried and hung for the misery that he has personally inflicted on the people of this nation as well as the people of other countries.

His stunning lack of balls will place him alongside the likes of Millard Fillmore, and rightfully so. If I were on his Secret Service detail, I'd be out getting an ice cream sundae whenever the next guy shows up looking to hurl a pair of brogains in his direction. Not even thinking about taking a bullet for that guy. He has all the personal appeal and charm of Nicolae Ceaucescu.

Mr Bush said he is going to bring freedom to the middle east, for thousand of years before Christ they were fighting, but he was going to bring freedom, he must not have read a history book. 

You are too funny (hyuk)!

I don't think Bush read the Bible either.

I agree.  Bush was a "national disaster" on many fronts.  Katrina was repulsive.  I remember watching CNN and thinking "This is happening in the USA"?  I literally watched people as they died on the streets with nobody around except the news cameras.  It was disgraceful.  But not the only disgraceful time in the last 8 years.  Bush should go down if the history books as the worst President ever for many many reasons.

Ditto the government in LA/NO.

With the money that built casinos the levees could be improved a veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy long time ago. But of course, we in the USA aren't aware of Holland and Denmark, for example.

I still remember the truck loads of soldiers rolling up to the Superdome with their guns locked and loaded. Can you imagine if somebody had panicked and the bloodbath that could have ensued? It literally looked like a made for T.V. movie.