Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Politics

Hurricane Katrina Left a Mark on George W. Bush’s Presidency

Posted December 11, 2008

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Hindsight 20/20

I voted for him but he dropped the ball with his appt. of Brown-which tragically cost not just N.O but the resulting resentment in Houston of having a cheap ward politico (Mayor Bill White ) use the huddled mass of storm flushed criminals expand his Democratic Party base.Do I sound cynical ,bitter ? Ask the rest of the major cities Police depts. how they feel about the Katrina effect. If Bush had addressed this situation better .Sen Obama would still be practicing his speeches in front the bathroom mirror.

What Didn't He Botch?

The most corrupt and incompetent administration in U.S. history. Our economy is in shambles, our military is stretched too thin and worn out, and even our traditional allies do not respect us. Our people are more divided than we have been at any time since the Civil war. We would have been much better off with Nixon and Agnew.

Give me a break

This wasn't GW's fault.

The states totally fail it's citizens.

They were warned and decided to do nothing. Then the storm hits and all of a sudden Bush doesn't like black people.

This country has lost it's mind.

Common sense say when warned of a huge storm coming your way you should get out of the way, not roll the dice and hope it misses you.

A case of ideology trumping common sense

He botched it, plain and simple.

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