John Kerry Responds to President Bush's Speech to the Nation
9/15/2005 9:54:00 PM
Delayed just enough after the speech to make it look like it wasn't prepared beforehand...
To: National Desk

Contact: David Wade or April Boyd, 202-224-4159

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Below is a statement from Senator John Kerry on President Bush's address tonight on the devastation of Hurricane Katrina:

"Leadership isn't a speech or a toll-free number. Leadership is getting the job done. No American doubts that New Orleans will rise again, they doubt the competence and commitment of this Administration. Weeks after Katrina, Americans want an end to politics-as-usual that leaves them dangerously and unforgivably unprepared. Americans want to know that their government will be there when it counts with leadership that keeps them safe, not speeches in the aftermath to explain away the inexcusable."