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2005-09-02 Home Front: Economy

Bush Says Relief Results 'Not Acceptable'

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-02 09:37|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I am VERY upset at the lack of leadership and results on all levels - starting from the President down. The Mayor of NO finally called it like it is - gov officials showing up for press shots and PR and then leaving. I am blown away at the slow response in getting just water to the people down there. It is a national embarassment and crisis.

I bet if the residents in NO were muslims in another country, our response would have been a hell of a lot swifter.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2005-09-02 10:52|| 2005-09-02 10:52|| Front Page Top

#2 I bet if the residents in NO were muslims in another country, our response would have been a hell of a lot swifter.

Likely not. The only reason the USN's response to the tsunami was so quick was there were assets already there. The UNSN Comfort took weeks to make its way across.

Posted by Pappy 2005-09-02 11:02|| 2005-09-02 11:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Sam, I think that you, and all the whinging folks out there are more than a little unfair.

From what I've seen the two public officials most to blame are the mayor of NO and the govenor of LA. It was THEIR responsibility to have a disaster relief plan that included getting food and water to the shelter points like the convention center and Superdome.

Why didn't they use all those school busses for the evacuation of the folks without transport on Saturday?

Once the sh** hits the fan, it takes time to coordinate and move supplies when there is no infrastructure. Do you think that we should have a million meals and gallons of water stockpiled at every potential shelter site in the country?

How much would that cost and where would you put it? NO is a freakin' lake! with lot and lots of little islands with lots of people stranded on them. How many thousands of helicopter flights will it take to move 100,000 people? This has only been going on for 4 days (less if you count from when the levee let go).

Let's wait for "Monday morning" before you start the Monday morning quaterbacking.

Washington is neither omniscient nor omnipotent so cut them a little slack.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-09-02 14:05|| 2005-09-02 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't get a "Rudy Giuliani" vibe from the mayor of NOLA. Nor the governor of Louisiana.

What's going on in Mississippi?

Posted by eLarson 2005-09-02 16:36|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-09-02 16:36|| Front Page Top

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