Thursday, March 2, 2006

WHAT DID HE KNOW? WHEN DID HE KNOW IT? — by Steve Nadis

Four days after the Hurricane Katrina leveled Louisiana and much of the Gulf Coast, Bush told the nation: “I don’t think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees” that turned New Orleans into a deadly flood zone. But videotapes now show that Bush was briefed about this very possibility the day before Katrina struck New Orleans. He took time off from his vacation to assure state officials that the federal government was “fully prepared” to bring all the necessary resources to bear, despite being told by FEMA that they were not, in fact, prepared to deal with a storm of the magnitude predicted.

In other words, Bush lied–probably in an attempt to make his administration’s wanting efforts seem less disgraceful than they were. Clinton was impeached for saying he “did not have sex with that woman”–in that case relying on vagaries about the definition of sex. But where are the vagaries in Bush saying no one anticipated the breach of the levels when that prospect was discussed in meetings he participated in? There’s no doubt he lied here, just as he and his cronies lied repeatedly to justify the invasion of Iraq.

The question now is where’s the outrage? When will this president be held accountable for his misdeeds? Clinton was impeached for consensual sex (if you call it that), while the lies of this administration have resulted in untold deaths and suffering. Although Bush’s prestorm briefings made page one of the Boston Globe, the arrival of Manny Ramirez at the Red Sox spring training camp in Florida received even more prominent mention on the front page–if that’s any indication about the importance attached to the latest Bush scandal.

Posted by Snake at 18:01:02
Comments

7 Responses to “WHAT DID HE KNOW? WHEN DID HE KNOW IT? — by Steve Nadis”

  1. ZARDOZ says:
    March 2, 2006 at 5:20 pm

    this is too much .

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  2. DrMax says:
    March 2, 2006 at 6:31 pm

    Does anyone remember the big push from the right after Katrina devestated the area? The lack of response wasn’t Bush’s fault, State and local officials didn’t use the corrrect forms in requesting help. It’s NEVER W’s fault, people act like he’s President of the United States or something.

  3. Snake says:
    March 2, 2006 at 7:01 pm

    Right, Z & Doc. As the saying goes, some people get away with …. — well, you know the word.

  4. Oldroses says:
    March 3, 2006 at 2:21 am

    I agree! Where’s the outrage? Am I the only one who’s outraged? No one is even threatening to move to Canada!

  5. Flubberwinkle says:
    March 3, 2006 at 6:46 am

    You’re right Snake and it’s baffled me. Why do the (majority of) American people think a president’s willy doodling is more punishable than all this? Perhaps the “puritans” should reassess their priorities. (Hundreds of thousands)Deaths vs (2 people having)sex.

  6. Snake says:
    March 3, 2006 at 10:59 am

    Right Roses, so much bad shit has happened most of us are numb by now. And is it sex, FW? Depends on what you mean by is.

  7. Windfall Woman says:
    March 3, 2006 at 10:35 pm

    I don’t get it.

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