US President George W Bush has said he takes responsibility for government failures in dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina. (full story)
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It's the respectable thing to do. He doesn't have to take all of the responsibility, but he should take a large portion of it. He missed the letter of request for emergency relief from Governor Blanco because he was on vacation, and then blamed the states for a slow reaction. He appointed a person with no disaster relief experience to one of the highest disaster relief positions in the government. He has slashed funding for disaster relief in the affected area despite government warnings that it was the 3rd largest disaster threat to the US. He has slashed social services in all sorts of ways during his entire presidency to make climbing out of poverty an even more difficult challenge for countless people. Finally, he was playing golf during the storm instead of preparing to help save lives afterwards.
Despite all of this, it is plausable to think Bush never would have accepted responsibility without all of the news groups that have actually sought the truth and political pressure from activist groups and individuals. Once again, these are the groups responsible for bringing out the truth.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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2 comments:
great informative blog...keep it up...
well i def don't want bush to be shot. but having him impeached would be more than welcome. i think there are a lot of people who are passionate about politics and the fate of the world, but many more who aren't. i think it's easy for americans to not pay much attention since the majority of the population isn't in poverty and are reaping the benefits from the rest of the world. at some point things will change and people's eyes will open...hopefully we can open people's eyes ahead of time though.
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