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09-10-2005, 05:27 PM

In article <GZdUe.18$>,
Kurt Ullman <> wrote:
    >In article <>,
    >wrote:
    >>This was a national catastrophe with effects well outside of New Orleans.
    >>The country was in desperate need of some leadership.

    > Ah, because he legally couldn't, with the exception of the
    >California trip.

Bullshit. Every single thing I mentioned Bush could legally do. Let's look
at them one by one.

    >>Why wasn't Bush
    >>on national TV on _Tuesday_ (instead of flying to California to speech on
    >>Iraq) telling us his response plan for the biggest disaster in American
    >>history.

Legal for president to do? It is preposterous to suggest Bush cannot get on
national TV. And it was already the federal government's responsibility when
the disaster was legally declared an "Incident of National Significance".

    >>Why wasn't he requesting every city and town in the 48 states to
    >>figure out how much shelter space they would be able to provide if or when
    >>necessary?

Legal for president to do? Again it is preposterous to suggest otherwise.

    >>Why didn't he immediately negotiate reduced or suspended hotel
    >>rates with the national chains for the masses of refugees already in hotels?

Legal for president to do? Obviously.

    >>Why didn't Bush order the many naval ships capable of helping to go there
    >>immediately?

Legal for president to do? Obviously.

    >>When didn't Bush immediately order a Berlin Airlift type
    >>operation out of the New Orleans airport?

Legal for president to do? Obviously.

    >>Why didn't he send troops in
    >>immediately?

Legal for president to do? Definitely. The president has _always_ had
the authority to send troops anywhere in the country. Back in 1957
for example Eisenhower used the Alabama national guard to protect
schoolchildren. And the declaration that the disaster was an "incidence
of NATIONAL significance" explicitly game FEMA and the president the
responsibility and authority.

    >>Why didn't he make sure there was a large fleet of vehicles
    >>and busses getting the refugees out round the clock?

Legal for president to do? Obviously.

    >>The president could
    >>have made all of these happen and I would have expected _any_ president
    >>to do these things and more and do them _Tuesday_.

09-10-2005, 05:27 PM	#183 (permalink)
tr2267 Posts:	Re: I'm Tired Of These Ungrateful Hurricane Victims In article <GZdUe.18$>, Kurt Ullman <> wrote: >In article <>, >wrote: >>This was a national catastrophe with effects well outside of New Orleans. >>The country was in desperate need of some leadership. > Ah, because he legally couldn't, with the exception of the >California trip. Bullshit. Every single thing I mentioned Bush could legally do. Let's look at them one by one. >>Why wasn't Bush >>on national TV on _Tuesday_ (instead of flying to California to speech on >>Iraq) telling us his response plan for the biggest disaster in American >>history. Legal for president to do? It is preposterous to suggest Bush cannot get on national TV. And it was already the federal government's responsibility when the disaster was legally declared an "Incident of National Significance". >>Why wasn't he requesting every city and town in the 48 states to >>figure out how much shelter space they would be able to provide if or when >>necessary? Legal for president to do? Again it is preposterous to suggest otherwise. >>Why didn't he immediately negotiate reduced or suspended hotel >>rates with the national chains for the masses of refugees already in hotels? Legal for president to do? Obviously. >>Why didn't Bush order the many naval ships capable of helping to go there >>immediately? Legal for president to do? Obviously. >>When didn't Bush immediately order a Berlin Airlift type >>operation out of the New Orleans airport? Legal for president to do? Obviously. >>Why didn't he send troops in >>immediately? Legal for president to do? Definitely. The president has _always_ had the authority to send troops anywhere in the country. Back in 1957 for example Eisenhower used the Alabama national guard to protect schoolchildren. And the declaration that the disaster was an "incidence of NATIONAL significance" explicitly game FEMA and the president the responsibility and authority. >>Why didn't he make sure there was a large fleet of vehicles >>and busses getting the refugees out round the clock? Legal for president to do? Obviously. >>The president could >>have made all of these happen and I would have expected _any_ president >>to do these things and more and do them _Tuesday_.