I have to hand it to the Republican spin machine. They can come up with a catch word or phrase within micro-seconds. Accountability is now "finger pointing" a good dodge for anyone mentioning responsibility. Now the "race card" , just a substitute for discrimination is being resurrected from a long absence on national TV.
Also, truth and BS are being mixed up to serve whatever purpose is necessary at the time. Why did not the mayor do this or that. He is a MAYOR, not an emergency response expert and I have never heard what he did right or wrong. At his level I would suspect contacting the Governor and FEMA about the situation, which he did would be the first things that had to be done. Some buses did take people out of the city and returned. Whatever the Governor or mayor did or did not do does not erase this fact. According to the FEMA Bylaws, NO one needs to authorize them to move!!
The National weather service and a few new agencies reported MONDAY that the levee broke. FEMA did not know this on Tuesday. What excuse is there for President Bush, Cheney, FEMA and Rice and the rest of the administration to NOT HAVE KNOWN THIS? Answer, NONE!
I hope this is not forgotten in the next election.
This is not the same USA I was born in.