Katrina Investigation Reveals Administration’s Inability to Keep us SAFE

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This is the myth that needs to be debunked-that Repugs are the superior safe-keepers.


http://www.thinkprogress.org/
Katrina Investigation Reveals Administration’s Inability to Keep Americans Safe

President Bush claimed earlier this month that “the American people can be rest assured this administration understands the task, and understands the challenges, and understands our obligation to protect you, to protect the American people.”

The administration’s failed response to Katrina proved this to be false. In the face of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, the White House did not appreciate the gravity of the situation, did not show leadership in a crisis, and demonstrated how incompetent they would handle future emergencies unless dramatic changes are made.

Congressional investigations into Katrina are bringing to light how incapable the White House is. From today’s New York Times:

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“We are left with a picture of a White House that was plagued by the fog of war,” said David Marin, the Republican staff director to the House committee investigating the government’s response to the hurricane. “The committee is likely to find a disturbing inability by the White House to de-conflict and analyze information — and that had consequences.”

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1. while this brought up immediately following Katrina--it has slipped

to the wayside. I really wish the Dems could capitalize on this fact. We have to get over this big mountain-that the Repugs are better at keeping us safe.