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<blockquote data-quote="susiedriver" data-source="post: 48034">tie, &nbsp;Isn&#039;t that what I said days ago? &quot;Dereliction of duty&quot;, was the phrase you objected to. Isn&#039;t that what you&#039;re saying now? &nbsp;I never identified who I thought should be charged. You say Blanco, perhaps; but certainly Brown, perhaps Chertoff, remotely even Nagin, though I think that would be a stretch, given the little resources he had at his disposal. There are scant facts available at this time. Certainly someone dropped the ball and should stand up and admit it. &nbsp;The fact is, the Stafford Act had been envoked, and that changes the entire ball game. &nbsp;Do try to read the article from the WaPo. It lays out undeniable facts in a clear order.&nbsp; &nbsp;Like Bush said on 8-28: Yesterday, I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, and this morning I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Mississippi. These declarations will allow federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials. We will do everything in our power to help the people in the communities affected by this storm. &nbsp;&nbsp;The feds were in control before the storm hit, or so it would seem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="susiedriver, post: 48034"] tie, Isn't that what I said days ago? "Dereliction of duty", was the phrase you objected to. Isn't that what you're saying now? I never identified who I thought should be charged. You say Blanco, perhaps; but certainly Brown, perhaps Chertoff, remotely even Nagin, though I think that would be a stretch, given the little resources he had at his disposal. There are scant facts available at this time. Certainly someone dropped the ball and should stand up and admit it. The fact is, the Stafford Act had been envoked, and that changes the entire ball game. Do try to read the article from the WaPo. It lays out undeniable [b]facts[/b] in a clear order. Like Bush said on 8-28: [i] Yesterday, I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, and this morning I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Mississippi. These declarations will allow federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials. We will do everything in our power to help the people in the communities affected by this storm.[/i] The feds were in control before the storm hit, or so it would seem. [/QUOTE]

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