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<blockquote data-quote="ezrider" data-source="post: 48135">Upsdude &nbsp;Not that I&#039;d point the finger at any one person for being responsible for how the entire rescue and evacuation operations transpired, but just because someone questions the response and actions of Bush before, during, or after Katrina does not automatically make them a Democrat, traitor or any less a citizen for rightfully asking questions as to what needed to be done better. &nbsp;One of the first statements out of the White House regarding the snail&#039;s pace of Federal assistance to the crisis was that the Louisiana Governor hadn&#039;t properly declared it being a disaster.&nbsp; Not only was it a lame excuse, it turned out to be completely false and the statement had to be retracted a few hours later.&nbsp; At a time when action was required, Bush&#039;s team offered rhetoric hoping to deflect what they feared would be bad press.&nbsp; All that tactic did was intensify the scrutiny on the Fed&#039;s action or lack of action to that point, and ultimately the past catches up to Michael Brown.&nbsp; Being &quot;relieved of his duty&quot; doesn&#039;t even begin to clean up the mess he managed to make at what was once a respected and responsible agency. &nbsp;This guy landing the top job at FEMA could only equate to a flight attendant getting thru a 30 day training period without spilling drinks on passengers and then being rewarded with a promotion to become the pilot without having ever even been in a flight simulator.&nbsp; He clearly wasn&#039;t qualified for the position and shouldn&#039;t have been there to begin with.&nbsp; So why was he there then?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Anybody witnessing how this fiasco unfolded, regardless of what party he or she clings to, certainly has every reason to ask that question.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ezrider, post: 48135"] Upsdude Not that I'd point the finger at any one person for being responsible for how the entire rescue and evacuation operations transpired, but just because someone questions the response and actions of Bush before, during, or after Katrina does not automatically make them a Democrat, traitor or any less a citizen for rightfully asking questions as to what needed to be done better. One of the first statements out of the White House regarding the snail's pace of Federal assistance to the crisis was that the Louisiana Governor hadn't properly declared it being a disaster. Not only was it a lame excuse, it turned out to be completely false and the statement had to be retracted a few hours later. At a time when action was required, Bush's team offered rhetoric hoping to deflect what they feared would be bad press. All that tactic did was intensify the scrutiny on the Fed's action or lack of action to that point, and ultimately the past catches up to Michael Brown. Being "relieved of his duty" doesn't even begin to clean up the mess he managed to make at what was once a respected and responsible agency. This guy landing the top job at FEMA could only equate to a flight attendant getting thru a 30 day training period without spilling drinks on passengers and then being rewarded with a promotion to become the pilot without having ever even been in a flight simulator. He clearly wasn't qualified for the position and shouldn't have been there to begin with. So why was he there then? Anybody witnessing how this fiasco unfolded, regardless of what party he or she clings to, certainly has every reason to ask that question. [/QUOTE]

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