"I take responsibility." No apology, though. Is one coming Thursday?

[smartvoter]

What do you think? Will Mr. Make No Mistakes actually take the next logical step and apologize?

If you would be so kind as to give this a kick after you vote, so the next person can see the poll, you would most sincerely rock.

[Child_Of_Isis]

1. Never happen. eom

[smartvoter]

2. You know, if he does apologize, the very act of it will be news. Not

because a president had to apologize, which is always news in itself, but because Bush himself did it. It really doesn't seem that he is capable of it.

[WePurrsevere]

3. He actually said he "takes responsibilty"? I'd like to see...

(edited for brain fart)

how he worded that since there are ways to "take responsibility without accepting that YOU are the one resposible for what occured. An apology could be worded the same way... it's all semantics and BushCo's speech writers are very good at saying nothing while hoping that they are saying enough encourage most Americans to drink the next batch of.... grape Flavor-Aid.

*IF* he apologizes at all it will be only to say he's sorry for the lives lost... NOT that he's sorry he's the one that caused those lives to be lost. :grr: :grr: :grr:

[jane_pippin]

4. He said "to the extent that" the feds screwed up, he takes responsibility

for that screw up. So really, he said nothing, as usual.

[WePurrsevere]

6. Oh... so if he can't PASS the Buck, He'll spread it around hoping...

the stench of all those dead bodies and his own failure to ACT as a President should doesn't stink around him quite so bad... His whole administration really is a major piece of work isn't it? :puke:

[jane_pippin]

9. Exactly. And if I may second your response:

:puke:

[Skidmore]

5. How do you apologize for killing several thousand people?

I don't want an apology from that criminal--I want him behind bars.

[Alamom]

7. CYA or COA's........as usual. Nothing new here. n/t

[The Stranger]

8. PAGING SENATOR DURBIN . . . PAGING DICK . . .

WE NEED AN APOLOGY . . .

[mcscajun]

10. No Apology. All Spin...All the Time.

Rovian Bullshit rules.

Gotta prop up those sagging poll numbers. Gotta get control of the domestic agenda. Gotta reassure the base.

Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.

I won't even watch.

[smartvoter]

11. I hear you. We all do... nt

[smartvoter]

12. Up for the afternoon crowd. nt

[EstimatedProphet]

13. He'll hide behind his "I take responsibility" crap

When pressed, He'll say "I already took responsibility. What else do you want?"
Georgie, truly taking responsibility for this one means being exiled to Elba, at a minimum...

[smartvoter]

26. yep

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. He doesn't do apologies

Rest assured they are working out the details to show how bush* was a victim in this and he's currently practicing his indignant face in front of a mirror. They'll have it all together by Thursday night.

[smartvoter]

19. You're probably right.

[smartvoter]

15. Up for evening crowd. nt

[Dave Reynolds]

16. He won't apologize,

but Limpballs, O'Lielly, and the rest of those fuckers will say that taking responsibility is the same as apologizing.

If I ever heard Georgie say "I'm sorry" my response would be "Yes, you sure the hell are."

[smartvoter]

17. LOL. That is the truth. nt

[Loge23]

18. no, the focus will shift to..

all the work that has been done.
I received a reply from my local Repug Senator (Martinez-FL)today (to my demand for some accountability).
He sent a long reply detailing all of the steps that have been taken in the Gulf Coast: (here's a couple of paragraphs)

The federal government initially directed more than 15,000 National Guardsmen from Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana to these disaster areas. This number is expected to rise to more than 46,000 Guardsman at the height of relief assistance. The United States Coast Guard has rescued more than 46,800 people from rooftops, flooded neighborhoods, and hospitals in the New Orleans area since rescue operations began August 29, 2005. Many of the 4,000 Coast Guard personnel were in place prior to Hurricane Katrina making landfall. The Department of Defense has deployed approximately 22,000 military personnel along with four United States Navy ships and the hospital ship “Comfort” with more en route to the Gulf Coast daily. They have also provided 16.7 million Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs) to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In addition the Army Corps of Engineers has used over eight hundred 25,000-pound sandbags to repair broken levees around New Orleans and the draining of the city of New Orleans is well underway.

Further, over 125 tons of relief supplies have been delivered to the Gulf Coast, along with 53 million liters of water. The American Red Cross shelters have opened in twenty states and the District of Columbia with a total population of over 141,500 people. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has deployed fifty-seven National Disaster Medical Systems Teams including Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams, and Mental Health Units, along with 28 urban search and rescue teams in an effort to empty New Orleans, prevent the spread of infectious disease, save lives, and provide assistance. (End of paste)

So you see, the focus will be on what has been done, not what wasn't done. Did you expect otherwise?

[cynatnite]

20. His poll numbers have tanked

He'll apologize and then every bushbot with his/her nose up bush's ass will say, 'awe, what a guy. he said he was sorry'. Then up goes the approval rating.

A new rovian ploy will be heralded :eyes:

[smartvoter]

22. Interesting take. Do the totally unexpected. We'll see. Thanks for

posting this. nt

[SalmonChantedEvening]

21. Babs would fly in from Kennebunkport and slap him smirkless

If he ever said "sorry" about anything.

It simply is NOT to be done. If they have a Rule #1, that's it.

[smartvoter]

25. Probably right. nt

[smartvoter]

23. Bump for the night time DUers. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. "Doesn't work for me, I gotta have more cowbell!"

[RagingInMiami]

27. I wonder if he'll have the ear piece this time

[smartvoter]

28. Or the onion juice for the tears... nt