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with a friend a couple of days ago regarding his responsibilities. She basically stated that I was being unfair for my harsh viewpoint regarding Bush. I asked her a simple question - " where does the buck stop?" She went on to say that he probably did not know how bad it was, that the delay was caused because they had to formulate a plan, and that takes time, blah, blah, blah.
I told her of Bush responsibilities as president under the United States National Response Plan. She tried to defend him by saying that it could not be just Bush that blundered - it might of been his staff. I was being unfair for heaping all that went wrong on one man. I told her of Northern Command - and how it sat a few miles offshore of Louisiana until THURSDAY before deploying - and that the only reason it sat, was because they had to wait for a presidential order. That order was Bush's responsibility, and his alone as president. He bears the blame on at least that count.
She ended up screeching at me.........hmmmmmm....wonder what she thinks now that he accepts responsibility........
She said that Bush could not be blamed for all that went wrong with FEM etc.....and I told her that leadership sets the tone. Bush sets the tone of government. There was no sense of urgency from the FEDS - and Bush was busy holidaying, eating cake, and attending a fundraiser while New Orleans was drowning.
She said it was like this - if my son was caught shoplifting - I, as a parent would be held responsible, and in her opinion, that was unfair. I said - " As a parent, I set the tone right? If I taught my son how to shoplift, or that it was okay to shoplift as long as you did not get caught......then I SHOULD be held responsible for his actions....because I set the tone of his behavior."
The conversation ended up quite ugly.
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