At this point, it’s obvious that the government’s response to Katrina was pathetic, and the response to the wildfires has been competent, though as Dan Froomkin noted yesterday, “[D]espite all the forceful pronouncements from the White House, it’s not clear that Bush deserves much, if any, of the credit. And there’s no indication that his visit will expiate the Katrina legacy, arguably the second most defining aspect of his presidency.”
But that apparently hasn’t stopped Bush from taking a cheap shot.
“There is no hill he’s not willing to charge, no problem he’s not willing to solve,” Bush said of the California governor. “It makes a significant difference when you have somebody in the statehouse willing to take the lead.”
Unlike, say, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who was faulted perhaps as much as the Federal Emergency Management Agency was for inadequate preparation and response for Hurricane Katrina’s assault on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast?
You think? Two years later, and the president is still trying pass the buck.
For her part, Blanco said in a press statement that it took federal forces nearly a week to arrive in Louisiana after the storm. “I was the only game in town, leading for nearly a week without the president’s help,” Blanco said. “Of all the lessons learned from Katrina now being put into place in California, I would hope the one he would remember is that politics has no place in any disaster.”
So much for that idea.
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Cheap shots are the only things he knows how to do well.
They wanted to make Louisiana a red state, plain and simple.
Bush and the rest of these mouthbreathers are pieces of sh*t.
Apologies to sh*t everywhere.
The FEMA fake press conference and the White House censorship of the CDC report on health and global warming are far from the first times the Bush administration has doctored scientific reports and testimony. From rented reporters, purchased pundits, and rigged rallies to scripted sessions, fake news and pseudo-science, an unapologetic White House has long sought to alter public perceptions to control political debate - and reality itself.
For the details, see:
“FEMA, CDC and Bush’s Potemkin Presidency.”
Governor Bush is a douche-bag.
Except douche-bags are a semi-public service, so, I guess I’ve never understood that insult.
Governor Bush is a shameless asshole. There, that makes more sense.
I’m continually amazed at the level of sheer chutzpah we see from this rim job and his brand of compassionate conservatism.In fact what truly defines this administration is their utter inhumanity:and he’s NOT FINISHED YET.
There are some other difference as well:
Like that fact that the governor of CA is a republican and the one in LA is a democrat. We’ve seen the difference in federal response when say JEB needed help.
Like the fact that in S. CA all the roads were not impassable and people were able to escape.
Like the fact the fires started out small and grew larger and more menancing so people truly knew what they were up against with more warning.
Like the fact that LA has 9 electoral college votes and CA has 54 and the state GOP is trying to siphon off some of those.
Well California’s never been attacked by terrorists. We ought to give Bush credit for that, too.
“the president is still trying pass the buck”
Name one buck that has landed on W’s desk.
Ever.
It’s part of the culture: Frat boys don’t take responsibility for anything.
Not for getting drunk.
Not for snorting coke.
Not for starting wars.
Not for trashing the environment.
Not for shredding the constitution…
“No hill he’s not willing to charge …”
Jeebers. Who writes that dribble? And what kind of idiot is willing to repeat it in public?
“It makes a significant difference when you have somebody in the statehouse willing to take the lead.”
True. Particularly when you have a worthless sack of shit in the White House.
Bush, and his media cronies have done an amazing job of blaming everyone but Bush himself for the problems and mistakes he’s made. When Iraq went wrong it was the fault of the iraqi’s, then when the democrats got elected to congress it was a “lack of resolve in the American people”.
I seriously think that it will get to a point where Bush will blame the troops for the situation in Iraq soon enough, and then these so called conservatives with their support-the-troops fridge magnet will actually agree with Bush.
Smooth move by Bush. Remind everybody about his fiasco and come off as a spoiled child ranting,”I didn’t do it, it’s her fault!” What a disgrace.
While Bush is a complete and total douche, he is right about Ah-nold.
Ah-nold has stepped up and been a leader. He’s been active and engaged…without getting in the way. Gotta give him credit for that.
Where are all those good ol’ Louisiana gator hunters when you need one? Seriously. How much insult to injury can this drug addict add before the proud people of the deep south are forced to defend their honor?
bushiite means “unlike that Democrat, i’ma help a republican”
Gary @ 12:
Already has and it’s worked just as you predicted:
God damn eugenicist president
knew that was coming, fuck arnold for standing there and not defending a fellow governor..
I hope Bianco kicks Governor Poopy-pants in the head! What an absolute asshole Bu$h is… he’ll never change. And he keeps showing the world what a frickin’ waste of skin he is every chance he gets… or is that every time he opens his mouth. What a fucktard!!
“Two years later, and the president is still trying pass the buck”.
Wait till you read his memoirs (”I was born in the humble log cabin that my father built..”).
I think with the Katrina crack he’s simply looking for a little more “retroactive” immunity.
It’s not like they could reasonably predict a hurricane days in advance could strike New Orleans…
Oh wait, they could.
“George Bush does not like Black people.”
Damn…for a minute I thought they were making a sequel to Twins!
Did he bring Brownie with him? There are horses in California. Maybe he could ‘hep’
I’m going to stave Seth’s goat for a while …….. then let him eat his face, it’s the only way …….
How did this piece of shit ever become a two-term president? What a shitty thing to say … even it had been 100% true, it would have been a shitty thing to say. Why didn’t he just say, “Hey all you poor, black people in New Orleans. This is how it’s done. You could learn a thing or two from all of these people losing their million dollar homes.” My God, he is the worst person ever … after Cheney.
Credit has to be given to a Governor and to leaders within the State of California who understand the concept of bipartisanship…..Something that our current President in incapable of understanding. I’m counting the days this pompous A-hole is out of office.
I thought the horse whisper did aheckofajob.
I feel chimpy is more willing to help whites than anyone with color.
BTW — Does anybody else see the correlation between increased disk space and chimpy’s need for more of our money?
The divider decider.
He continues to pit one state against another.
The piece of dried up shit.
They don’t show her in this picture, but what’s up with Feinstein and the Star Trek, the Next Generation uniform?
Scott @ 7:
He probably does take credit for protecting every little town. What a dipshit.
Pig.
You SUCK, Georgie.
And you are NOT my president.
ummm
there is a bit of dif between wildfires and a force 5 hurricane
especially when that hurricane knocked out the national guard
Turk Meister @ 6:
chimpy keeps digging his lame ass deeper.
Louisiana - poor people, many minorities. California - middle class/rich people, very white (at least by what I saw on the news) Who gets the help? Why even ask?
I wonder if the stupid masses will take into account the fact that AHHHnold is a Repug and Blanco is a Dem! That fact being the only reason that Bush even mentioned Katrina! Is it me or is he a complete fucking retard for dredging up something that makes him look more like shit than did the minute before?
Never underestimate the power of pure stupidity! (or for that matter the power of the stupid folks that continue follow this village idiot)!!
George Bush is a cowardly low life divisive piece of shit. I loathe that mother*ucker.
the magnitude of Katrina makes whats happening in Calif look insignificant….and I live in Calif…..something on the the scale of Katrina….is so HUGE…..there is no way the preznit can brush it off….HE FAILED!….plain and simple.
We really didn’t need Arnold or GW. Our County Supervisor and the Mayor were handling things quite well - doing exactly what anyone in their positions would do, namely their jobs. It’s doubtful that when they run again they’ll be using the Wildfires as their only moment to crow about (over and over and over!!)
bush takes a swipe a Lousiana.
Very ‘residential.’
I can’t wait until we get a ‘p’ to add to that.
In all honesty…no one can “RUN” Calif…..all you can do is hang on……and Ahnuld ain’t done all that bad…..I disagree with some of his positions…but he’s doing ok…like I said …no one can “run” Calif.
Or maybe its just that the presnit came to the aid of a repug governor whereas he leaves the Dem governor out to dry. Or is it the fact that most people in Cali that suffered were middle class and upper middle class whites vs poor blacks in Lousiana. or maybe its just that Bush is an incompetent miserable failure either way you cut it.
Is there nothing Bush won’t politicize? How disgusting. Besides which, how can you even compare wildfires to a major hurricane?
Juvenlie revenge
What a dipsh*t.
I have stopped trying to understand this person.
the preznit is trying to score points with whats left of his base…..all the repubs I know in Calif…(All over Calif)…are done with him…even the ones in So Cal. ……but on a lighter note I heard from my sis in law..and all is well….house is ok….even the bizz survived….. she’s a repub…and she can’t stand the preznit.
Powkat @ 36:
Actually the stats I saw showed that it was mixed hispanic and white, with low percentages of others. But yes, it looked mostly pretty wealthy. Just like those rich Florida neighborhoods that got all the hurricane insurance money while poor folks were living in filth and dead bodies.
Hey this is GREAT news people! This means Pres. Chickenshit is FINALLY realizing that his “legacy” is toast. There will be no praise, only scorn. The dynasty ends with him permanently. People are fed up, and he finally gets it enough to be afraid.
Unfortunately, he is probably also thinking, “Gee, how can I rescue my legacy… I’ll need something big… Hmm…” And some think he won’t just go ahead and nuke Iran… HA! Get real, he’s nuts.
I’d bet you a nickel Gov. Terminator said, “Mistah President. Glad ya here, sir. Now if you get in my way, I rip you into little kibbles for my dogs with my bare hands, ya?” The man has his flaws, but seems to know which way the wind blows. Good instincts. Too bad he’s a pseudo-Republican.
I gotta say this…Ahnuld has stood up too the preznit and publicly disagreed with him on a few issues………you don’t see that happening very often.
I guess “The Buck Stops Here” plaque is no longer on the Oval Office’s big mahogany desk.
Gort @ 50:
Nope…….it lands on the Dems now.
These repugs will never get it; we don’t like ‘em!
mudshark @ 49:
True. Then again, he’s in a unique situation, married into the most Demcratic family in the country!
Govenor Bush (placed in the WH by the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision not to recount FL). He is NOT my President - he is a liar and a fraud! I don’t have any use for him or his administrations politics. Does that get me on a list somewhere?! or do I have to tell you what I really think of him to get on the list.
A cheap shot from a pseudo-president. He’s kind of like the bully on the playground, isn’t he?
The president doesn’t give a shit about the constitution.
If he had given a damn about the people of the Gulf he would have sent a massive number of Federal troops into the disaster zone in the first 24 hours after the storm had passed.
Ever seen the Music video The Saints Are Comming?
It would have looked like that.