National News Media Grows a Set in the Battle for Accountability

From Maureen Dowd's Op-Ed of 9/3, United States of Shame:

[Shit] happens.
And when you combine limited government with incompetent government, lethal [Shit] happens.

From Paul Krugman's Op-Ed of 9/2, A Can't-Do Government:

So America, once famous for its can-do attitude, now has a can't-do government that makes excuses instead of doing its job. And while it makes those excuses, Americans are dying.

All over the blogoshpere and in some commentary, people give blanket mea culpa's before attacking or questioning the administration's response. Maybe I am "politicizing this tragedy" or perhaps I want to blame B*sh for everything. I don't care--I'm not a B*sh apologist, nor am I a sensitive liberal in this matter. This tragedy is the utter failure of the B*sh administration, Homeland (In)security and FEMA. It is criminal neglect.

About six years ago, B*sh met with Jim Wallis (ed. of Sojourners Magazine). This is what he said:

"Jim, I don't understand poor people. I don't live, never lived around poor people. I don't know [how] poor people think. Frankly, I'm a white Republican guy who just doesn't get it. But I'd like to. How do I get it? How do I understand?"

Wallis gave him the benefit of the doubt for awhile. But six years later we have all come to witness his incompetence and lack of leadership on issues of poverty and race.

It is nearly one week after the storm hit, and elderly couples and families are still waving tshirts from their balconies to flag down helicopters. Some 10,000+ evacuees are still languishing on the streets, waiting for a bus-ride to a shelter. Only yesterday did they start to get the food, water and clothes they needed in any real quantity. Rot in hell, B*sh.

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