Woefully Behind Yet Still Notable
I’m still trying to catch up…too many important issues to just let pass. To keep from looking like a total fool that can only read a page an hour, dated items will be contained to one post, this one. Of course, as I catch up on the actual reading of material, to which I can reference, I will update this post. My objective is to insure I have records of the items that seem important. That notwithstanding, thanks to the broadcast media, I am already aware of many of these items.
Washington Post, September 5, 2005:
Duking it Out
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) accused Bush of failing to fund efforts to fortify the levee protecting New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina hit, and of failing to send troops, supplies and other assistance quickly enough in Katrina’s aftermath. “Would the president please stop taking photo-ops, and please come and see what I’m trying to show him?” Landrieu asked on ABC’s “This Week.” She threatened to “punch” Bush or anyone else who criticizes the response of the local sheriffs, one day after administration officials blamed state and local authorities for missteps in relief and rescue efforts.
The Light’s On but Nobody’s Home
One reason for the slow White House response, said a Republican who has been in contact with several officials, is that so many high-level officials and aides were on vacation. Vice President Cheney, for instance, was in Wyoming and did not return unil [sic] Thursday, and Nicolle Devenish, the president’s top communications adviser, is getting married in Greece with a number of mid-level aides in attendance.
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