From Andrew Sullivan: "Plain and simple: President Bush signed (document here) Gov. Blanco's request to declare a state of emergency in Louisiana on 8/27. Within the text of that declaration the Gov...
Author - Bob Cesca
Let Them Eat Cake.
Obstruction of Justice.
CNN: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House majority leader late Tuesday tried to deflect criticism of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina by saying "the emergency response system was set up to work...
Problem solver. He solves problems.
Imagine courtesy of Horkulated.
O'Reilly and Tony Snow are Petty Bitches
Can someone send me a link to a capture of O'Reilly and Tony Snow on FNC tonight? If you saw The Factor, you probably saw Bill and Tony going over the list of international hurricane relief donations...
Evil. Fucking. Whore.
No. Not Barbara Bush. Try Heritage Foundation's Rebecca Hagelin, who believes the poor of New Orleans should've had the dignity to drown like the poor lower-decks passengers on the Titanic: The harsh...
Drowning government in the bathtub
Hughes for America reminds us of an infamous neocon quote from Grover Norquist. Here.
Who's the bigger idiot?
The idiot or the idiot who appointed him? The chorus of voices calling for the firing of FEMA chief Mike Brown has become loud and bipartisan. And damn straight -- he should be fired NOW. His lack of...
Us And Them
A must-read post from Driftglass here.
Responsibility Era
"Our nation's leaders are responsible ... to confront problems, not pass them on to others. "And to lead this nation to a responsibility era, a president himself must be responsible." George W...
We're fucked if Chertoff remains in charge
Chertoff on MEET THE PRESS: "I remember on Tuesday morning picking up newspapers and I saw headlines, 'New Orleans Dodged The Bullet.'" Two things here. First, the secretary of Homeland Security is...
Flashback: Republican Compassion
News that Bill Frist is volunteering medical assistance is certainly welcome. But recall that during the aftermath of the tsunami, Frist showed his true colors. Flashback here.
The Food for Smirk Scandal
The Times-Picayune: Three tons of food ready for delivery by air to refugees in St. Bernard Parish and on Algiers Point sat on the Crescent City Connection bridge Friday afternoon as air traffic was...
My God. The Army is invading New Orleans.
From ArmyTimes.com, reprinted in full without permission: NEW ORLEANS — Combat operations are underway on the streets “to take this city back” in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. “This place is...
When will they call Halliburton to clean up
Wouldn't that be an hilarious thing. Bring in a corporation loaded with Bush cronies and profiteers to help clean up the Gulf Coast region. I wouldn't put it past them to do that. OH FUCK. They are.
George Bush: Criminally Negligent
The AP: WASHINGTON - Several states ready and willing to send National Guard troops to the rescue in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans didn't get the go-ahead until days after the storm struck — a delay...
Hey Bushie! There's a shitload of brush to clear!
Here is a tough guy man's man who loves to clear brush. He just spent most of August clearing the fuck out of the brush on his estate. However, when he encountered important physical labor to be...
The right-wing playbook is showing
Fox News and the right-wing have a fairly simple fill-in-the-blank strategic playbook and it's beginning to ooze to the surface. Watch for this in the coming days: Blame will be deflected from George...
Bush's budget cuts, Part 6