Bloomy blasts Bush, feds' 'inadequate' response to hurricane

[sabra]

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/breaking_news/story/343345p-293188c.html

Bloomy blasts feds' 'inadequate' response to hurricane

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Mayor Bloomberg said Sunday that the federal government's handling of Hurricane Katrina has been "inadequate," and said more aid, including police officers and firefighters, was en route to Louisiana.

The Republican mayor, who usually treads carefully when it comes to commenting on the Bush administration, told reporters that the president himself was aware of the government's failings.

"It would appear, and I think the president acknowledged, that the federal government's response has been inadequate," Bloomberg told reporters at City Hall.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said 150 police officers, plus support vehicles, were to leave for the region Monday, in addition to 172 officers sent on Saturday. The mayor said some police officers will be federalized, which gives them the same powers as local authorities "to provide much needed law enforcement to keep people safe in and around New Orleans."

[BlueJac]

1. Impeach Bush....

We need better leadership.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. "Inadequate" - new definition for completely fucked up......contact

Webster - needs to go into the Bushworld dictionary.

[GoBlue]

3. Well you can see from the headline that he didn't blast Bush!

[jefferson_dem]

4. Mayor (Bloomberg): Feds Failed On Katrina Response

Mayor: Feds Failed On Katrina Response

Sep 4, 2005 9:06 pm US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK)

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that the federal government's handling of Hurricane Katrina has been "inadequate," and said more aid, including police officers and firefighters, was en route to Louisiana.

The Republican mayor, who usually treads carefully when it comes to commenting on the Bush administration, told reporters that the president himself was aware of the government's failings.

"It would appear, and I think the president acknowledged, that the federal government's response has been inadequate," Bloomberg told reporters at City Hall.

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http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_247210723.html

[Cha]

5. No, bloomberg~! bush said ..

"brownie was doing a heck of a job"!

Yeah, the government SCREWED UP! And we had no LEADERSHIP!

And thanks for being a fuckwad bush supporter!

[NYC]

6. On the bright side, NYC is sending more help.

...said more aid, including police officers and firefighters, was en route to Louisiana...

If the FEDERAL government had announced their intention of abandoning New Orleanians, NYC, Gore, Maxine Waters, etc. could have sent help sooner.

[JABBS]

7. Just the latest Republican to criticize the Federal response

To read more, go to this post on JABBS.

[JABBS]

8. Just the latest Republican to criticize the Federal response

To read more, go to this post on JABBS.

[Erika]

9. I want them to admit that Black families were once again split

and families divided. We've learned little, haven't we? Bloomberg needs to take this reality and act on the truth.