Bush Says He'll Find Out What Went Wrong (* Leads Investigation)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/06/D8CERF180.html

Buffeted by criticism over the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, President Bush said Tuesday he will oversee an investigation into what went wrong and why _ in part to be sure the country could withstand more storms or attack.

Bush also announced he is sending Vice President Dick Cheney to the Gulf Coast region on Thursday to help determine whether the government is doing all that it can.

"Bureaucracy is not going to stand in the way of getting the job done for the people," the president said after a meeting at the White House with his Cabinet on storm recovery efforts.

"What I intend to do is lead an investigation to find out what went right and what went wrong," Bush said. "We still live in an unsettled world. We want to make sure we can respond properly if there is a WMD (weapons of mass destruction) attack or another major storm."

[sabra]

1. please tell me this is satire!

[RamboLiberal]

4. LOL - Sorry no I wish it was the Onion

Bet they find all the local officials at fault.

[Skittles]

8. has to be

"what went wrong"? that incompetent asshole never admits mistakes - which is precisely why he has never learned from them

[iconoclastic cat]

15. No, it's fer real. Go to the link.

[BrendaStarr]

45. It's on Yahoo too.

It's a real AP report.

We need to work up massive outrage on this or it will go down like this.

Don't let the lies go unanswered on mixed boards and make sure people know how unfair it is.

Bush is the man that on Saturday (Sept 3) told the world that Blanco had not yet declared and emergency when she had declared it on August 26.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

151. Bush would like to blame the French

[Skittles]

73. OMG

OMFG - CAN THESE BASTARDS INSULT US ANY MORE ????? :puke:

[Skittles]

74. *duplicate*

argh

[VegasWolf]

67. This should pretty much torpedo any invegtigation! nt

[radfringe]

144. ***KEY WORDS***

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/609329

"And the reason it's important is, is that we still live in an unsettled world. We want to make sure that we can respond properly if there's a WMD (weapons of mass destruction) attack or another major storm. And so I'm going to find out over time what went right and what went wrong," he added.


over time???? that means dragging his feet, sweeping things under the rug, white washing to be done

couple of questions to ask the few bush supporters out there --

***if reporters got into the area why couldn't rescue workers?

***how safe do you feel now? If a "terrorist" attack occurs - how long will it take FEMA to 'respond'?

[iconoclastic cat]

2. He needs to find the real killers!

I am *so* naming a band "The Real Killers."

[sniffa]

7. bwahahaha

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

[Roland99]

16. PERFECT analogy!

[mellow]

72. Perfect! Brief, evocative, funny.

[krkaufman]

97. Ha! "Like OJ dedicating himself to finding The Real Killers." Good one.

[TankLV]

123. By the way, how's that one going?

I'm sure OJ has been tireslessly working on it non-stop 24/7/365, right?

[sniffa]

3. what i intend to do is absoLve myseLf of any bLame

[iconoclastic cat]

5. oops

Why is DU doubling my posts? Strange.

[habitual]

6. I declare that I will investigate myself as usual

and find that someone else fucked up!

[Writer]

9. Uh-uh. Nope.

It ain't gonna happen that way, chump. It's going to be an independent commission and I think it might be a good idea that you DON'T try to lead this one, okay? Nothing personal.

[Blue Belle]

50. A REAL independant Commission too....

Not like the sorry excuse for the 9/11 Commission. :eyes:

[0007]

81. ......and don't plan on leaving town.

[krkaufman]

98. Even this declaration of leading an investigation warrants analysis.

WHY would *he* need to lead the commission?

Why didn't he lead the post-9/11 commission?

Why is he calling for an immediate investigation here, but he didn't for 9/11?

Aside from the simple fact that he should recuse himself, since it was his agencies that will be primarily investigated. His leading any investigation is just nonsense. So it will be interesting to see whether the news media underscores the ridiculousness of Bush leading any investigation into the disaster. It will be an early bellweather on whether the media is reverting to their previous slumber.

[Mountainman]

10. The fox said he would find out who broke into the chicken coop.

[MN ChimpH8R]

11. Fox exonerates self following inquiry into chicken disappearances

nt

[hankthecrank]

17. Fox talking while wiping his mouth

Hard to talk with chicken feathers in the way

[Junkdrawer]

12. Oh, this won't fly...It's obviously a negotiating ploy...

"Well, then, I should at least be able to name those on the commission."

Wait for it...

[krkaufman]

100. But the great thing is... Bush declaring he would lead an investigation...

... has now opened the door to having an investigation.

Congressional leaders now need to publicly agree with Bush's call for an investigation, but make the straightforward case for why the investigation must begin immediately(2) and why it must be independent(1).

(1) The need for independence is obvious. Just as a judge *should* recuse himself on cases in which he has a relationship with any of the parties involved, the Katrina Commission must be independent of Executive and Congressional influence, since these branches played a direct role in the funding, staffing and coordination of FEMA and other related agencies. Bush should no more lead the investigation than Gov. Blanco or Mayor Nagin.

(2) The investigation needs to start as soon as possible, in order to begin collecting information. However, it must be defined at the inception of the investigation, that the investigation, within defined parameters, *must* take a backseat to continuing recovery efforts. (e.g. commission testimony sessions should be secondary to coordinating relief, but testimony must be arranged within a reasonable period of time)

[WePurrsevere]

13. If it's not satire... Fox.... Henhouse...

ranks right up there with the "independent" investigation with a DINO and a Republican.

[daninthemoon]

14. Worst part was him joking with the cameras, busting up Cheney &

Rumsfeld, right at the end.

[gratuitous]

18. Bushie gonna find out "what went wrong," is he?

May I suggest the first place he should look?

[defiant1]

19. Good gawd....

What a goddamned idiot.

"This administration is not going to rest until every life is saved, until every family is reconnected, until the recovery is complete," he said.

Seems like something he should have said about a week ago. Oh wait, he was still on vacation.

[Judi Lynn]

135. Possibly the most bizarre thing he's ever uttered. n/t

[cliss]

142. Every life is saved?

Is he planning on bringing back the dead?

That goddamned idiot.

Every day, he outdoes himself.

[Rose Siding]

20. How DARE he utter the words "WMD" at this juncture?

Our world wasn't NEARLY so unsettled til he came along :grr:

They based their entire snow job on how they excelled at keeping us safe what a joke joke joke. Time's up!

[TahitiNut]

23. WMD = Words of Mass Distraction (fools some all of the time)

:shrug:

[Rose Siding]

66. He's on the hunt.

There's no cubicle small enough to hide the evil doers

[Canuckistanian]

21. Look in the mirror, asshole

This is the equivalent of OJ swearing to "get those responsible" or Colin Ferguson, the man who acted as his own lawyer cross-examining his own victims.

[Kablooie]

22. Whoops! Change of tactics.

I guess they found that just blaming the local officials wasn't working so Rove told Bush to take charge.

Bush would never lead an investigation if he were responsible would he? (sarcasm)
And now Bush and his turdballs can edit and filter all the revelations that come up.

The Whirling dervishes went from 33 to 78 to 1000 rpm.

[saigon68]

42. KARL ROVE evil child of SATAN

[BooScout]

24. Geeeeeee I feel sooooo much better now...

Good old Georgie is going to get to the bottom of things.......someone just kill me now.........I am so glad we are moving out of this hell hole of a fucking country.

[cliss]

143. I know of 7 people who are leaving the U.S.

My son is taking off for Sweden. He says "I've had enough". My sister is thinking about leaving for France....permanently.

Others are leaving for Europe.

They've all had it.

[BooScout]

150. We are heading for the UK....

My husband is British so we have the opportunity and are doing it. I honestly don't think this country is ever going to recover from the harm Bush has inflicted upon it.

[dooner]

25. Cheney going to the disaster area on Thursday - CNN

According to CNN, Cheney is headed to the disaster area on Thursday.

[merwin]

26. I guess he is still alive... Surveying his work, huh?

[jean]

27. where has he been, what's he been doing and will he be wearing a

thick jacket inappropriate to weather conditions? Does he have to wear some kind of cardiac support unit these days?

[katmondoo]

29. He always travels with an ambulance

I have seen it!

[Captain Hilts]

31. I've seen the ambulance in his motorcade too. (nt)

[leftofcool]

28. Is this the real Dick Cheney?

[colbushwhacker_2000]

30. Maybe the stupid fuck will have the big one !

[Verve]

35. He's alive?

Where has he been?

[saigon68]

49. ROVE HAS THE EVIL FUCKER ON ICE

[goclark]

44. Cheney IS a disaster, he does not have to go anywhere

to see the damage.
A mirror will do.

[Megahurtz]

78. Is he trying to kill more people with his ugly face? n/t

[FormerRepublican]

82. Visiting his Halliburton pals.

Lord knows he wouldn't go anywhere near any actual survivors!

[krkaufman]

101. Yeah, I'm hoping Cheney's visit will prompt the question...

"Where the hell were you prior to today, DICK?" "Why has it taken you 11 days to get your feet on the ground?"

[Brother Buzz]

32. Bush*, you should have begun your silly investigation a damn week ago

While you should have been cutting through red tape you were cutting yellow cake.

Me thinks we will need an investigation of your investigation. Same 'ol, same 'ol.

[PatrioticLeftie]

33. Bushie is gonna lead it?

Well then, we can expect an independent and thorough investigation...never.

[Justitia]

34. WMD???? WMD????? That is his initial focus? OMG! Totally incompetent!

We cannot survive with this moron running the country.

[progressivebydesign]

59. Ya, maybe he can find FEMA under a couch in the Oval Office. n/t

[Lochloosa]

36. Well, I feel better now..

:sarcasm:

[Submariner]

37. Cheney will find traces of an exploded IED at the 17th St Canal

that was sent from the cache somewhere in Iraq.

[endarkenment]

38. Special Prosecutor. nt.

[all.of.me]

39. he can ask about 85% of the country what went wrong!

he can even go to africa, europe, australia and the uk to find out what went wrong! they'll be HAPPY to tell him! bwahahahahahahah :rofl:

[anotherdrew]

40. he appointed a know-nothing jackass to FEMA for one...

FEMA just isn't the place for do-nothing wing-nut patronage jobs. Could Brown have gotten an important role in something like the bureau of weights and measures or some such?

[krkaufman]

102. ABC News, on Monday night, actually did a segment on FEMA Brown's...

... lack of credentials. They stopped short of overtly criticizing Bush for having appointed such an underqualified candidate, leaving that to the viewer.

"9 years as director of a horse association"

"college roommate to the previous FEMA director, Allbaugh"

(ABC *did* neglect to mention that Allbaugh didn't have any experience, either.)

[Lorien]

41. Fox. Henhouse. 'Nuf said.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

43. O. J. at the crime scene

Not gonna rest until he finds who killed his wife!

All he has to do is turn around and look into the mirror.....

(Oops, I forgot- the undead leave no reflection!)

[Racenut20]

46. And while I am at it, I will fire anyone who outed a CIA agent.

[DrDan]

47. well, here is the scenario as I see it

1. he'll call Haley the Barber and ask him what went wrong
2. then he'll check in with Riley to see what went wrong in Alabama
3. then he'll ask Barb for her opinions
4. then poppy, of course
5. and Pickles - she was there on Monday
6. and Condi visited

that ought to give an unbiased, non-partison evaluation

[DrDan]

48. oh yeah - and after the investigation is over,

it'll be time for another vacation

[shanti]

51. HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY

mighty mouse is on the way! *snarf*

[underpants]

54. graumble grumble Yeah how are you doing? (pats head) grumble grumble

:grr:

[unrepuke]

52. "Beauracracy won't stand in the way - I'll do it myself."

[Gregorian]

53. JUST LIKE 9/11

I'll give you your answer right here- it went wrong when you stole office in 1999.

Resign now. Leave, please. You aren't needed anymore, loser. Five years is five too many. Good ridance.

[gulliver]

55. MISSING bureaucracy is the problem. He gutted FEMA.

This guy takes the cake. The problem isn't the simple absence of a plan and people to carry it out. The problem is somehow government bureaucracy. No matter what station you choose on the Bush radio, you get the same music. I think the radio is busted.

[acmavm]

56. So, Dick and the Mrs. must have closed on the house and he has time

to go down and make an arrogant sneering ass of himself at the scene of the disaster (that him and his oil buddies helped create).

What a bunch of screw-up.

[progressivebydesign]

57. Brilliant move Karl!!! OMG! The chinless wonder IS a genius!

Fox Investigates Break-in At Henhouse! Vows Answers!!!

[FightingIrish]

58. But he's not the President anymore.

For most of us he never was. A fateful few days in the Gulf Coast has damaged the illusion of his presidency beyond any hope of Rovian restoration. The myth of “President Bush” was finally blown away by a Category 4 hurricane and a Category 5 fuck up.

He will no doubt continue the charade for a time, but his entreaties to cut more taxes, suck it up and go shopping will go over like dirty jokes in a sermon. His legacy is fixed in the grisly images of Katrina’s hapless victims and the lame excuses of his incompetent political appointees. We won’t forget his victims in Iraq, but this will be the abuse of trust that will mark his presidency.

He should return to the White House, dog in hand, and await the decision of an enraged nation. No more sales trips, no more banners and no more phony dialogues with America. The Bush agenda has gone to the bottom of the bayou. Hopefully the decision to terminate his disastrous presidency will come swiftly and with near unanimity. Cheney’s dereliction of duty will have to be punished in a similar fashion once he is found. We have some really hard work ahead and a real president will be sorely needed. I think we can work this out.

[anitar1]

124. LOL--re Cheny."once he is found". Very good. n/t

[myrna minx]

60. Maybe he'll find flood disaster program related activities

buried under a rosebush in the garden district. :puke: :puke: :puke:

[mikita]

61. well let's just save him the investigation....

The Buck stops with YOU, asswipe!@#$@!

:mad: :mad:

[zbdent]

62. Visions of him searching for WMDs under his desk in the Oval Office

Wonder if he's going to pull that one at the dinner this year . . .

[zann725]

63. Yeah, and I heard Lieberman is also heading investigation!

You remember Joe...the man who kissed Shrub at State of Union speech.

Oh, we'll definitely get to the bottom of the Truth here!!!

[barb162]

64. What went wrong and why? Monkey should look in the mirror

How did those nincompoops, Chertoff and Brown, get in those spots again?

[B3Nut]

65. In other news...

Charlie the Anaconda pledges to protect a local rabbit warren...film at 11.

Todd in Beerbratistan

[underpants]

68. chirp chirp chirp

Anyone hear crickets?

[tomg]

69. The new theme is that it is the fault of bureaucracy.

It isn't local government, per se, although they will go after local governments and blame local officials where they can. Again and again in the past week ( and for months before this) I have heard "Government will do its part" and then he goes into some song and dance about people being responsible or neighbors helping neighbors. Government will do its part - WTF? How about government will do its JOB.
What they are really after is the dismantling of the Federal Government itself. Well, dismantling isn't quite the word. Actually, it is. My take is that they are going to do two things. The first is to outsource and privatize, quite literally, the entire system - and this means schools, prisons, flood control, social security, all of it. And the means to get there is to be so bloody incompetent, or slow, or half-measured that they can then turn around and say "see, federal government is not working, and it is the bureaucracy that is at fault." Hence the new refrain of "bureaucracy" standing in the way of the "the people." The second step is to institutionalize legally the privatization process. See the recent SCOTUS decision on developers, for all intents and purposes, seizing private property for economic developmentand tax benefits. Remember, this is the same pResident who said that this was, in some ways a tremendous opportunity for the development of the Gulf Coast. As a side note: I was in a bar with two friends, and it was noisy, and in the middle of Bush's "speech," one of my friends said "did that motherf***er just say it was an opportunity to develop the golf course." No, but he might as well have.

[muriel_volestrangler]

70. Satire is yet again outflanked by the chimp in the White House

I don't know what's worse - the idea of George W. Bush leading an investigation into anything (face it, when the USA is finally rid of him as the supposed President, no successor, whether Republican or Democrat, will ever call on him to do anything. I wouldn't trust him with ceremonial scissors to open a supermarket); or that he thinks he can lead an investigation into a matter in which he has already been blamed more than anyone else?

God, he can't even read a 2 page summary of something - how the hell will he be able to research something?

[GeorgeGist]

71. No investigation is needed. 9/11 didn't change anything for the better.

'We want to make sure we can respond properly if there is a WMD attack or another major storm."

Stuck on Stupid

[truthisfreedom]

75. too late, chimpy... Hillary beat you to it.

[Skittles]

76. READ THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION HERE !!!

1) IT WAS NAGIN'S FAULT
2) IT WAS BLANCO'S FAULT
3) IT WAS LANDRIEU'S FAULT
4) IT WAS THE LIBERAL MEDIA'S FAULT
5) IT WAS POOR BLACK FOLK'S FAULT

[muriel_volestrangler]

87. 6) ...

... BARNEY ATE MY DISASTER PLAN

[are_we_united_yet]

140. 7)

It's Clinton's fault

[sakabatou]

77. He'll say he found nothing wrong

POS bastard.

[SomewhereOutThere424]

79. Bush has the most crucial evidence against him to put him away

But did we really think this was going to be easy, or that he wouldn't go without a fight? If no one does anything it is possible bush can get away with this. News reporters showing direct anger at the president, people stressing their anger and Bush's callousness on air or in blogs, aren't doing this to magically make it better! We the american people have to stand up and they're trying to give us the extra push. We can't just wait for the roulette to land on the impeach bush slot, we have to put up a voice and try to do something.

Even with anger from democratic leaders, I've yet to see a strong attack geared at making him confess to his crimes. Infact the democratic speakers on different segments like on msnbc are even having a good laugh with bush aides and it sickens me. We always act like we have something up our sleeve, but so far all I have yet to see is more sleeve. It's time to stop pulling our punches and letting bush get away with avoiding this disaster and using it to gear the supreme court, and start doing something.

Bush obviously isn't going to damn himself and impeach himself, and if he's leading the investigation we need to urge our leaders to strike, or do it ourselves. America is bleeding, with the deaths of many people and animals alike gaping in the wound, what's needed more than hope is initiative. If we don't put bush away now, he'll never go away. He and his family will ride this through until they pretend they were the heroes of our country, and I personally don't want to see that happen. But I no longer believe I can just sit out and it will go away on its own. I just hope america soon sees that, that even outrage alone can't remove evil, and 'evil can only triumph when good people do nothing'.

We're told this isn't the time to place blame. If that's their only retort this IS the time to assign blame, perhaps the only time. While the media still cares, while america still cares. They showed us the horror, they gave us the truth, it's time to use it to protect ourselves from a corrupt government. If we don't do this now, I doubt we ever will.

[anitar1]

125. Maybe the march in D.C. the 24th should take up the cry

and carry banners shouting, Impeach,Impeach over and over.Isn't that how * said he pushes his propoganda?

[SomewhereOutThere424]

80. Dupe

duplicate post.

[Im_Your_Huckleberry]

83. i feel better already.

[ailsagirl]

128. LOL!!!

:rofl:

[PfcHammer]

84. What went wrong, * ?

Your father fucked your mother you shitbrained SOB !!!!!!

[DrZeeLit]

85. Fox? Henhouse? WTF?!?@$@%^$##! No Way!!!

There just better be an OUTPOURING of OUTRAGE!!!!

That is insanity.

These need to be Watergate-style hearings, on t.v., with plenty of eye witnesses!!!!

He's got NO SHAME. He really needs shame.
We need to shame him.
Something.

I'm... aghast.
See? I finally go to work, and this happens.
SheeeeeIt!

[DrZeeLit]

86. Fox? Henhouse? WTF?!?@$@%^$##! No Way!!!

There just better be an OUTPOURING of OUTRAGE!!!!

That is insanity.

These need to be Watergate-style hearings, on t.v., with plenty of eye witnesses!!!!

He's got NO SHAME. He really needs shame.
We need to shame him.
Something.

I'm... aghast.
See? I finally go to work, and this happens.
SheeeeeIt!

[antonialee839]

88. Will ask Cheney to accompany him while he questions himself.

[DFWJock]

89. This just in....

everyone at FEMA gets a promotion, ok, thats it, move along.

[Beaver Tail]

90. Let me Translate

Much easier once it is put in poin form

Paragraph 1: Ah man I fucked up. Gotta call Karl to slime some of them fucking dems again.

Paragraph 2: More tax payers money goes to Halliburton

Paragraph 3: Lets make it look good so people think I really care.

Paragraph 4: "What I intend to do is blame every damn Democrat I can so people won’t know I royally screwed the pooch on this one”.,"

Paragraph 5/6: "Gotta give Karl some time to work his magic"

Paragraph 7: Photo Ops make me look good

Paragraph 8: Take focus off the cutbacks that could have prevented this disaster in the 1st place

Paragraph 9: Time to CYA

Paragraph 10: Never show you are wrong

Paragraph 11: Damn. They know I screwed up. Change the subject

Paragraph 12/13: See 3

[DoYouEverWonder]

91. The is what went wrong

[AZBlue]

92. Now we're letting the criminals police themselves?

UNBELIEVABLE. Scarier...not one member of Congress, Dem or Rep, has pointed out the unbelievable insanity and stupidity of such a plan. Are we really the only ones paying attention??? Of have they just gotten so sick of him they just completely ignore and dismiss him now?

[Demeter]

93. Shades of OJ Simpson

Does this man listen to himself? Does he have one honest acquaintance to tell him he's full of it?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

96. No, but he's got a drawer full of

gloves that don't fit.

[BronxBoy]

104. LOL

:rofl:

[SusanF_CA]

94. Now they won't answer questions

Their next step is to start claiming they can't answer questions from Democrats and those that want to know what went wrong or talk about this administrative disaster at all because it is an 'on going investigation'

[Roland99]

95. O.J. will be his top investigator.

[shavedape]

99. look in the mirror (bush) and you found your villain.

ahm yurr huckleberry.

[krkaufman]

103. "This administration is not going to rest until every life is saved"

"This administration is not going to rest until every life is saved, until every family is reconnected, until the recovery is complete," he said.

Oh. My. God. What a stupid thing to say.

[laylah]

105. I heard that

on NPR coming home from work and my first thought, when it was reported HE'LL be leading the investigation, is "whatever"...jerk

jenn

[creeksneakers2]

106. The Democrats aren't doing much better

Before demanding any answers, the Democrats conceded. The Dems are calling for a "bipartisan" investigation. That means that criticizing the Chimp forces is "partisan" and therefore the wrong thing to do. That means its only fair for the investigation to start out giving everyone from the state, local, and federal levels equal blame, otherwise its "partisan." The Republicans will be "bipartisan" by telling lie after lie and smearing anybody who questions them. They are already smearing Celine Dion for voicing her opinion. The right even has time for trivia like that? Once again the Dems have Bush leaning against the ropes and they bring him water and smelling salts.

Hillary and others are asking for a commission to be set up. That will delay everything for months. By then GOP spin will be ingrained in the public's mind and nobody will be watching.

There is nothing wrong with something being partisan. That's how the system is supposed to work. The parties police each other. The partisan bickering that goes on is what gets the truth out, or it would if our side showed up.

I don't remember any "bipartisan" investigations of Bill Clinton. I do remember how the 9/11 commission avoided asking about Bush calling off the hunt for Bin Laden before 9/11 or more importantly, asking why Bush called anything measures against terrorism "swatting at flies." The right did have the chance to smear Jamie Gorelick.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

107. * will argue that since he's investigating the Katina reponse

there's no need to duplicate the effort in Congress. He'll use the same argument he used re: 9-11, that having more hearings will keep those who are responsible for rebuilding NO from doing their jobs.

In other words, let the cover up begin!

[TankLV]

108. NO FUCKING WAY!

He shouldn't be allowed anywhere NEAR an investigation, except IN THE HOT SEAT, UNDER OATH, FOR HARD NON-STOP QUESTIONING - ALONE!

This will be the ultimate test for the Dems, I fear.

If they cave in again to this one - plus the added insult of LIEberman leading another one, there will be NO reason in hell for me to vote for them - NONE!

At least nobody can argue that bunkerboy doesn't have big, fat, smelly fucking BALLS to do this!

The dems are looking to borrow some from some nats, I hear.

"remove any bureaucratic obstacles that may be preventing us from achieving our goals"?

Like a total dictatorship, with the added bonus of an exhoneration while successfully sliming the Democrats again!

[beetbox]

109. Cheney Called In As Bush Says He Will Lead His Own Inquiry Into Katrina

Cheney called in as Bush says he will lead his own inquiry into Katrina

Julian Borger in Washington
Wednesday September 7, 2005



President Bush, facing a political crisis over the government's handling of relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, announced yesterday that he would lead his own investigation of what went wrong.

Mr Bush also declared that he was sending Vice-president Dick Cheney to the ravaged Gulf coast region to assess recovery operations, and remove "any bureaucratic obstacles that may be preventing us from achieving our goals".

The announcements, made after a cabinet meeting in the White House, reflected anxiety that the humanitarian crisis remained grave and that the political threat to the Bush presidency's legacy and second-term agenda was growing, as more details emerged of the failure of Washington's immediate response to the disaster.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/katrina/story/0,16441,1564257,00.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

110. So -- they've decided to reanimate Frankencheney.

Quick, Igor! The electrodes!

[Radio_Lady]

120. What was the fable about the fox in the hen house???

[skooooo]

111. ..

:popcorn:



He hasn't begun to see the crisis his political future is in.

[BrklynLiberal]

112. Oh, wonderful. Now we can all rest...and be at ease.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Old and In the Way]

113. He'll probably ask his Dad and Mom to chair it.

Lee Hamilton is probably available for non-partisan whitewashing.

[democrank]

114. Bush investigates himself. Why didn`t I think of that?

Might as well have Saddam oversee his own trial while we`re at it.

[Mnemosyne]

115. Cheney is just going to

figure out what he wants paid to clean up. filthy sick pig.

[kestrel91316]

116. Bush leading the inquiry? Talk about the fox guarding the henhouse!

[wanpete]

117. snear and jear....both evil, both can go to h@#$ and will for these

murders!

[woofless]

118. Shortest investigation ever.

How long does it take to look in the mirror?

[Judi Lynn]

119. We're supposed to forget we know Cheney pressured people in intelligence

to actually LIE about their information in order to advance the _Bush agenda.

[sattahipdeep]

121. ... There are refineries and there are gas mains on fire

Now electricity coming on line.

[SillyGoose]

122. Look at that sneer on Cheney's face. n/t

[Fovea]

130. That is half of cheney's face trying to smile

and half drooping from a stroke.

Mine does the same thing when I am tired, for the same reason.
But no one in their right mind would let me be vice prez.

[are_we_united_yet]

141. ... remove "any bureaucratic obstacles....."

preventing us from achieving our goals."

Hmmmmm.... what goals?

[Mythsaje]

126. BUSH is going to lead the investigation?

He couldn't investigate a runny nose.

[ailsagirl]

127. He's so full of it I can't believe it... like he gives a damn

If people disliked him before, let me tell you, they
utterly DESPISE him now. There are no more excuses.
People, maybe this is the one that topples them.

When I think of the hundreds of THOUSANDS of people
who have died because of him, I become ENRAGED!!

:puke:

[Megahurtz]

129. What went wrong is YOU, you IDIOT!!!

:grr: Don't even try to fool us!!!:argh:

[Judi Lynn]

131. When will he realize he's overdrawn on his "political capital?" n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

132. This means that there will be no investigations.

[young_at_heart]

133. I wonder if he will ask himself the tough questions?

Who's in charge would be a good one to start off with. What are their qualifications?

[kostya]

134. While he's at it, maybe he'll update us on his investigation of who

leaked Valerie Plame's name to the press. He did a really nice job on grilling his staff didn't he? Holy Crap, this is all turning surreal now... - K

[psychopomp]

136. "Bush resists immediate probe into Katrina response"

Bush resists immediate probe into Katrina response

By Steve Holland Tue Sep 6, 5:23 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
President George W. Bush pledged on Tuesday to review what went wrong in the initial response to Hurricane Katrina but resisted any immediate probe and lawmakers launched an investigation of their own.

Partisan tempers flared, the projected cost of Katrina recovery efforts mushroomed and
Pentagon leaders denied there was any delay in the military response to the relief effort last week.

After a Cabinet meeting on the myriad challenges posed by his biggest crisis since the attacks of September 11, 2001, Bush said he would lead an investigation into what went wrong. But he said he first wanted to save lives and solve problems before assessing blame.

"I think one of the things that people want us to do is to play a blame game," Bush said of critics of the initial administration response. "We've got to solve problems. There will be ample time for people to figure out what went right, and what went wrong."
/snip
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050906/pl_nm/bush_dc

[Jack Rabbit]

137. Get ready for the biggest whitewash since Tom Sawyer

.

[philosophie_en_rose]

138. *** BREAKING NEWS **** BUSH TEAMS WITH O.J. SIMPSON

Vows to find real killers.

[IndianaGreen]

139. This is like asking Bin Laden to head the 9/11 Commission

How stupid does Bush think the American people are?

[peacefreak]

145. Bush--save time & money.

Start by looking in the mirror.

[nolabels]

146. I found a place that will help him do the job very simply

They come in variety of shapes and frames with discounts galore



http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=CATLIST&PRO_SUB_CAT=248&PRO_SSUB_CAT=2009&cid=49162&fp=f

[0007]

147. Like he found the person who leaked Plame's name to the press.

What a fraud

[Amonester]

152. kick! - nt

[Media_Lies_Daily]

148. No surprise to me....dictators always make comments like this.

[Bassic]

149. What went wrong

happened the day you were concieved, dumbass.