HOLY SHIT! Even Bill Frist is MAD!

[nonconformist]

http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3802754
Senate to review federal handling of hurricane

WASHINGTON The U-S Senate will take a critical look at the federal handling of Hurricane Katrina.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Nashville called for hearings to begin once the relief and recovery effort is complete.

They would be held by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, chaired by Senator Susan Collins of Maine.

Collins, a Republican, has said there was (quote) "an immense failure" in how officials responded to the hurricane.

Congressman Harold Ford of Memphis lambasted President Bush on Thursday, calling his response to the hurricane (quote) "weak and uncertain."

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CNN reported awhile ago that Frist is at the NO airport assisting medically and is criticizing the distribution of medical help. Said that many, many people were dying there.

Whoa. Break out the smelling salts, I need some.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I am so ashamed we did not vote Collins out and Pingree in....

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[SoCalDem]

9. Maybe you DID...

Did you use Diebold, ES&S or optical scanners?? You'll never know for sure, just who really won.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. I am not sure what we have got in the bigger towns but in most places we

are still pencil and paper. (I do think I have heard rumors that DIEBOLD is trying to get in, so I think they are not here yet.)

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[Old and In the Way]

22. Agreed.....

But Chellie is doing a good job with Common Cause

[GreenPartyVoter]

25. She sure is.. and her daughter Hannah is my dad's rep.. she is great too

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[wellstone_democrat]

2. the rats are all "looking at the water" from that sinking ship?

I still think they will all get back in line to villify "ungrateful" survivors but for the moment I'll take what I can get

[valerief]

8. Perfect political cartoon imagery

[jsamuel]

3. sure, but are they blaming the Governor and Mayor? bet they are, bushbots

[tjdee]

4. He's mad at the Governor and the mayor.

Guarantee you he still chugs the Kool-Aid.

[Tyranny_R_US]

7. What an ass the Mayor tried and still is trying

[nonconformist]

15. That's very possible.

But it won't hold any water once they start the investigation. Homeland Security was officially in control.

[SoCalDem]

5. Cat-killer is running for pres.. puffed up faux-anger to appear TOUGH

and non-partisan..

[GeorgeBushytail]

i own the URL www.fristkillscats.org

and I will use it if provoked. Like if he runs for pres.

[nonconformist]

16. Tee hee! nt

[GeorgeBushytail]

30. I bet there are a few Repub cat lovers who would be appalled.

[valerief]

6. WHERE WAS HE ALL WEEK????????

Jumping on the bandwagon now doesn't count. He's just a blowhard, bullying opportunist.

[aquart]

10. Well, well, well.

Okay, he does want to be president and this does contrast him w/Bush.

Still, he wants to abolish the estate tax permanently. And I don't.

NO MORE PARIS HILTONS!

[KeepItReal]

11. He'll investigate this just as thoroughly as he did 9/11.

...and no one will be fired.

Forgive me if I don't seem like I have alot of trust that the GOP will do the right thing.






Univ. of New Orleans Class of '95

[smartvoter]

12. They will shift blame to the Governor and Mayor. Just watch. nt

[cynatnite]

14. He's running for pres...he has to get all hot and bothered

wouldn't look good if he was his holier than thou RW self.

[Dogmudgeon]

17. Blaming Nagin and Blanco is just flak

It's "suppresive fire" in the war of words, because nearly all the responsibility lies with Bush and his team of crack idiots. (Or would that be idiot ***cracks?)

To hell with what the Republican Talking Points say -- let's ask the survivors who messed up.

--p!

[Turbineguy]

18. Get the hearings over and done with

before the evidence immerges to show how the Republicans contributed to this mess.

[Drum]

19. Push for accountability!!!

Don't let 'em Abu Ghraib us again, with the low-level blame-game.

[shadowknows69]

20. Maybe they're all starting to realize

that Shrub has completely lost his mind. Being a Doctor isn't there any way Frist could deem Bush unfit for duty or something? We need a coup from inside right now congress and the senate. This has gone way beyond parties.

[Field Of Dreams]

21. Definitely wants to distance himself from the current Bungler-In-

Chief. Although I wonder if Frist will be at all affected on a human level from helping out at the airport field hospital? Apparently he has reported that 6 people have died at the airport hospital today.

[madaboutharry]

23. Frist is full of shit.

He is running for President and running away from this mess. He wants to be on the right side of this. Don't trust this bastard. He couldn't care less about these people.

[Bucky]

24. Wow, another Frist backbone trial balloon. How unsurprising.

I'm my own man. Bzzzt. My own man. Bzzzt. My own man.

[Horse with no Name]

26. I wouldn't celebrate yet

"an immense failure" in how officials"

Anyone want to take bets that he limits it to local officials.

[Kenroy]

27. Covering his ass....

I guarantee he's gotten tens of thousands of calls, 99.9% of them people who are OUTRAGED by what they've seen.

Republicans will be running from Bush so fast it'll look like a hundred yard dash.

[jane_pippin]

28. Cynical me says: He sure wants that nomination, don't he. n/t

[MadeinOhio]

29. Why the fuck are the republicans more pissed than the democrats?!???

That is IT!!!!!!!

IMPEACHMENT could be coming soon and these damn democrats are sitting around whining, its time to take action and HOLD TRIALS!!!!!!!

Get on them, every single person get on them and demand they hold this bullshit accountable!!!!

http://www.conservativeusa.org/mega-cong.htm

I can't believe the kind of lack of response I see out of many democrats, it is unacceptable.

[Garbo 2004]

31. Repub congress folks concerned because elections are next year.

They fear Bush's "coat tails" will drag them down.

[MadeinOhio]

35. Sure are, but that's no exscuse for silent democrats...

I believe no matter what the democrats should have been at the helm, thats complete BS.

[AnnInLa]

32. This will be a "Blame the local LA authorities" whitewash

hide and watch...it's started alread. If you haven't peeked at Kos today, he shows you what's to come. www.dailykos.com

[6000eliot]

33. Republicans in Congress have to distance themselves from this

in order to position themselves for 2006. I predict, anyway.

[PurityOfEssence]

34. Ford takes a page from the Republican playbook: hit 'em on their strengths

The only real political asset Junior has is that he's the big, butch leader who's unafraid to make the hard decisions and act upon them. Forget the fact that they poll more than anyone and that everything is politically motivated, the image is MANLY. It's the hero-worship of the tough, swaggering individual who'll look 'em in the eye and face 'em down.

Obviously, nothing is further from the truth with a megacoward like this little nobody, and to call him "weak and uncertain" is a stake in the heart of the pretense by which he lives. Good.

[LittleClarkie]

36. So he sees the problem, and is looking for a Dem to blame

according to one of the posts in this thread.

Well, he's half right.

But I bet he still tries to push through his estate tax bill this next week.