Bush tells Pelosi, "Nothing went wrong." He really means it.

[lindashaw]

Bush has gotten what he wanted in the struggle with LA governor Blanco. New Orleans in now under martial law.

That's good for him. The precedent has now been set. What Bush really wants to do is destroy posse comitatus, which now prevents the US military from taking control of any city in this country.

Now, under any number of pretenses, Bush can at least circumvent posse comitatus. He would probably like to repeal it altogether.

This "blackmailing" of New Orleans by withholding aid is not about class warfare against the poor or black society. Nor is it for getting Halliburton more contracts. It is about giving the Defense Department the power it has always wanted: ultimate, bottom-line control of this country.

[derby378]

1. Hail Caesar!

We were wrong to oppose the will of Nero. He speaks with the authority of the divine, for he is a god himself.

[malta blue]

2. Posse Comitatus

Didn't he hold a press conference at 6am on Sunday morning suspending Posse Comitatus. I heard this from someone but have yet to see any verification. Any thoughts?

[Waya]

5. Yes, he did suspend it - which bothers me....

..I was under the impression that only congress could do so.... I don't know if there is a link somewhere for verification - but it was announced on MSNBC (heard it there myself), CNN and most likely others as well....

[malta blue]

8. Thanks. And why in the hell is no one talking about this? eom

[barbaraann]

3. Yes.

I hear attacks on "bureaucracy" and "red tape" and praise of the "can-do" attitude of the military and I don't see that our Dems in D.C. have figured out exactly what they are fighting.

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. Yes, something went wrong!

Vacation cut short by two days!

Next time FEMA will have a plan to restore those vacation days.

[Waya]

6. I got a suspicious mind when it comes to those runts....

...so I have been wondering if maybe for once, he told the truth. NOTHING WENT WRONG. Kind of compounds the feeling I had for days now that maybe there was more design behind this 'incompetence' than we all realize.....

[Atman]

7. Control of the National Guard? Hmmm...

When government fails
Economist, UK - 2 hours ago
... Kathleen Blanco, the Democratic governor of Louisiana, refused to let the federal government take control of the National Guard relief effort in her state ...

Governor as inscrutable as her state
News & Observer, NC - 6 hours ago
... Blanco hails from Coteau, a tiny rural town in which children were ... she rejected the White House's proposal, she is in control of the National Guard soldiers in ...

The Siege of New Orleans; a beachhead for the new world order
uruknet.info, Italy - Sep 6, 2005
... The administration intentionally withheld desperately needed aid to force Governor Kathleen Blanco into surrendering control of the National Guard and local ...

Anger mounts at feds' response
Aspen Times, CO - Sep 6, 2005
... of the continuing battle over who was in charge was Blanco's refusal on ... 40,000 troops on Wednesday, did not want to cede control of the National Guard and did ...

Surveying the damage
Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 5, 2005
... He received a visibly cool reception from Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who has resisted federal efforts to take control of the National Guard from her. ...

After Failures, Officials Play Blame Game
New York Times, United States - Sep 4, 2005
... the continuing battle over who was in charge was Governor Blanco's refusal to ... troops on Wednesday, did not want to cede control of the National Guard and did ...

Blanco Paralyzed by Fear
Wizbang, DC - Sep 5, 2005
Blanco has refused to sign over control of the National Guard to the federal government and has turned to a Clinton administration official, former Federal ...

Bush, Louisiana Governor Console Victims
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Sep 5, 2005
... Blanco has refused to sign over control of the National Guard to the federal government and has turned to a Clinton administration official, former Federal ...

Tension mounts as Bush, Blanco visit evacuees
Buffalo News, United States - Sep 6, 2005
... Blanco has refused to sign over control of the National Guard to the federal government and has turned to James Lee Witt, who headed the Federal Emergency ...

Paper to president: Feds blew it
Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 6, 2005
... Blanco has refused to sign over control of the National Guard to the federal government and instead called on a Clinton administration official, former Federal ...

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