Well it's Official, the "Blame Game" has begun. Just heard Texas Governor

[Up2Late]

blaming the people who are running out of gas in these bumper to bumper traffic jams while they are trying to evacuate Houston for running out of Gas (BTW, I've also heard that a lot of Gas station are either out of Gas or closed for other reasons).

I just heard him say that if people had followed his instructions to evacuate Houston/Gulf Coast area 2 days ago, they wouldn't be having these problems. It was on the NPR hourly News update.

[orwell]

1. Tell Goodhair

to call Scotty McClellan. Old Scotty doesn't want anyone to play the "blame game."

I guess he didn't get the memo...

[AtomicKitten]

2. Jon Stewart did a bit on pre-planning the blame game.

The federal government has already announced the local government failed.

[DBoon]

3. any red blooded right wing texan

wouldn't need a gas station.

They would show individual initiative and a determination not to depend on handouts. They wouldn't whine about other people not providing them gasoline.

They would have an oilwell in their backyard, and their own mini-refinery. They would make their own gasoline like any other real american.

I mean it makes as much sense as Rush calling for "individual" levees in New Orleans.

[Skink]

5. Some people in Houston are exploring for oil in there backyards so there.

[DBoon]

9. I prefer DYI bio diesel myself

yumm.. French Fries... Donuts... Fried Chicken...

[Up2Late]

24. I understand what you are saying (I'm very much a BioDiesel advocate)

but, do you know what BioDiesel goes for when it's sold at the pump? I have one in my town, but I've never checked.

<http://www.biodiesel.org/>

[Sunkiss BlueStar]

14. Just pulled a Vocal Cord

:rofl:

[okieinpain]

21. ha, hell yeah. they don't need no stinkin goverment.

[Toots]

34. I thought Texans rode horses...why they need gas anyway?

:+

[orion9941]

4. Oh sure!

It's the citizens fault for running out of gas because they were sitting in traffic for 18 hours and only moved 48 miles.
S-U-R-E...its the people fault.

Dick wads.

[JuniperLea]

6. Bingo

They had to expect that people would run out of gas when it was reported to be taking so long! Hummers and SUV's will go first.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Is the bastard losing his cool? It's a lot easier to say "you should have"

than "What I did". That guy is a no good bastard rw piece of shit.

[Gman]

8. "I'm up for reelection next year! Don't blame me!

I told you last year to evacuate because there might be a hurricane in the next 5 years! Don't blame me!"

[warrens]

10. How about opening the southbound lanes, you nitwit?

[RebelOne]

31. I heard on the radio this morning that

all lanes are open and all traffic is only allowed to go north.

[Sweet Freedom]

11. You're right

(BTW, I've also heard that a lot of Gas station are either out of Gas or closed for other reasons).


There's only one station in Sugar Land that has gas. The news stations are listing places to fill up and there are only about ten in all of the metrocpolitan area.

[Up2Late]

22. Do you think they are really "Out of Gas" or could it be that...

...some of them are shutting off the pumps and waiting for the price of Gas to spike to sell the Gas they have?

Nothing would surprise me, just after Karina hit and they started talking about how the 2 Gasoline Pipelines from Louisiana did not having electricity to pump the Gasoline through the pipelines, Gas stations in the Atlanta Metro area quickly jacked up the price to $5.50-$6.00 per Gallon.

[Sweet Freedom]

29. I do think they are out of gas

You should see the lines for places that do have gas. Surely the stations would have made a fortune off of thousands of motorists needing gas (as opposed to those of us without gas who aren't going to leave the house now.)

[malaise]

12. If he had opened the south bound lanes,

people might still have gas.

[Cocoa]

13. maybe we'll see some natural selection

thin out the Hummer drivers.

[DBoon]

15. I'd rather see some politicians "thinned out"

those who fail to perform their duty to the public should spend the rest of their days working at walmart

[jilln]

16. um, only YESTERDAY they announced a VOLUNTARY evacuation of southeast Hous

ton

[Contrary1]

17. I hope every one of them makes

it to Crawford and camps out in the pResident's "home town".

[AspenRose]

18. I just got off the phone with a friend of mine here in town

We both have relatives in the Houston area. Her parents in Tomball said I-45 is a parking lot and that people have turned off their engines and have begun pushing their vehicles to save gas, because people are burning up their gas trying to evacuate Houston.

I know that my cousin couldn't leave until yesterday because his work wouldn't let him leave.

So if Perry should be yelling at anyone, it should be the employers who wouldn't let their employees go with plenty of time to pack up and leave.

Tell Governor MoFo to go cheney himself....I'm sorry but that just chaps my hide.

[OzarkDem]

26. Why not walk?

If traffic isn't moving, wouldn't it be better to pull over, lock up the car and walk? Most of those poor folks who sat in their cars for 10 or 12 hours could have gone at least 20 miles on foot in the same period of time.

Its not the perfect solution, but at least it gets you out of the area.

[tanyev]

19. No one could have imagined that a zillion vehicles that get 10 MPG

would ever run out of gas.

[HootieMcBoob]

32. while only being able to travel 50 miles over a period of 18 hours!

it's always somebody elses fault

[bobbieinok]

20. I thought repubs believe 'blame the criminal, not the victim'

[wishlist]

23. Houston was only under voluntary evacuation for several crucial days

Since original projections showed hurricane going further west towards Corpus Christi, Houston waited several crucial days under just voluntary evacuation requests. When I heard yesterday that Houston had still not been given mandatory evacuation order yet, I was concerned that they were waiting too long.

New FEMA director has also stated that families bear the responsibility themselves to get out of harm's way, setting groundwork to blame any victims for their plight.

[LittleClarkie]

25. What if folks have been sitting out there for two days

I wanna know.

[MzShellG]

27. I hope people are not stuck there when Rita makes landfall...

TX Gov is full of shiznit.

[renie408]

28. I am just waiting for them to find a way to blame Nagin and Blanco...n/t

[SiouxJ]

30. It's feakin' Texas! Has Texas ever run out of gas before?

Is this not THE state most known for having oil and refineries? But he blames the victims? Why not blame Shrub's buddies in the Texas oil industry?

[Supersedeas]

33. da Gubneer of TX is avoiding accountability--all we've heard about for

the last three days is the UNPRECEDENTED success of the 2million person evacuation!!!

The media has been his whipping boy since Monday, but now it's the citizens lack of planning, I guess.