John Kerry on Bush's so called "accepting responsibility"

[Mass]

Somebody posted that on GDP - It seems Kerry is really P.O.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2087487


Posted on Talking Points Memo:

John Kerry has a good line today on the president's responsibility moment: "The President has done the obvious, only after it was clear he couldn’t get away with the inexcusable."
-- Josh Marshall


http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

[TayTay]

1. Oh snap! Just love it

That's two snaps in two days. He's on a roll.
Snagged it for my DU sig line. (Yeah, i liked it that much.)

[babylonsister]

2. Short! Sharp! Pointed!!! Yeah, John! nt

[sandnsea]

3. Full statement, it's GOOD!

Just went and checked my email for it:

“This Administration still hasn’t figured out the difference between spin and leadership. The President has done the obvious, only after it was clear he couldn’t get away with the inexcusable. President Bush has accepted Michael Brown’s resignation and admitted the buck stops in the Oval Office. But there are a lot of survivors who want to know whether this will change anything. Does the White House even understand the problem? The Administration had four years after September 11th to get this right, and they were caught unforgivably unprepared to deal with a major emergency here at home. Do they now understand that our government’s efforts and resources have been going to the wrong priorities? What are they doing to make sure this never happens again other than talking tough talk?”

[kerrygoddess]

4. Full statement --

John Kerry on President Bush Accepting Responsibility for the Federal Government’s Failures in Responding to Hurricane Katrina
September 13th, 2005

Earlier today Bush said, “I take responsibility” for failures in dealing with Hurricane Katrina. Bush plans to address the nation Thursday evening from Louisiana. I suppose we’ll hear more spin then.

Below is a statement from Senator John Kerry on President Bush accepting responsibility for the federal government’s failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina.

“This Administration still hasn’t figured out the difference between spin and leadership. The President has done the obvious, only after it was clear he couldn’t get away with the inexcusable. President Bush has accepted Michael Brown’s resignation and admitted the buck stops in the Oval Office. But there are a lot of survivors who want to know whether this will change anything. Does the White House even understand the problem? The Administration had four years after September 11th to get this right, and they were caught unforgivably unprepared to deal with a major emergency here at home. Do they now understand that our government’s efforts and resources have been going to the wrong priorities? What are they doing to make sure this never happens again other than talking tough talk?”

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