(RahRahRah) Bush out front of Hurricane Dean

[babylonsister]

:eyes: :puke:

Bush out front of Hurricane Dean

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush, who was criticized for a slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina, took a pre-emptive strike Saturday against Hurricane Dean blowing through the Caribbean and threatening the Texas coast.

Bush, who received two hurricane briefings at his ranch, signed a pre-landfall disaster declaration, allowing the federal government to move in people, equipment and supplies immediately in case Hurricane Dean hits the state.

White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said that after Katrina, the federal government began reaching out to states facing a disaster and suggesting they request the declaration sooner rather than later. Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked FEMA for the declaration late Saturday morning and Bush approved it hours later.

"We are working closely with the state of Texas to address the special-needs populations along the south Texas border, which is the current, projected path of the storm," Johndroe said.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison have been in radio contact with Perry and Texas state officials to make sure the federal government is supplying needed support, he said.

Dean, which forecasters said could threaten the United States by Wednesday, moved through the Caribbean with wind speeds up to 150 mph. It was expected to steer next week into the Gulf of Mexico, with its 4,000 oil and gas platforms. Perry has initiated full-scale preparations. Fuel trucks were dispatched to coastal communities, storm-response task forces were put on alert and supply trucks and other resources were pre-positioned along evacuation routes.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070818/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_hurricane_dean

[Kagemusha]

1. Gee, wonder why he moved faster for Texas, with a Republican governor...

plus it's the state Bush lives in and was governor of.

Gee, wonder why he cares so much.

[Solly Mack]

2. Was thinking the same thing

[snappyturtle]

13. Absolutely my first thought! n/t

[TankLV]

16. Oooo - I see I'm not alone in that observation...

How fucking CONVENIENT for him.

bush and ALL repukes have NEVER done anything that has not FIRST AND FOREMOST benifitted them directly.

They have NEVER done ANYTHING that has been personally COSTLY to them but benifitted OTHERS...

[monmouth]

3. Those 4,000 oil and gas platforms need pertectin!!

[undeterred]

4. Oh, I was hoping you meant literally.

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

7. Running as fast as he can?

:rofl: :spray:

[DeSwiss]

9. Me too. n/t

:P

[undeterred]

14. here he is!

[DeSwiss]

18. Or this....

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Time to batten down the 'ol pig farm, eh Georgie?

[sandnsea]

6. Well yeah, if it hits Republican Texas

But if it hits them Democrats in New Orleans again - well they brought it on themselves.

[babylonsister]

10. Pardon moi, but we're not all rethugs down here.

:D

[malaise]

8. Have they responded to Louisiana's Governor yet?

[babylonsister]

12. I don't know; I did hear Blanco is preparing, but don't know

where that stands technically. I pray they won't need to be planning for anything.
Likewise for you, malaise. I did hear on the news tonight Dean might be weakening a tad as he approaches you. We can hope.

[malaise]

15. He's moving West right now

quite a wobbler. If he stays West for a bit, the eye may miss us. That would be great.

[Jacobin]

11. That's about right, since its gonna hit Mexico

[Cha]

17. "Briefings"? Ya mean bushit stopped

picking his nose long enough to check out Hurricane Dean? He's not out eating shit cake or playin' air guitar?