Bush visits California, takes a shot at Louisiana
By Steve Benen Thursday Oct 25, 2007 5:00pm
At this point, it's obvious that the government's response to Katrina was pathetic, and the response to the wildfires has been competent, though as Dan Froomkin noted yesterday, “[D]espite all the forceful pronouncements from the White House, it’s not clear that Bush deserves much, if any, of the credit. And there’s no indication that his visit will expiate the Katrina legacy, arguably the second most defining aspect of his presidency.”
But that apparently hasn’t stopped Bush from taking a cheap shot.
“There is no hill he’s not willing to charge, no problem he’s not willing to solve,” Bush said of the California governor. “It makes a significant difference when you have somebody in the statehouse willing to take the lead.”
Unlike, say, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who was faulted perhaps as much as the Federal Emergency Management Agency was for inadequate preparation and response for Hurricane Katrina’s assault on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast?
You think? Two years later, and the president is still trying pass the buck.
For her part, Blanco said in a press statement that it took federal forces nearly a week to arrive in Louisiana after the storm. “I was the only game in town, leading for nearly a week without the president’s help,” Blanco said. “Of all the lessons learned from Katrina now being put into place in California, I would hope the one he would remember is that politics has no place in any disaster.”
So much for that idea.
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Cheap shots are the only things he knows how to do well.
They wanted to make Louisiana a red state, plain and simple.
Bush and the rest of these mouthbreathers are pieces of sh*t.
Apologies to sh*t everywhere.
The FEMA fake press conference and the White House censorship of the CDC report on health and global warming are far from the first times the Bush administration has doctored scientific reports and testimony. From rented reporters, purchased pundits, and rigged rallies to scripted sessions, fake news and pseudo-science, an unapologetic White House has long sought to alter public perceptions to control political debate - and reality itself.
For the details, see:
"FEMA, CDC and Bush's Potemkin Presidency."
Governor Bush is a douche-bag.
Except douche-bags are a semi-public service, so, I guess I've never understood that insult.
Governor Bush is a shameless asshole. There, that makes more sense.
I'm continually amazed at the level of sheer chutzpah we see from this rim job and his brand of compassionate conservatism.In fact what truly defines this administration is their utter inhumanity:and he's NOT FINISHED YET.
There are some other difference as well:
Like that fact that the governor of CA is a republican and the one in LA is a democrat. We've seen the difference in federal response when say JEB needed help.
Like the fact that in S. CA all the roads were not impassable and people were able to escape.
Like the fact the fires started out small and grew larger and more menancing so people truly knew what they were up against with more warning.
Like the fact that LA has 9 electoral college votes and CA has 54 and the state GOP is trying to siphon off some of those.
Well California's never been attacked by terrorists. We ought to give Bush credit for that, too.
"the president is still trying pass the buck"
Name one buck that has landed on W's desk.
Ever.
It's part of the culture: Frat boys don't take responsibility for anything.
Not for getting drunk.
Not for snorting coke.
Not for starting wars.
Not for trashing the environment.
Not for shredding the constitution...
"No hill he's not willing to charge ..."
Jeebers. Who writes that dribble? And what kind of idiot is willing to repeat it in public?
“It makes a significant difference when you have somebody in the statehouse willing to take the lead.”
True. Particularly when you have a worthless sack of shit in the White House.
Bush, and his media cronies have done an amazing job of blaming everyone but Bush himself for the problems and mistakes he's made. When Iraq went wrong it was the fault of the iraqi's, then when the democrats got elected to congress it was a "lack of resolve in the American people".
I seriously think that it will get to a point where Bush will blame the troops for the situation in Iraq soon enough, and then these so called conservatives with their support-the-troops fridge magnet will actually agree with Bush.
Smooth move by Bush. Remind everybody about his fiasco and come off as a spoiled child ranting,"I didn't do it, it's her fault!" What a disgrace.
While Bush is a complete and total douche, he is right about Ah-nold.
Ah-nold has stepped up and been a leader. He's been active and engaged...without getting in the way. Gotta give him credit for that.
Where are all those good ol' Louisiana gator hunters when you need one? Seriously. How much insult to injury can this drug addict add before the proud people of the deep south are forced to defend their honor?
bushiite means "unlike that Democrat, i'ma help a republican"
Gary @ 12:
Already has and it's worked just as you predicted:
God damn eugenicist president
knew that was coming, fuck arnold for standing there and not defending a fellow governor..
I hope Bianco kicks Governor Poopy-pants in the head! What an absolute asshole Bu$h is... he'll never change. And he keeps showing the world what a frickin' waste of skin he is every chance he gets... or is that every time he opens his mouth. What a fucktard!!
"Two years later, and the president is still trying pass the buck".
Wait till you read his memoirs ("I was born in the humble log cabin that my father built..").
I think with the Katrina crack he's simply looking for a little more "retroactive" immunity.
It's not like they could reasonably predict a hurricane days in advance could strike New Orleans...
Oh wait, they could.
"George Bush does not like Black people."
Damn...for a minute I thought they were making a sequel to Twins!
Did he bring Brownie with him? There are horses in California. Maybe he could 'hep'
I'm going to stave Seth's goat for a while ........ then let him eat his face, it's the only way .......
How did this piece of shit ever become a two-term president? What a shitty thing to say ... even it had been 100% true, it would have been a shitty thing to say. Why didn't he just say, "Hey all you poor, black people in New Orleans. This is how it's done. You could learn a thing or two from all of these people losing their million dollar homes." My God, he is the worst person ever ... after Cheney.
Credit has to be given to a Governor and to leaders within the State of California who understand the concept of bipartisanship.....Something that our current President in incapable of understanding. I'm counting the days this pompous A-hole is out of office.
I thought the horse whisper did aheckofajob.
I feel chimpy is more willing to help whites than anyone with color.
BTW -- Does anybody else see the correlation between increased disk space and chimpy's need for more of our money?
The divider decider.
He continues to pit one state against another.
The piece of dried up shit.
They don't show her in this picture, but what's up with Feinstein and the Star Trek, the Next Generation uniform?
Scott @ 7:
He probably does take credit for protecting every little town. What a dipshit.
Pig.
You SUCK, Georgie.
And you are NOT my president.
ummm
there is a bit of dif between wildfires and a force 5 hurricane
especially when that hurricane knocked out the national guard
Turk Meister @ 6:
chimpy keeps digging his lame ass deeper.
Louisiana - poor people, many minorities. California - middle class/rich people, very white (at least by what I saw on the news) Who gets the help? Why even ask?
I wonder if the stupid masses will take into account the fact that AHHHnold is a Repug and Blanco is a Dem! That fact being the only reason that Bush even mentioned Katrina! Is it me or is he a complete fucking retard for dredging up something that makes him look more like shit than did the minute before?
Never underestimate the power of pure stupidity! (or for that matter the power of the stupid folks that continue follow this village idiot)!!
George Bush is a cowardly low life divisive piece of shit. I loathe that mother*ucker.
the magnitude of Katrina makes whats happening in Calif look insignificant....and I live in Calif.....something on the the scale of Katrina....is so HUGE.....there is no way the preznit can brush it off....HE FAILED!....plain and simple.
We really didn't need Arnold or GW. Our County Supervisor and the Mayor were handling things quite well - doing exactly what anyone in their positions would do, namely their jobs. It's doubtful that when they run again they'll be using the Wildfires as their only moment to crow about (over and over and over!!)
bush takes a swipe a Lousiana.
Very 'residential.'
I can't wait until we get a 'p' to add to that.
In all honesty...no one can "RUN" Calif.....all you can do is hang on......and Ahnuld ain't done all that bad.....I disagree with some of his positions...but he's doing ok...like I said ...no one can "run" Calif.
Or maybe its just that the presnit came to the aid of a repug governor whereas he leaves the Dem governor out to dry. Or is it the fact that most people in Cali that suffered were middle class and upper middle class whites vs poor blacks in Lousiana. or maybe its just that Bush is an incompetent miserable failure either way you cut it.
Is there nothing Bush won't politicize? How disgusting. Besides which, how can you even compare wildfires to a major hurricane?
Juvenlie revenge
What a dipsh*t.
I have stopped trying to understand this person.
the preznit is trying to score points with whats left of his base.....all the repubs I know in Calif...(All over Calif)...are done with him...even the ones in So Cal. ......but on a lighter note I heard from my sis in law..and all is well....house is ok....even the bizz survived..... she's a repub...and she can't stand the preznit.
Powkat @ 36:
Actually the stats I saw showed that it was mixed hispanic and white, with low percentages of others. But yes, it looked mostly pretty wealthy. Just like those rich Florida neighborhoods that got all the hurricane insurance money while poor folks were living in filth and dead bodies.
Hey this is GREAT news people! This means Pres. Chickenshit is FINALLY realizing that his "legacy" is toast. There will be no praise, only scorn. The dynasty ends with him permanently. People are fed up, and he finally gets it enough to be afraid.
Unfortunately, he is probably also thinking, "Gee, how can I rescue my legacy... I'll need something big... Hmm..." And some think he won't just go ahead and nuke Iran... HA! Get real, he's nuts.
I'd bet you a nickel Gov. Terminator said, "Mistah President. Glad ya here, sir. Now if you get in my way, I rip you into little kibbles for my dogs with my bare hands, ya?" The man has his flaws, but seems to know which way the wind blows. Good instincts. Too bad he's a pseudo-Republican.
I gotta say this...Ahnuld has stood up too the preznit and publicly disagreed with him on a few issues.........you don't see that happening very often.
I guess "The Buck Stops Here" plaque is no longer on the Oval Office's big mahogany desk.
Gort @ 50:
Nope.......it lands on the Dems now.
These repugs will never get it; we don't like 'em!
mudshark @ 49:
True. Then again, he's in a unique situation, married into the most Demcratic family in the country!
Govenor Bush (placed in the WH by the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision not to recount FL). He is NOT my President - he is a liar and a fraud! I don't have any use for him or his administrations politics. Does that get me on a list somewhere?! or do I have to tell you what I really think of him to get on the list.
A cheap shot from a pseudo-president. He's kind of like the bully on the playground, isn't he?
The president doesn't give a shit about the constitution.
If he had given a damn about the people of the Gulf he would have sent a massive number of Federal troops into the disaster zone in the first 24 hours after the storm had passed.
Ever seen the Music video The Saints Are Comming?
It would have looked like that.
the response to the wildfires and NOLA are staggeringly different. and incredibly sad.
Ruthless People @ 43:
I agree.
George, you are the sorriest excuse for a president any country ever had. I guess that Kathleen was supposed to get out there and hold the levee together. You really flew out fast to California and didn't view it from 2,000 feet. The displaced Californians were not subjected to Mommy Dearest Bush and her statement about how lucky they are. You have made New Orleans a third world country and have disgraced us forever. None of us ever want anyone in our country to suffer any disaster. This was just a better photo-op for you. The people were better off to start out and didn't show the world that poverty is alive and growing in America. Hell will be too good a fate for you.
This is so wrong on so many levels. For a start I can't imagine any context where this sort of comparison would even be appropriate -- to be basically trying settle a political score in what should be effort to help the victims of this disaster is so petty, mean-spirited and tin-eared that it defies justification. That it is just plain stupid for Bush to even bring up Katrina -- hey let's remind everyone about that one time I really fucked things up -- would be funny if was so pathetic. Add to this the tragedy of Iraq looming over this disaster in the form of national guard shortages (more shades of Katrina) and the fact that once again we are witness to photo-op politics instead of substantive action, and one really has to suppress an urge to vomit, not to mention the wrenching at the heart one feels. We are long past "Mr. Bush, have you no shame?" because the answer is a most defiant and deafening "No." We are now simply waiting to see how far down the bar goes so we can know where the worst measure of incompetence, arrogance and indecency truly lies so as to be the absolute measure until the last syllable of recorded time.
i gotta say...Bush is down to his last year in office. He just is too cool. I have followed politics a long time and have never seen a politician consistantley kick his opponents ass! His leg has gotta be tired from kicking Pelosi's and Reids asses all over Washington...LMAO....no matter what you Libs try, he smacks ya around....im gonna truly miss this....great fun!
RANDY @ 61:
yes and bushes mouths so round so fully pact with didk chenys dick!
RANDY @ 61:
say sam why arent you in iraq? got the runs have yah sonny?
There is no way in hell he can take credit for what's happening in Cali, unlike Louisiana, we get brush fires every year so we know how to deal with them. I'm wondering where in California they found enough people to come out and stand for this photo op without booing this jackass.
RANDY @ 61:
Indeed, we will all miss the rampant cronyism, hypocracy and corruption that he brought to the White House in his grand attemp to bring integrity and responsibility back in the face of the horid 8 years of peace and prosperity that cad Clinton left us with. You want to talk about a president kickin congresses ass, look at Clinton. They actually brought impeachment charges against him and all they did was defeat themselves, ask Gingrinch, he'll tell you.
Ah You're just mad because you know that your side could never defeat a Clinton no matter how hard you try, it's like Indiana Jones vs Dr. Evil (or at least Mini-Me).
Bushie is trying to ride on the Guvernator's coat-tails to try and make himself look good.
mudshark @ 51:
Sadly, Cheney destroyed it when hunting. He got tired of waiting for the buck to show up from his lazyboy, and decided to shoot the hell out of the plaque and an intern's face instead. He ain't too bright.
But I heard that Waxman has that tattooed across his chest. Don't mess with Waxman.
Patriot Scholar @ 66:
bushie looks more natural rideing the guvernators crotch !
CD @ 56:
Damn it;I keep telling you guys this dude is not the president.Presidents are supposed to be accountable,dignified,honorable,truthful men.This guy has none of that.It`s sham city.What you see is what you get .Bush,you can`t even speak your own fucking language.NO TRUTH;NO HONOR
A thug is a thug.This man used to think it was funny to put firecrackers in frogs mouthes,then light them.He ain`t no preznit
watchdog @ 65:
umm...sorry chumley, but did you forget the 94 mid-terms??...welfare reform..that Gingrich shoved down Bubbas throat..after only 2 years the country said "oh no ya dont...and Willie promptly shuit his wife up and went to the center the rest of his terms!!!....But right now...Dems have BOTH house of congress and cant over-turn a single veto...EVEN ONE ABOUT "CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE!!!'....55 Iraq resolutions and note a single win on ONE!!!.....btw..the "impeachment" served its purpose...Slick Willie will have that tag for allllllll timeeee....heh heh
Gort @ 50:
It's there all right? But it's in the form or money, not responsibility.
Joementum @ 11:
LOL!!!! so true!
RANDY @ 70:
why is every wingnut such a fucking tool?
ok, so the country worked a bit better with a dem prez and a repug congress
but only a little
and take a look at the majorities in congress....even if every dem votes to overturn a veto, the dems dont have the votes without a few repugs crossing over
im not really sure why you are so happy about how bush is running the country...everything is falling to shite, and we keep shoveling money into the black hole that is iraq
cleo @ 59:
It is stupidity to compare the two disasters.
How about when they split families up and the 500 displaced children. Also I don't see people crying for help and basic necessaries. I don't see charred bodies laying around for days.
CHIMP IS A FUCKING IDIOT!
RANDY @ 61:
You got this one wrong, repug. He smacked the 24%ers (like yourself) around so much you are brain dead. You are just as cool as your ignorant, warmongering presnut.
It's been so long since Georgie boy's been laid he uses the "disaster excuse" as a means to cop a feel from grieving women. Doesn't matter if they're from the Pelican State or the Golden State, or whether they're republican or democrat. It's creepy. How pathetic can one man get.
I honestly doubt GWB has 24%. I don't care what the polls claim, it ain't possible.
Brownback was the darling of the extreme right, and he had to drop out because he got less that 1%!
Maybe 10% if that.
swarmofkillermonkeys @ 77:
I agree. Maybe 15%. chimpy and his gang are definitely make up the right side of a bell curve.
areWhite House scolded FEMA for fake news conference.
Dan Perino stated "that is our job and we do not appreciate the competition."
Posted By Your Conscience, CA : October 26, 2007 3:46 pm
Thutmosis @ 80:
What do the quotes mean? I don't speak chimpy. Is she saying she doesn't want The Red Cross around?
What a dizzy, answer-nothing broad.
War man I mean, war.......
There is no non white poor person he’s not willing to charge, no rich white problem he’s not willing to solve.
Everyday the smirking weasel finds some excuse to make an empty headed little speech and get another photo-op.
I can't believe that he thinks anyone gives a siht what he has to say about anything. How many more days does he have left? 450 or something I think. It will seem like a lifetime.
Dubya: "The buck passes here."
The federal response to Katrina and the wildfires as different as black to white.
I was watching on MSNBC. I could not believe that he said that. People are losing their homes and lives and this dunce cap moron can only bring out the politics! Arnold was a class act in the crisis, Bush just held up traffic.
Dear Jesus when will he just go away.
jb @ 87:
We can all hope that he will disapear in mid January 2009. All the other repuke assholes are still going to be around, though.
What. A. Fucking. Slimey. Piece. Of. Shit.
RANDY @ 70:
Bill simply did an end run on your boys and stole their thunder with the welfare reform, or did you forget that as well. By the way, hows the contract on America coming along? They called it a revolution, but they sold it out to the highest bidder (which was the plan all along). And yeah the impeachment will always be a part of Clintons legacy, just as the legacy of the Republicants will be impeaching a guy for the sin of getting a BJ. Clinton was never in any real danger of being removed from office. But Jr must thank his luckystars every day that his congress wont seek impeachment on him because his legacy is enough to put him behind bars for the rest of his life.
Face it you backed the wrong guy, this is no longer the greatest country in the world because of lying phonies like Bush and all the other crooks in the republicant party. They and their policies and ideas have made this country hated around the world, Jr WILL go down in history as the worst president in American history, that is a fact and all of his denials will not change that fact. I only hope he lives long enough to see it.
Next he's gonna visit Israel to take a shot at Russia.
The UN should buy Bush a wrist GPS for Xmas (Or Chanukah).
Sadley the shot that should have been taken wasn't.
BASTARD
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