Washington Times

09/05/05

Politics is on the minds of many as the federal government comes under fire for not responding fast enough to the devastation caused along the Gulf Coast last week by Hurricane Katrina. One veteran Republican aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, suggested that recent Republican gains in Louisiana, a state President Bush carried in 2004, could begin to erode. 'If a vote was taken in Louisiana today, I think we'd all be in the tank,' he said, pointing to the perception that the Bush administration was slow to provide help to New Orleans. Congressional Democrats have begun to point fingers at the Bush administration, with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi saying Friday that Mr. Bush displayed a 'failure of leadership' in the early days of the crisis." [editor's note: The only possible good that can come of this would be abolishing FEMA and DHS, and a housecleaning of the administration itself -- and then they can start on the Demeaucrats, who were just as blameworthy! - SAT]

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050904-104833-2040r.htm


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp