Fox News
by Radley Balko

09/08/05

In a few days, we'll observe the fourth anniversary of Sept. 11, at the time the most catastrophic failure of our government in my lifetime. What's odd is that just after our government failed in its duty to protect us, the public's faith in the president, the Congress, and government in general soared. ... We handed over a number of our civil liberties, because our government told us doing so was necessary to protect our freedom. Sept. 11 is no longer the most catastrophic failure of government in my lifetime. Its response to Hurricane Katrina is. Government at all levels, run by both parties, regardless of race, inexcusably failed to secure the safety of the people of New Orleans. The lesson here is not the failure of one party or the other. The lesson here is the failure of government...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp