AlterNet
by Robert Scheer

09/13/05

Unfortunately, what the Bush White House is good at when it comes to national security is providing flash over substance, as Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana found out the hard way. After riding in a helicopter with the president and seeing machinery apparently working on the breached 17th Street levee, she was shocked the next day to find the work mysteriously stopped. 'Flying over this critical spot again this morning, less than 24 hours later, it became apparent that yesterday we witnessed a hastily prepared stage set for a presidential photo opportunity; and the desperately needed resources we saw were this morning reduced to a single, lonely piece of equipment,' said the senator in a press release. For far too long, this kind of shenanigan worked well for Bush .... But, as one of this nation's greatest war presidents said, you cannot fool all of the people all of the time...

http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/25412/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp