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by Tibor R. Machan

09/21/05

The clear implication of being responsible -- that is, honestly taking responsibility ... is that you will shoulder some heavy burdens in the wake of what you did or failed to do. ... Where is there anything comparable in President Bush's 'taking responsibility' for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, or, for that matter, anyone's making such a claim? Nothing I can detect exhibits the logic of genuinely taking responsibility -- that is, of being responsible -- for bad things people do, in these politicians' pretentious announcements. Are they sent off to jail? Are they fined a good and hefty sum? Do they even lose their jobs? Now and then someone in government will be demoted or transferred to some other position, but is anyone who supposedly admits responsibility for bad things that happened going to get his or her comeuppance? No. So then, what's the point of making these announcements?

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp