Bush: 'I take responsibility' for U.S. failures

[PELarson]

Originally posted by: zendari
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

It's time for Bush to drop this bipartisan crap he's been trying to pull and start ramming through policy.

When since the shaping of the world has President Bush aever taken a bipartisan approach to anything?

 

[Legend]

So, are you liberals happy? Breaking out the champagne? Because the destruction of Bush is all you care about, more so than the Katrina victims.

Way to go and generalize about half of America.

I'm slightly liberal, and I don't want the President impeached. We need an independent investigation of the events before anything.

I've come to disagree with how Bush is running this nation over time. However, impeaching Bush would do nothing. The administration as a whole would continue.

 

[catnap1972]

Originally posted by: zendari
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

It's time for Bush to drop this bipartisan crap he's been trying to pull and start ramming through policy.

Yes, because the country revolves around YOU and that man-date stuff has been SO successful so far :roll:

 

[nageov3t]

I think both sides can agree on the fact that it doesn't matter whether or not Bush takes responsibility, but rather, and more importantly, that we work toward making sure we never drop the ball like this again and don't adopt a "stay the course" mentality on the homefront as well.

 

[PELarson]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I'm sorry, but to me, FEMA != Bush personally. And while Bush accepts blame for all things federal, the media would have us believe it was Bush and Bush only at the federal level who made all the mistakes, who is personally responsible for the hurricane, personally kept poor, black residents from evacuating, etc.

Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

IF:roll:

I have yet to hear President Bush take responsibility for his failure to do his job, concerning Katrina, beginning August 27th. You don't stay on vacation or allow your staff to stay on vacation/participate in photo ops when you KNOW at least 2 days ahead of time that a major problem is going to occur in your area of responsibility.

The President should have returned to Washington DC either Saturday night or early Sunday morning and recall the VP and Cabinet. It doesn't matter if all he did was try to read My Pet Goat for three or four days. The job he wanted, got, and accepted is to lead the country not eat cakes, do photo ops, and watch ballgames at the time of a crisis.

 

[Todd33]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

LOL, you are the biggest apologist around. Bush hands out federal jobs to political lackeys and now one drops the ball and screws up, it's not Bush's fault. Look, if I hire a dumb a$$ and that said dumb a$$ screws up, it is my fault. The buck stop where with you people?

Originally posted by: zendari
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

It's time for Bush to drop this bipartisan crap he's been trying to pull and start ramming through policy.

Good luck on that, he tried and now he's a lame duck. How's that SS thing going?

Low poll numbers = no power to do anything. Now the country will sit it out until 2008 and maybe then we can get a real president.

 

[TRUMPHENT]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I'm sorry, but to me, FEMA != Bush personally. And while Bush accepts blame for all things federal, the media would have us believe it was Bush and Bush only at the federal level who made all the mistakes, who is personally responsible for the hurricane, personally kept poor, black residents from evacuating, etc.

Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

One would think that Brown's resume would have been thoroughly checked, vetted, whatever, before he was appointed to such a position. A disaster waiting to happen is handed to a disaster in waiting. Katrina, meet Mr. Brown, your blind date as arranged by the POTUS.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

On second thought, continue to be a dick.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: TRUMPHENT

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I'm sorry, but to me, FEMA != Bush personally. And while Bush accepts blame for all things federal, the media would have us believe it was Bush and Bush only at the federal level who made all the mistakes, who is personally responsible for the hurricane, personally kept poor, black residents from evacuating, etc.

Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

One would think that Brown's resume would have been thoroughly checked, vetted, whatever, before he was appointed to such a position. A disaster waiting to happen is handed to a disaster in waiting. Katrina, meet Mr. Brown, your blind date as arranged by the POTUS.

Relevant Cartoon

 

[chrisms]

Well played

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- President Bush on Tuesday said he takes responsibility for the federal government's failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina.

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So, are you liberals happy? Breaking out the champagne? Because the destruction of Bush is all you care about, more so than the Katrina victims.

0/10

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: zendari
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

It's time for Bush to drop this bipartisan crap he's been trying to pull and start ramming through policy.

So in other words, business as usual.

 

[DaveSimmons]

""Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government and to the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility,"

That's as sincere and heartfelt as most other apologies by career politicians, i.e. not very.

That reads like the press release apology of someone caught making a racist statement or other offensive remark.

An honest apology would be less generic and would include the fact that he nominated the idiot who let FEMA fall apart.

 

[azazyel]

Originally posted by: TRUMPHENT

Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

You know if some reported can catch him in his lies you would think that the CIA would have as well. Unless of course they don't do background checks for these types of positions.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
And please don't be alarmed. When Bush says he takes responsibility it's his way of saying he won't. He has taken responsibility end of subject. But but but,,,but nothing, I take full responsibility. The problem has been cured. Bush takes responsibility,,,that's the end. What a guy. Steps right up to the plate.

Well, it's what he's taken responsibility *for*. His words were measured carefully. Now, look for the blame game to pick up the intensity toward state/local officials thereby relieving the Propagandist from the heavy burden of fault.

If the blame game starts, it needs to be assigned to an independant investigator. We wouldn't want to take a chnace of someone unqualified mucking it up.

We can start with Katrina and who knows where it will end. If the 'pubs can play that game, so can the Dem's. It's only "fair". People did die over this.

 

[TRUMPHENT]

Originally posted by: azazyel

Originally posted by: TRUMPHENT

Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

You know if some reported can catch him in his lies you would think that the CIA would have as well. Unless of course they don't do background checks for these types of positions.

Why in the world would the CIA have anything to do with vetting Brown for the position? I think the FBI is the agency that looks into backgrounds.

 

[TRUMPHENT]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: TRUMPHENT

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I'm sorry, but to me, FEMA != Bush personally. And while Bush accepts blame for all things federal, the media would have us believe it was Bush and Bush only at the federal level who made all the mistakes, who is personally responsible for the hurricane, personally kept poor, black residents from evacuating, etc.

Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

One would think that Brown's resume would have been thoroughly checked, vetted, whatever, before he was appointed to such a position. A disaster waiting to happen is handed to a disaster in waiting. Katrina, meet Mr. Brown, your blind date as arranged by the POTUS.

Relevant Cartoon

Heh, gotta love the metaphor of the highchair.

 

[sandorski]

Whether Bush admits it or not it was his responsibility. He merely stated the obvious, but only after a huge mess was created that couldn't be covered up.

 

[azazyel]

Originally posted by: TRUMPHENT

Originally posted by: azazyel

Originally posted by: TRUMPHENT

Now, if Bush hired Brown, knowing he fluffed up his resume, that is certainly cause for blame.

You know if some reported can catch him in his lies you would think that the CIA would have as well. Unless of course they don't do background checks for these types of positions.

Why in the world would the CIA have anything to do with vetting Brown for the position? I think the FBI is the agency that looks into backgrounds.

FBI, CIA, what ever, someone should have done a complete check on him for a position of this importance. If that is something that isn't usually done then let us learn our lesson and implement it. I really doubt it would be that hard. My next door neighbor was going into military intelligence and they interviewed a ton of people including my mother to see if he could be trusted with that type of clearance.

Edit:

Oh and props for using 'vetting', great word!

 

[surreal1221]

Wow. . . is this the first time he has admitted fault in anything?

And, I have donated money towards the efforts. So get off me you silly conservative nuts.

 

[Gaard]

I'm somewhat confused by this thread. Is the thread about Bush or Liberals? Isn't it a little peculiar that a 'righty' starts a thread about Bush talking about failures as a reason to bash Liberals? Wouldn't it have been simpler for the OP to just start a thread saying "Librals are A$$holes"?

 

[imported_Pedro69]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Whether Bush admits it or not it was his responsibility. He merely stated the obvious, but only after a huge mess was created that couldn't be covered up.

QFT

 

[OrByte]

Originally posted by: Pedro69

Originally posted by: sandorski
Whether Bush admits it or not it was his responsibility. He merely stated the obvious, but only after a huge mess was created that couldn't be covered up.

QFT

QFT AND

Chertoff should be next...

OH and before the partisan hacks come in whining about the LA gov and NO mayor...they should go too. And you can bet they won't be voted back into office in the next election.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Whether Bush admits it or not it was his responsibility. He merely stated the obvious, but only after a huge mess was created that couldn't be covered up.

Mission Accomplished!!

 

[mikeford]

What kind of fool expects the president or any other major politican to tell the truth and not stay on topic with the party line?

We have a media and election system with no tolerance for the truth.