Greetings again, Frank! You know, I should have gone back earlier and more carefully read the different news items and press releases below. It looks to me like you've basically confirmed the Newsmax story even though you called it "bogus." The linked Newsmax story has been corrected so it no longer claims that the governor did NOT declare a state of emergency. However, the SOE declaration that you noted (as I pointed out in other posts) did not provide for the necessary permission and authority for Bush to move troops in (either Nationalized NG or active duty military).
Then there is the press release you pointed to. It appears to still be vague about exactly what military and NG assistance she is going to permit. Even though she agrees to a "single military commander" for federal forces, she is clearly keeping state assets and personnel under state control and then she wants to "co-locate" a "coordinating officer". Cool. So, now the feds can get tied up "coordinating" with state officials who probably have to run to "mommy Blanco" whenever they want to wipe their noses. Oh yes, and I just noticed that "over 25 National Guard states currently being commanded by the Lousiana Adjutant General." So Bush gets the blame while Blanco keeps control of what is happening. The Newsmax story says that the feds wanted to take over the NO evacuation and that it was refused by the Governor. It appears that the press release you pointed to only confirmed that. Then, there's this other press release from Sept. 3, "Yesterday, I personally briefed President Bush on our requirement for additional federal assistance. In response to this request, this morning President Bush announced more than 7,000 additional troops are on the way to help with hurricane recovery." http://gov.louisiana.gov/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=1004 In other words, there isn't a thing that Bush can do until "mommy Blanco" tells him he can. Like I said, it's a neat political trick: make yourself the bottleneck, grandstand, and blame the other guy for what you are doing. Lowell C. Savage It's the freedom, stupid! Gun control: tyrants' tool, fools' folly. Frank Gilliland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Gilliland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 3:34 AM > To: libnw@immosys.com > Subject: Re: Homeless in America... > > On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 00:38:46 -0600, "Lowell C. Savage" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >Everyone wants to know: why did it take so long? Where are the feds? > Where > >is the vaunted US military? Why can't we get water, food, and medicines > to > >the dying? Here's the answer, in about as short a statement as possible: > >"Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has yet to declare a state of emergency > and > >refuses to cede authority over rescue efforts to the federal government." > > > >http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/9/4/124905.shtml > > > First of all, a president cannot declare a state of emergency in a > state without the resquest of that state. Such a request was made: > > http://gov.louisiana.gov/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=976 > > Bush promptly declared a state of emergency, and did so -before- the > storm made landfall: > > http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050827-1.html > > More recently, the governor of Louisiana and federal agencies have > coordinated their support efforts: > > http://gov.louisiana.gov/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=1000 > > IOW, your news source is bogus. > > > >So, the feds have the manpower, the organizational power, the equipment, > the > >know-how, the supplies, the transportation, the knowledge of the full > scope > >of the disaster and probably the best handle on what needs to be done and > >how to do it. But! Because a Podunk Dem governor has the power to do > so, > >she is going to let people DIE so that she gets to stay "in charge." Or > >perhaps, worse, she knows that the blame will automatically attach itself > to > >the federal government and so she gets to give Bush a black eye and skate > >away free. > > > >You've gotta admire the neat political trick (if that is what it is)--if > it > >wasn't for all the lives being lost. After all, you aren't hearing any > of > >this from See-BS or any of the others, so this "trick" might actually > work. > >Millions of Americans will blame Bush while no one (other than a few > >"right-wingers") will report the truth--that Bush was prevented from > acting > >by a bitchy, Podunk Democrat who happened to be Governor of Louisiana at > the > >time. > > > The only "trick" is your less-than-slick political propoganda. > > > >To me, it still seems pretty sick, or even evil--all the way around. > > > >Lowell C. Savage > >It's the freedom, stupid! > >Gun control: tyrants' tool, fools' folly. > > > Wanna know what "seems pretty sick, or even evil"? To sit there and > propogate such preposterous lies, trying to make political strides on > the backs of hundreds, probably thousands, of dead people. > > > > > > > > > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet > News==---- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ > Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- > - > _______________________________________________ > Libnw mailing list > Libnw@immosys.com > List info and subscriber options: > http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw > Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
