Bush tour a 'photo op', says Senator - World - smh.com.au
Bush tour a 'photo op', says Senator - World - smh.com.au:
"Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu has branded US President George Bush's visit to New Orleans a mere photo opportunity, and slammed his Government's response to the hurricane tragedy.
Landrieu rebuked Bush for failing to heed her call to name a cabinet-level official to lead the Federal Government response to the one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
'Perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street Levee,' said Landrieu, a Democrat.
'Touring this critical site yesterday with the President, I saw what I believed to be a real and significant effort to get a handle on a major cause of this catastrophe.
'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.
'The desperately needed resources we saw were this morning reduced to a single, lonely piece of equipment."
posted by grahamhgreen @ 9/04/2005 12:35:00 AM
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Funny comment, considering the state is responsible for its own affair, and Louisiana was as corrupt as a state can get, thanks in part to a Democratic machine made famous by Huey Long and continued to this day by the Democratic Party. The lady can go jump in a lake for making such an asinine comment...
You claim "The state is responsible for its own affair".
Does this include disaster relief?
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