Political heat over disasters rising | csmonitor.com

Political heat over disasters rising | csmonitor.com: "WASHINGTON – Nine months before the November midterm elections, the Republican campaign theme is already clear: It's the terrorism, stupid.
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On Wednesday, a House committee of Republicans will release a 600-page report on the failures of government at all levels before and after hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. According to The Washington Post, which obtained a summary of the report, the document will lay primary blame on top administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, the Homeland Security Operations Center, and the White House Homeland Security Council.

Bush himself faces criticism: 'Earlier presidential involvement could have speeded the response' to Katrina, because Bush could have cut through the bureaucratic resistance that slowed the federal response, the summary reportedly says."