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Old 09-07-2005, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by gresch
The last time i checked, the US Coast Guard is federal and they were there on site picking people off of rooftops in 70MPH winds on the day that the storm hit, but then again, it's too easy to forget that because it doesn't fit the liberal agenda. (don't get me wrong, aid could have been planned better, but the blind bashing and blame game is out of control)
Aren't Republicans criticizing too

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A Republican representative stood up and said, "All of you deserve failing grades. The response was a disaster," CNN was told by lawmakers emerging from the meeting.
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I'm not arguing the point of who is to blame. Maybe local, maybe state, maybe federal. I'm sure all 3 had their short comings. For example (from the link above):

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Originally Posted by Natalie Rule - FEMA spokswoman
We already had all of our first-responder teams pre-deployed -- 32 teams in all -- who went in and staged in and around the hurricane zone and were ready to go by Sunday. This is deployment that requires that the governor make a request to the federal government
I understand that we all deal with red tape, but it's just silly IMO to have first responders staged around the hurricane zone and not send them in when they were obviously needed. Why should it be a requirement in the middle of a disaster situation to dot all the "i's" and cross all the "t's"?

All I'm saying is that it's not just a "liberal agenda." Democrats goal is to be in power. They get there by convincing voters that they are right. Republicans have the same goal. Finger pointing is coming from both parties (which as you said is absolutely out of control).

Edit: Wolf is a moron.

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