Again the question of the moment ... and answered already.
If our boy president was forewarned of the possible (probable?) catastrophic damage from "the hurricane bearing down on New Orleans" before the storm hit, why did he go off on those "political" jaunts instead of taking care of buiness? (Do the timeline, folks!)
Because, dear friends and readers, he really is as dumb as we are beginning to realize.
And he has never had to earn a leadership role so he does not have a clue on the responsibility of leadership.
The leader sets the response level. The bottom-level grunts can't kick the mid-level people—those above them and below the President—into gear. That isn't how it works. The tone and attitude comes from the top.
If the President isn't taking something seriously, why should anyone else stick their neck out and become a General Shinseki? Best be a Colin Powell. (If they are looking for a metaphor for their career in government.)
Maybe even a Condi Rice.
Nobody wants to be a Rumsfeld even if it works for you.
Note: March 4th update.
Saturday, March 4, 2006
"This Washington Post editorial cuts through the smokescreen of Bush’s Katrina apologists." - truthdig.com
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