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Old September 4th 05, 05:01 PM
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Aren't the civilian and military rules different? Can't the President
can crank up FEMA, but the National Guard is a state thing with Federal
concurrence.

"gregg" wrote in message
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Larry Dighera wrote:

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:16:17 -0500, "Rick"
wrote in
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There's not one thing Bush could do that could not be harshly
condemned.


I doubt he would have been condemned for taking an interest in the
disaster area a few days earlier.


He signed the Fed side of the papers declaring the area a disaster
BEFORe
the hurricane hit. The Stte side of the papers had to be executed,
though,
before the Feds could move.

He took an interest.


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