Arrest King Daley!

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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No, I (and the Times-Picayune editor) place *part* of the blame for
Katrina on the Bush Administration because of things that have happened
since 2003.

So what *part* of the blame for Katrina do you and the Times-Picayune editor
place on Bush?

Jay Honeck opined

It was 1927 and Hoover wasn't even anyone's dark horse candidate for
nomination, by his party, in the next summer's presidential convention.

When the devastating 1927 Mississippi River flood hit, he was the man put
in
charge of the relief effort. His successful handling of the Mississippi
River flood relief program helped launch him into the White House the
following fall.

This is but one example of what Herbert Hoover did for this country -- and
the world. He was, indeed, an amazing man who did many great things. His
legacy has been sadly (and, largely, unavoidably) been burdened with the
dark pall of the Great Depression occurring on his watch.

HH could have blocked the Depression by vetoing the Smoot-Hawling tariffs. Had
he vetoed the 1932 income tax increase years would have been removed from the
Depression.

Few presidents really screw up badly, fewer still twice in a single term.



-ash
Cthulhu in 2005!
Why wait for nature?

In article .com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

I guess that only confirms my long-held suspicion that we have the
worst, least efficient government bureacracy in the world.

All you have to do is walk into the Department of Motor Vehicles, of
any state in the Union, and you would know *that* in about five
minutes.

I kills me to say this, but the RMV here in Massachusetts is really
quite quick. The long long LONG delays that I used to experience
are gone. For at least the past five years, the few times I need
to go to the RMV have been real short visits.

Maybe Massachusetts RMV is the exception that proves the rule.

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

Peter, I was taught that the House and Senate decide what goes in the
budget and gets passed up to the President.
If money is cut out of the budget, why does the President get the blame?
"The President proposes, the Congress disposes!"

("Steven P. McNicoll" wrote)
So what *part* of the blame for Katrina do you and the Times-Picayune
editor place on Bush?


I blame the Times-Piayune :-)

Where's their Pulitzer for all of those 'Corruption And Our Hurricane
Planning' pieces they've been running, twice a year, for the past 25 years?


Montblack

("Doug Carter" wrote)
On a newscast yesterday morning, various officials were giving status
reports and guidelines for what to expect. The Chief of Police spent
more than half of his allotted time asking for help for his wife who was
already safely in another city. Typical.


When I see the Chief of Police interviewed on TV (about 4 times now) ...I
just don't get it?

To be fair to the Chief, he doesn't have 15 handlers, including Karl
Christian Rove, prep'n him daily for his outings with the press. Nor does he
have a supper high tech nano-chip voice communication implant in his scull
either. g


Montblack

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
[snip]
Which isn't surprising, I suppose -- disaster sells. I'm sure CNN's
ratings went through the roof for a week or two.

But this is all beside the point of this thread -- arrest King Daley!


What are the odds that Jay will constantly bring it back On Topic in this
thread?

100% g


Montblack

"john smith" wrote in message
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Peter, I was taught that the House and Senate decide what goes in the
budget and gets passed up to the President.
If money is cut out of the budget, why does the President get the blame?

NOTE: Line-item-veto

In article ,
"Tom S." wrote:

Peter, I was taught that the House and Senate decide what goes in the
budget and gets passed up to the President.
If money is cut out of the budget, why does the President get the blame?

NOTE: Line-item-veto

and what year was the line item veto first available?

and exercised how many times and on what items?

overturned how many times?

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

Care to explain how the line item veto adds anything?

"Tom S." wrote in message
...

"john smith" wrote in message
...
Peter, I was taught that the House and Senate decide what goes in the
budget and gets passed up to the President.
If money is cut out of the budget, why does the President get the
blame?

NOTE: Line-item-veto