Republicans Channel Hurricane for Success at Polls:
Will Gustav put McCain in the White House? Most Americans think Katrina pointed out the weaknesses in the Bush administration. His favorable numbers plummeted three years ago after Katrina, bringing to light what many thought were the weaknesses in his policies. (See today's New York Times' "Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards.")
Just keep in mind that, while Dick Cheney has been working hard to restore the "Imperial Presidency," the Republican party's ultimate policy is to privatize as many government services as possible. Having government function incompetently is part of their strategic plan, using that as an excuse to "sell off" government services to monopolists who will then profit à la Black Water.
(See Christopher Buckley's mock schedule for the Republican National Convention.)
"How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are stranded and homeless?!" — a shopper at the Ferragamo store in New York City to Condoleezza Rice, several days after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, September 1, 2005.
The Dude flies over the stricken city: "It's totally wiped out …. It's devastating—it's got to be doubly devastating on the ground." — George W. Bush in Air Force One above New Orleans, August 31, 2005.
Today in history: on September 1, 1939, German forces invaded Poland, beginning World War II.
Will Gustav put McCain in the White House? Most Americans think Katrina pointed out the weaknesses in the Bush administration. His favorable numbers plummeted three years ago after Katrina, bringing to light what many thought were the weaknesses in his policies. (See today's New York Times' "Storm Politics Present Risks and Rewards.")
Just keep in mind that, while Dick Cheney has been working hard to restore the "Imperial Presidency," the Republican party's ultimate policy is to privatize as many government services as possible. Having government function incompetently is part of their strategic plan, using that as an excuse to "sell off" government services to monopolists who will then profit à la Black Water.
(See Christopher Buckley's mock schedule for the Republican National Convention.)
"How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are stranded and homeless?!" — a shopper at the Ferragamo store in New York City to Condoleezza Rice, several days after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, September 1, 2005.
The Dude flies over the stricken city: "It's totally wiped out …. It's devastating—it's got to be doubly devastating on the ground." — George W. Bush in Air Force One above New Orleans, August 31, 2005.
Today in history: on September 1, 1939, German forces invaded Poland, beginning World War II.
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