Bush to Oversee Katrina Investigation. I feel better now !

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Bush Says He'll Find Out What Went Wrong
Sep 06 11:36 AM US/Eastern


By WILL LESTER
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON


Buffeted by criticism over the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, President Bush said Tuesday he will oversee an investigation into what went wrong and why _ in part to be sure the country could withstand more storms or attack.

Bush also announced he is sending Vice President Dick Cheney to the Gulf Coast region on Thursday to help determine whether the government is doing all that it can.

"Bureaucracy is not going to stand in the way of getting the job done for the people," the president said after a meeting at the White House with his Cabinet on storm recovery efforts.

"What I intend to do is lead an investigation to find out what went right and what went wrong," Bush said. "We still live in an unsettled world. We want to make sure we can respond properly if there is a WMD (weapons of mass destruction) attack or another major storm."

But Bush said now is not the time to point fingers and he did not respond to calls for a commission to investigate the response.

"One of the things people want us to do here is play the blame game," he said. "We got to solve problems. There will be ample time to figure out what went right and what went wrong."

Bush was devoting most of his day to the recovery effort. After the Cabinet meeting, he was gathering with the congressional leaders, representatives of charitable organizations and with Education Secretary Margaret Spellings to talk about assistance for displaced students and closed schools.

McClellan said the president also was increasing what he described as a sizable personal contribution to the Red Cross and also was sending money to the Salvation Army.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., had told reporters Monday that the Homeland Security Committee would convene hearings as Congress returns this week to examine the "weaknesses and strengths" of the federal response and to "apply the lessons learned."

There has been heavy criticism of the government's response to the hurricane, and city and state officials, Republicans and Democrats have assailed the Federal Emergency Management Agency led by Michael Brown. Bush, during an inspection tour of the devastated region last Friday, praised Brown, telling him, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

Bush did not respond directly when asked if anyone on his disaster response team should be replaced.

The president said that he and his Cabinet members were focused on planning in several areas of immediate need _ restoring basic services to affected areas, draining the water from New Orleans, removing debris, assessing public health and safety threats and housing for those displaced by the storm. "Most importantly," Bush said, officials are trying to figure out how to get Social Security checks to people now scattered across the country in private homes, churches and other shelters.

"This administration is not going to rest until every life is saved, until every family is reconnected, until the recovery is complete," he said.

The "good" news is that
the Downing memos are off the radar
Fitz' upcoming indictments are off the radar (and potentially a reason for shrub to pardon them all)
Iraq is off the radar
Afghanistan is off the radar.
Even GAS prices are off the radar.

Because this is not the time to point fingers. Here's one for you.

so now it's over.

the fact that the country is in the middle of an emergency.

...but, I don't think sociopaths feel guilt.

this man has as much empathy as a solar eclipse on the moon.

sick

BTW, you need to snip your article to four paragraphs per DU copyright rules.

so I come out smelling like a rose. Sorry but "Fox... Henhouse" just like the military investigating the military... pfft! :grr:

'what went right and what went wrong' ? is THAT their idea of spin? wow, they are getting desperate. this is simply offensive. seems to me i recall a more suitable phrase. 'the buck stops here'.
really, he's sorely deluded if he thinks anyone is going to fall for this pathetic idea. this is one thing he's not going to worm his way out of. HIS hand-picked crew SCREWED UP large and they aren't going to take the fall for him. not this time.

does this mean he's going to strut around the big easy in a flight suit waving a banner proclaiming "hurricane recovery accomplished!"

Given the measurable and substantial success he's had in every other endeavor in life. Oh wait. I'm thinking of someone else. No. I'm thinking about ALMOST EVERYBODY ELSE!
The Professor

Incidentally, I also had an icepick lobotomy recently.