A Liberal blog is much more original than moveon.org So predictable :)
On 9/6/05, Dana wrote: > http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/5/132210/9983 > I don't know the site but this is the full text and matches what I have > seen quoted elsewhere. > BUSH vs. BLANCO: BUSH DROPPED THE BALL > > By Larry Johnson <http://www.tpmcafe.com/author/ljohnson> *|* > bio<http://www.tpmcafe.com/contributors/main#ljohnson> > > From: Politics <http://www.tpmcafe.com/section/politics> > Don't let Bush off the hook. The White House effort to blame the Governor of > Louisiana ignores some critical facts: > > The Governor of Louisiana declared a State of Emergency on 26 August 2005, > which is a pre-requisite for invoking the Stafford Act: > > *Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco today issued Proclamation No. 48 KBB 2005, > declaring a state of emergency for the state Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina > poses an imminent threat, carrying severe storms, high winds, and torrential > rain that may cause flooding and damage to private property and public > facilities, and threaten the safety and security of the citizens of the > state of Louisiana The state of emergency extends from Friday, August 26, > 2005, through Sunday, September 25, 2005, unless terminated sooner. * > > The Governor, per the National Response Plan, followed this request with a > letter on Saturday, 27 August 2005, invoking the Stafford Act. Note this > letter inludes specific requests for aid: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172898 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
