That could be a chapter in his memoir: "How I Went From Cake to Crumpets."

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hardinparamedic: Never more appropriate than directed towards submitter

A small part of me is curious about whether you've grasped any level of irony that might be present in your poster.

poor, poor little President. At least he still has a few loyal stooges to kiss his ass.

The headline reminded me of this:

Her husband has been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me support. When my health started failing, you were still by my side. When I think about it now, I think you bring me bad luck!"

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How about BUSH display a little personal responsibility for once? I love how the party of "blame the liberals" is all about personal responsibility.

I don't think that Bush filling sandbags in Illinois is going to help the situation.

Generation_D: It isnt the flooding, its the lack of federal disaster response. Bush and his buddies gutted FEMA and sent the National Guard to permanent deployment in Iraq.

FEMA can't really do anything while the flooding is still in progress; they're not miracle workers, and can't part the flood waters with a wave of the hand.

The real test will be FEMA's response once the flood waters recede.

I am a very large Bush-hater, but I don't really see what Bush can do from DC or Iowa that he can't do from the UK. You people act like Bush is personally responsible for every single facet of government emergency response.

Atillathepun:

How about BUSH display a little personal responsibility for once?
In this situation, what should he be doing that he isn't?

ExJerseyGirl: In this situation, what should he be doing that he isn't?

Something besides schmoozing with royalty, perhaps?

I believe the real question is: do you really want Bush there in the first place? Haven't those people suffered enough?

Atillathepun:

Something besides schmoozing with royalty, perhaps?

He also met with the French president, German chancellor and Italian and British prime ministers on the trip.

ExJerseyGirl: Atillathepun:

Something besides schmoozing with royalty, perhaps?

He also met with the French president, German chancellor and Italian and British prime ministers on the trip.

And what exactly did he accomplish by doing so, other than not choking on a pretzel?

Atillathepun: ExJerseyGirl: Atillathepun:

Something besides schmoozing with royalty, perhaps?

He also met with the French president, German chancellor and Italian and British prime ministers on the trip.

And what exactly did he accomplish by doing so, other than not choking on a pretzel?

He got the hell out of Dodge and out of peoples' hair for a bit. It took some press time away from the Presidential race, and attention away from the war...

hubiestubert:

He got the hell out of Dodge and out of peoples' hair for a bit. It took some press time away from the Presidential race, and attention away from the war...

He is also trying to repair a little of the damage from the Iraq war and drum up support against Iran.

I just don't see what subby expected him to do and why the headline (other than this is FARK.)

Generation_D: It isnt the flooding, its the lack of federal disaster response. Bush and his buddies gutted FEMA and sent the National Guard to permanent deployment in Iraq.

This is actually the point. I'm not advocating the POTUS going to Iowa and schlepping sandbags, I'm just asking for directors of government agencies to be selected based on expertise and managerial experience. When the government has a department of equestrian exhibitions, Secretary "Brownie" will be great (yeah, I know he's gone now, but you get the point).

Oh, and yeah, people should do a little research on what the role of the National Guard is. It's NOT the reserves.

hardinparamedic

I can't decide if you're confused, dim, mentally unstable, or a master troll.

So basically, we're seeing that it's not that Bush doesn't care about black people, it's that he doesn't care about flood victims.

Glad that's all cleared up.

ExJerseyGirl: He is also trying to repair a little of the damage from the Iraq war and drum up support against Iran.

I just don't see what subby expected him to do and why the headline (other than this is FARK.)

Not necessarily you, ExJerseyGirl, but one thing I've noticed is that people who generally support Bush believe that the Presidency is a largely impotent position. . .unless of course the opposition gets in power, in which case whites will be enslaved and the country will unilaterally and instantaneously convert to communism. I realize I'm exaggerating here, of course.

See the thing is the flooding in NOLA could have prevented and was foreseen by engineers paid by our tax dollars. The flooding in Iowa, while it may have been caused by global warming, wasn't a scenario that the citizens expected or had prepared for.

Every resident of NOLA was told to keep a hatchet in their attic in case the levees broke. The Iowa flood was a surprise to everyone.

So - other than a whole lot of bummin wet folks - not much in the way of similarities.

Good headline though.

Atillathepun: How about BUSH display a little personal responsibility for once? I love how the party of "blame the liberals" is all about personal responsibility.

Woah, now. Be fair. They are personally blaming liberals. What else could they possibly do?

eqtworld: George Bush flooded my house :(

You sure that wasn't you pissing your pants over the scary scary turrurists?

elitist

eqtworld: George Bush flooded my house :(

He flooded mine, too, but claimed executive privilege so the news couldn't cover it.

quickdraw: See the thing is the flooding in NOLA could have prevented and was foreseen by engineers paid by our tax dollars. The flooding in Iowa, while it may have been caused by global warming, wasn't a scenario that the citizens expected or had prepared for.

Every resident of NOLA was told to keep a hatchet in their attic in case the levees broke. The Iowa flood was a surprise to everyone.

So - other than a whole lot of bummin wet folks - not much in the way of similarities.

Good headline though.

See the thing is that the levy was well funded but more oft then not the money was spent on such things as casino cruises instead of on the actual levy system. But corruption in NOLA is also Bush's fault I suppose.

// Don't think that was the point you were making, but NOLA wasn't Bush's fault either.
/// Then again I don't think flood response should necessarily be a Federal issue.

Obama could cure cancer and it still wouldn't be a good enough effort for some of you.

He's actually doing something and we are all sitting around online talking (and in some cases, biatching) about him doing something. If only we all held ourselves to the same standard we hold him, then maybe we'd all be out there doing our part.

"Hey Queen, how about some more of them strumpets."

eqtworld: George Bush invented the Hitler emoticon

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George Bush is why I got drunk on Friday night and woke up hungover with the worst headache of my life.

Why are we wasting tax money helping people who by their own volition are living in areas that are prone to flooding.

MyRandomName: See the thing is that the levy was well funded but more oft then not the money was spent on such things as casino cruises instead of on the actual levy system. But corruption in NOLA is also Bush's fault I suppose.

// Don't think that was the point you were making, but NOLA wasn't Bush's fault either.
/// Then again I don't think flood response should necessarily be a Federal issue.

I have to agree with this much. NOLA is one of the most corrupt places in the US and they got the local government that comes with that. Not to mention that the Mississippi river has a looooooooong history of flooding the crap out of everything around it, so it shouldn't have surprised anyone that a city built on the river BELOW SEA LEVEL would drown.

As far as FEMA goes, they are a MANAGEMENT agency with no real manpower of their own. Besides, the federal government can't get involved in these kinds of things without being requested by the state. Again, Louisiana's culture of government incompetence was in full force her, too.

That said, FEMA is not without blame here. It did mismanage once they got there.

And I'd still like to know who the fark authorized Blackwater to perform law enforcement functions.

The only thing he seems marginally talented at is clearing brush. Maybe when things dry out a bit he can help out cleaning up. Other than that he's worse than useless.

I think Bush is a terrible president but not rushing to disaster scenes for photo ops isn't the reason.

MyRandomName: // Don't think that was the point you were making, but NOLA wasn't Bush's fault either.
/// Then again I don't think flood response should necessarily be a Federal issue.

The basis for federal jurisdiction over navigable waters lies in the U.S. Constitution. Since the early nineteenth century, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the COMMERCE CLAUSE (Article 1, Section 8) gives the federal government extensive authority to regulate interstate commerce. This view originated in 1824 in the landmark case of GIBBONS V. OGDEN, 22 U.S. (9 Wheat.) 1, 6 L. Ed. 23. In Gibbons, the Court was faced with deciding whether to give precedence to a state or federal law for the licensing of vessels. It ruled that navigation of vessels in and out of the ports of the nation is a form of interstate commerce and thus federal law must take precedence. This decision led to the contemporary exercise of broad federal power over navigable waters, and in countless other areas of interstate commerce.

The Federal Government is responsible for the flood cleanup and by extension, the President.

ExJerseyGirl: In this situation, what should he be doing that he isn't?

Fair question.

In a somewhat more perfect world, the president would cut short his meaningless public relations tour and rush back home. He would be seen talking on the telephone, late at night, doing what leaders do, as in ordering people to get stuff done and ensuring them that anything they need he would personally make available.

In addition, he should be on TV informing the American public what is being done, calling for charitable donations and instigating congressional investigations to determine how this happened and what the Army Corp of Engineers (Oh man, I was tempted to write "Core") IS going to do about this so that it will never happen again.

While the actual benefit of this is negligible people FEEL as though the president actually cares and is doing all he can to make things better.

But we don't have that kind of government, do we?

We have the kind that takes trips to Europe and issues press releases on how the President of the United States is begging his armed forces to capture someone they have been looking for before his term ends. We have a man who is eating the most expensive food and drinking the finest beverages in the world while he stays in the most comfortable lodging known to mankind - all the while pissing off everyone he comes in contact with.

And yes, perhaps that was a little harsh.

I can also ensure you, if President Obama does this I will come down on him with three times the viciousness - because I expect more out of him that I do out of this president.

Forgive me, but I have come to expect nothing of any good from President Bush and I have a little more than seven years of crap to back that feeling up.

What the President of the United States is SUPPOSED to be doing a time like this:





Stop what you're farking doing, travel to the site of the emergency, roll up your sleeves, talk to the press, stand with the people you're supposed to be farking leading and draw the attention of the rest of the country to their plight.

How farking hard is it to do that?

shower_in_my_socks: Stop what you're farking doing, travel to the site of the emergency, roll up your sleeves, talk to the press, stand with the people you're supposed to be farking leading and draw the attention of the rest of the country to their plight.

How farking hard is it to do that?

He looks so hot helping others. Look at the way hes holding that shovel.

/I'll be in my bunk

shower_in_my_socks: Stop what you're farking doing, travel to the site of the emergency, roll up your sleeves, talk to the press, stand with the people you're supposed to be farking leading and draw the attention of the rest of the country to their plight.

And have a huge secret service security detail that gets in everyones' way (especially the people who are actually trying to prevent more loss of life/property), close down the airport so you can fly in and out so disaster supplies can't be flown in, and close down every major road/interstate so you can travel safely.

Yeah. That's a great idea.

Sorry. The site of the disaster is the LAST place you want POTUS to be, until the recovery stage begins. Not while the disaster/rescue stage is still in progress.

Random Reality Check: In a somewhat more perfect world, the president would cut short his meaningless public relations tour and rush back home. He would be seen talking on the telephone, late at night, doing what leaders do, as in ordering people to get stuff done and ensuring them that anything they need he would personally make available.

Because they don't have telephones in Europe?

Subby? How can you be this much of an a**h*le?

What EXACTLY do you want him to do?
Raise his arms and PART THE FARKING WATER?

DIAF moron.

eqtworld: George bush kicked my dog.

:(

I'm sending my lawyer to your house and he is going to ARREST YOU!!!1

mfaby: What EXACTLY do you want him to do?
Raise his arms and PART THE FARKING WATER?

Well doesnt he have conversations with jeebus in his head telling him to do stupid shiat? That's close enough.

mfaby: Subby? How can you be this much of an a**h*le?

What EXACTLY do you want him to do?
Raise his arms and PART THE FARKING WATER?

DIAF moron.

He is a man of God... supposibly.

This is a State/local situation, not Federal. Just like in New Orleans, the Feds have to be requested.

And for those of you who think the president should rush to the scene, get the sand out of your vaginas and grow a pair. Next you'll want him at the scene of every two alarm fire and cat up a tree call so you can sleep knowing the government cares. Boo-friggin-hoo

PirateFreedom: I think Bush is a terrible president but not rushing to disaster scenes for photo ops isn't the reason.

Bingo..
If he had gone there you can bet the same pack of retards that are "outraged" about about him not being would be "outraged" about him being there.

/There's no manufactured outrage like liberal manufactured outrage.

Inyego: And for those of you who think the president should rush to the scene, get the sand out of your vaginas and grow a pair. Next you'll want him at the scene of every two alarm fire and cat up a tree call so you can sleep knowing the government cares. Boo-friggin-hoo

the president should know when he's NEEDED, not just when he's wanted.

SilentStrider: the president should know when he's NEEDED, not just when he's wanted.

Agreed. My point is people need to stop telling the government they're needed for everything. I have family in Cedar Rapids and they're telling me how neighbors are walking from house to house to help each other. They're not sitting on their asses waiting for someone to tell them everything will be fine and collect their $2000 credit card from FEMA.

ExJerseyGirl: In this situation, what should he be doing that he isn't?

You know those broad reaching powers that he provided himself, the kinda powers which allows him to unilaterally authorize the allocation of funds to invade a handful of soverign nations.... why the fark doesn't he use this leverage of power to designate some effective disaster relief?

Look at our defence budget, now look at the funds that are allocated to more pressing domestic issues. Which one seems to have a higher priority?

We spend more money, time and man-power on nation building for dirt fark 2nd world nations than we allocate on our own country.

Look at the Iraq war... $500,000,000,000 spent on what? Even if we killed the fark out of or pacified every single living creature in the region, what have you gained vs. the cost. How many houses, books, blowjobs could we have bought ourselves with our own money instead of farking up other people's shiat?

FEMA is supposed to be that scary clandestine organization that rounds us up into those labor camps Skookum's reporting us to. After two national disasters, I am not sure their capible of detaining my cat.