Saturday, September 10, 2005

13% Blame Bush, 38% No One to Blame

Don't let the title of the CNN article fool you. The news, little reported news, is that the media has failed in convincing Americans to blame President Bush -- unless you believe 13% is a massive number. Further, 63% do not believe anyone should loose their job -- I am in the minority since I believe Brown should be gone if only for his lack of relating the "true facts" at the beginning by trying to blow smoke up our .....
CNN.com - Poll: Most Americans believe New Orleans will never recover
Now stay with the article the below paragraph is at the bottom.
Respondents also disagreed widely on who is to blame for the problems in the city following the hurricane -- 13 percent said Bush, 18 percent said federal agencies, 25 percent blamed state or local officials and 38 percent said no one is to blame. And 63 percent said they do not believe anyone at federal agencies responsible for handling emergencies should be fired as a result.
Now can we get back to human compassion and respond to the tragedy and not the "blame game"?

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