I got quite a chuckle over the visit by president Obama to the Emergency Center outside Washington DC. Only in Washington can people believe that Americans will actually fall for this crap. There were many brave men and women who helped those in jeopardy from hurricane Irene. Barack Obama is not one of them. As far as I can tell, the president did not much of anything. It was state and local government that was primarily responsible. This time, unlike during Katrina, the local governments all performed well. North Carolina governor Perdue and New Jersey governor Christie both stood out in their performance. New York City mayor Bloomberg was also ubiquitous, but he often seemed bent on overkill.
In any event, Obama's performance reminded me of the character on the old Rocky and Bullwinkle show. Boris and Natasha, the evil but incompetent spies worked for a man who they called "fearless leader". He never seemed able to accomplish anything. If they ever do a remake of Rocky and Bullwinkle, I think Obama may have a new career as Fearless Leader.
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All Presidents do this. FEMA did a GREAT job. Far better than "Brownie you are doing a hell of a job". Don't you ever lighten up some! And don't you think it is hypocritical that Bob McConnell as an example rails against federal spending and then will gleefully take federal aid? If you all want States rights then you pay for it and don't use my tax dollars. Hypocrites.
With respect, you are missing the point. The president went to show how "in charge" he was when he had little or nothing to do with dealing with the hurricane. It was the usual Obama show without substance. In Katrina, it was the state and local government that blew it, not FEMA. FEMA did not step in and take over the Louisiana situation well, that is for sure. Nevertheless, the fault was with the Mayor of New Orleans and the governor of Louisiana. Just look at the difference between what happened in LA and what occurred in MS which got hit just as hard. As to your comments about federal spending, you are making the mistake of assuming that all conservatives are against all government spending. That is not the case. We just want to stop waste and too much government intervention in people's lives. helping Americans hit by a disaster is a proper expenditure in my opinion.
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