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Originally posted by hoosier
New Orleans's Mayor Ray Nagin is up for re-election in February 2006, Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in November 2007, and Sen. Mary Landrieu in November 2008. All four are Democrats. When they point the finger at the federal government for whatever went wrong in the Katrina response, remember that they are fighting for their political lives.
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And, if the President were able to run again, he would be fighting for his.
The administration is highly adept at deflecting criticism through timely photo ops and soundbites. They missed the importance of this one early on and got way behind the power curve. They were slow to react to the emergency and didn't grasp the magnitude of the situation until the criticism started.
The most damning thing, I believe, will turn out to be the political appointment of an old pal with no experience in emergency management as director of FEMA. A guy who was asked to leave his last job running some sort of equine organization because he allegedly didn't do an adequate job.
But this shouldn't be a story about politics -- it's about leadership. It broke down on ALL levels.