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No, you graciously allowed me to have an opinion, although you have tagged it as "meaningless tripe", but also made it quite clear that you regarded only opinions which come from those with professional/specialized knowledge as being worthwhile. I respectfully disagree.
I'm not going to hijack the thread with a discussion of Bush's role in the handling of Katrina, other than to say that my opinion is not an isolated one, and even some with professional/specialized knowlege have been critical of it. Bush directly addressed only one aspect of the federal response - the helicopters rescuing residents after the storm - and asked us to take that isolated aspect and let it be representative of the whole federal response. Is Bush trying to use synecdoche? I don't know. But if it is not fair to judge Bush for actions over which he did not have direct control, it is not fair for him to take credit for the same. That is one reason why I think he was "nervy".
eta - to get back on topic. Those of you who saw the press conference - what do you think of Bush's "defense"?
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