Republicans urge Bush to ask Giuliani to guide relief effort

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., urged President Bush to appoint former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani or two former military officials to run the ground response in the Gulf Coast, saying local authorities are not up to the task.

Sweeney suggested Giuliani or retired generals Colin Powell and Tommy Franks could take charge of the much-criticized hurricane relief efforts.

"We owe it to the American people to have America's best leaders with experience on the ground running this," said Sweeney. "It's been painfully obvious over the last four or five days that the circumstances and challenges coming at us are new, are nothing that had ever been anticipated."

Sweeney said Giuliani proved his ability to lead in a crisis during the Sept. 11 attacks, adding the president should also consider Franks or Powell, men with long military resumes.

One prominent Republican, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, criticized the Bush administration for being sluggish, and urged the president to name Giuliani as the White House point person for relief efforts.

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http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl090205giuliani.1b2eeaa4.html

Crass opportunism. :puke:

[gauguin57]

1. No! Remember what happened to all the homeless black people in NY?

under the Guiliani Admin?

Don't call Rudy.

[emalejim9]

3. It is the Mayor's responsibility

The citizens elected a mayor. That is where the responsibilty lies.

[earthside]

2. Nope.

George already said that "Brownie is doing a great job!"

(Brown the head of FEMA)

Must stay the course with the crowd that got us here.

[redwitch]

4. pubs looking to make Rudy more electable in 2008

crass opportunism indeed

[AlCzervik]

5. NO!!!!! No more profits from other peoples misery for Rudy.

[LSK]

6. WTF does Giuliani know about floods and looting????

[KittyWampus]

7. Guiliani, the guy who blamed our troops in Iraq for the missing weapons

caches?