My Rep. Mother:You were right - Bush should fire Brown. I can't watch it..

[kerry-is-my-prez]

It's bothering her too much. This whole thing has been bothering her a lot. She has criticized Bush a few times in the past but has always come back to the fold. If you happen to see pigs flying and hell freezing over- my mother has then denounced Bush.

Yesterday she had been repeating all of the Bush talking points.

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. So brownie is waking people up?

That's a good thing. :evilgrin:

[DURHAM D]

2. So, my freeper brother called this weekend.

We are not particularly close for the obvious reason. But, he called to talk with me about what he has been watching and the complete breakdown of the federal government.

During our two hour conversation he acknowledged that he had often argued/discussed various political points with me but realized later that I always knew what I was talking about because I argued with facts not faith and had much more knowledge about the workings of politics and government.

He asked me how I had come to such a different political mindset since we were raised in a very, very Repug household and I am the only one in the entire extended family that isn't still drinking the Koolaid, etc. We discussed the various biases of the family network.

Anyway, we finished the conversation with him asking me where he should get his news.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

3. Good job, DD.

[SW FL Dem]

4. Did you see the letter in the local paper from Matt Butler

The local freeper who joined in the Bush v. Gore lawsuit in 2000. Looks like he has lost faith in his fearless leader.

Edited to reduce to 4 paragraphs:

— "George W. Bush will go down in history as America's worst environmental president," wrote Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a 2003 Rolling Stone magazine piece.

Wrong, Mr. Kennedy. This president will go down as the worst president in a crisis. President Bush has utterly failed the consummate test of a presidency: the ability to defend and protect the nation, against all enemies, foreign and domestic. While certainly not undermining the pain of the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina has ripped open a horrific view into the utter lack of planning and capability that are obviously the result of five years of George W. Bush's turn in the White House.

While the media ably get their job done in New Orleans, managing for days on end to get reports out showing looting, death and medevac helicopters being fired on by snipers while attempting to land at hospitals, it is clear that a terrorist attack on a major metropolitan area with a weapon of mass destruction could not be met with similar competency from this president.

...

Our vulnerability with refineries and pipelines, and our inability to rapidly deploy rescue and relief assets, is nothing short of humiliating. Mr. President, "he who hesitates is lost." Get your act together or do the honorable thing and step down to let someone capable of leadership in a crisis get it done now.


Matt Butler/Naples



http://naplesnews.com/npdn/pe_letters/article/0,2071,NPDN_14962_4057341,00.html

[Rainscents]

5. I truly believe, this mess of Katrina and gas is a nail in the coffin!

I called my Senator's office this morning, gave it to them! I told them, I feel like, only one who is representing me is "Black Caucus". I also told them, I feel like, my party don't represent me anymore and I would need to go over to Green Party.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

6. She also said:"They put a friend and crony in there. He wasn't qualified."

"When I heard about him - I had to agree with you."

[Garbo 2004]

7. They also neutered FEMA. FEMA had cabinet status and authority under

Clinton. They could direct the work of other agencies and knock heads to get things done with the support of the Pres.

Under Bush they viewed it as an "entitlement" agency and proceeded to cut and undermine it. Later it was put under DHS as just another agency, not a priority.