need help with rw talking point re: bush wanted fema separate from HLS

[smurfygirl]

hubby said all the republicans at work are spewing out something that they heard on Rush yesterday. Apparently the new defense is that Bush always wanted FEMA and Homeland Security separate. Please help me with this, does anyone know and have sources as to what they are talking about and if it is true?

Regardless it's a weak point...they still put incompetence at the head of fema.

[maine_raptor]

1. He's the Prez

if he wanted it separate, it would have been...plain and simple.

[rodeodance]

2. recall that bush did not want HS either.

[ComerPerro]

4. good point

So many people overlook that now...

Bush was very against the Department of Homeland Security.

[ComerPerro]

3. So why didn't he get it accomplished?

If nothing else, this just indicates Bush's incompetence.

And they can't blame Democrats for obstructing. Bush was able to get his tax cuts through without Democratic support. So why can't he get this done?

[AllegroRondo]

6. Well said

Republicans control all 3 branches of government, and have for the last 5 years. If they had wanted FEMA separate, they could have done it. I certainly don't recall a Senate filibuster over this.

[ourbluenation]

5. Lets say that's true, which it isn't. It proves he's NO LEADER!

Can't reel in his own folks if true.

[rocktivity]

7. Not the "victim of bad advice" meme again!!!

Yet the people who give him good advice he gets rid of, and the people get him bad advice he gives medals to! When will he ever learn? When will he ever learn?

:eyes:
rocknation

[pnorman]

8. Someone else should be able to provide more specifics,

but it was BUSH who replaced the very competent head of FEMA with his own hatchet-man apparachik, and then subsumed it into his new Homeland Security. FEMA was then systematically undefunded and demoralized. More later.

pnorman

[marbuc]

9. No, quite the contrary

He wanted as much as possible under the DHS umbrella to exempt as many federal employees as possible from traditional civil service rules. The public reason was to integrate all homeland security/emergency management operations.

[proud patriot]

10. Then why was Hillary Clinton on T.V. wanting the Separation

of Fema From HSD ...Bush is the one who put FEMA
together w/ HSD . Hillary was requesting the President
separate FEMA and HSD two day ago ...She was on
C-Span .....

I think Rush is on DRUGS !

[izzie]

11. I thought it was the Coast Guard that fought going into it?

I still do not recall where they put the CG. I do know they were there in New orleans helping as they were on TV right off.