Breaking Raw Story: Gov Blanco took all neccessary steps in Katrina

[DemsUnited]

Nonpartisan congressional research report finds Louisiana governor took necessary steps

John Byrne

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report Tuesday afternoon asserting that Louisiana governor Katherine Blanco took the necessary and timely steps needed to secure disaster relief from the federal government, RAW STORY has learned.

The report, which comes after a request by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) to review the law and legal accountability relating to Federal action in response to Hurricane Katrina, unequivocally concludes that she did.

"This report closes the book on the Bush Administration's attempts to evade accountability," Conyers said in a statement. "The Bush Administration was caught napping at a critical time."

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Nonpartisan_congressional_research_report_finds_Louisiana_governor_took_nece_0913.html

ON EDIT: Congressional Research Service is part of the Library of Congress, funded by taxpayers, and THE research service used by Congress. It is bipartisan and extremely credible.


ON EDIT: The full report will be available soon on the House Democrats' Judiciary website.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. will this lead all news networks?

[frictionlessO]

4. Anderson, Jack Cafferty and Keith O might hit on it but dare I say

that because it is so soon and so squarely lays the blame on the Feds, they will once more fera they'll look biased if they bring it up.

I am hoping against hope that all the reporters who found their spine these past couple of weeks will retain it and never forget.

[back2basics909]

10. We need to nake sure they..

... get it. Does anybody have their emails i will send now.

[malaise]

2. Now you know why Bush

is taking responsibility. He cannot escape because all the documents have dates.

"This report closes the book on the Bush Administration's attempts to evade accountability," Conyers said in a statement. "The Bush Administration was caught napping at a critical time."

[lateo]

3. Who is going to break this bad news to Bush?

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. I am not an aide

I'll volunteer, deputize me as a Fed and I will even place the padded cuffs on his delicate hands, after I hand him over the orange fun jammies

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. Well, well, well. There goes the "Blame Game" meme

flying out the window! I'm shocked, shocked I say. I never would have guessed that the idiot is responsible for the NOLA aftermath disaster.:eyes:

[Barack_America]

7. Excuse me...moment of love for John Conyers...

Gotta love a Dem who actually stands up and gets things done!

[DemsUnited]

8. Yup. He's my hero too.

[bloom]

9. It's nice to have an official report...

Now if it would just make the news....

[Joe Chi Minh]

11. "The Bush Administration was caught napping at a critical time."

You forgot to add, "once again", Congressman Conyers.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

12. Geraldo Rivera called for the Impeachment of Blanco..

..on the Sean Hannity radio show of course.


I just wanted to put it to pen for history's sake.

[DoYouEverWonder]

22. So did people who post on this forum

the Rove spin was picked up by many.

[Freedom Socialist]

13. Where does this leave Nagin?

He did endorse that Jindal twit, after all/.

[DoYouEverWonder]

23. A major hero

He did his job and he did it well. He evacuated without any help from the Federal Government 80% of New Orleans. That has never been done before in any major city.

When an event is so enormous that it will overwhelm the resources of local and even state officials, it is the job of the Federal Government to come in run things. They already had all the permission they needed. Instead they deliberately withheld assistance on purpose. The result was the death of 1000's of people.

[brettdale]

14. kick and send to all media

kick and send to all media

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. This was a no brainer. nt

[SillyGoose]

16. So, the blame game bullshit is finally over. The truth is out.

Let's see what shrub says about this Thursday night in his big speech.

God bless John Conyers. That man is amazing.

[opihimoimoi]

17. Wasn't it so OBVIOUS Bush napped as peeps got raped and robbed

Dying for lack of food and water?

FOR % FUCKING DAYS...BEFORE bothe he and Brown found out on the NEWS???

Gimme a fucking Break...this was gross Incompetence, or, Intentional

Clearly shows Bush has a LACK of CONCERN for the People....only HIS PEOPLE perhaps....

5 Days without food water when we have a rapid response Team anywhere in the world in 18 hours or less....

Them fucktards...assholes...now they want to shift Blame?? Cowards.

[DemsUnited]

18. FULL CRS REPORT NOW AVAILABLE

http://www2.dccc.org/docs/conyersgaokatrina.pdf

Alert your favorite (or not so favorite) media outlet now!!

[Coexist]

19. Kicking because Rawstory is always on top of the good stories!

[OKJackson]

24. Hell yeah! Kick because Bush is done now!

All that's left for him to attack is Nagin... but with Blanco exhonerated his propaganda machine is screwed.

Nice.

[K-W]

20. kick EOM

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

21. This is great!

Kick

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

25. Kick! nt

[NuttyFluffers]

26. wow, great find! saved on my HDD already.

already shared with a friend who digs research.

thanks!

[Cocoa]

27. CRS is playing the blame game

by not properly blaming Blanco.

[Hidden Stillness]

28. This Was All Bush's Fault

The first two things I heard about Gov. Blanco were that she declared a State of Emergency, requesting Federal help BEFORE the hurricane hit, and that as soon as it did, she instructed her State's Attorney Geeneral to prosecute anyone price-gouging these desperate victims in Louisiana. Also, just to mention, by listening to C-SPAN over the years, and the speeches on the Floor of Congress, I can't even count up the number of times I heard Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana beg for funds to fortify the levees at the spot where New Orleans is next to Lake Ponchartrain--only to be cold-shouldered by REPUBLICANS, who never gave anything. Everyone I have heard of, from the Mayor of New Orleans, to the Governor and Lt. Gov., to Senators, etc., was completely informed and intelligent, and on the ball from the very start on what needed to be done--and God help them, they had to turn to Bush for help!