NYT: Waiting for a Leader
The New York Times (free registration required) has an editorial that speaks the truth about the federal government's response to the Gulf Coast disaster.George W. Bush gave one of the worst speeches of his life yesterday, especially given the level of national distress and the need for words of consolation and wisdom. In what seems to be a ritual in this administration, the president appeared a day later than he was needed. He then read an address of a quality more appropriate for an Arbor Day celebration: a long laundry list of pounds of ice, generators and blankets delivered to the stricken Gulf Coast. He advised the public that anybody who wanted to help should send cash, grinned, and promised that everything would work out in the end. ...
posted by Paul Wilczynski @ 10:46 AM
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