http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/...608200322/1002

All this time, I thought Republicans believed in states rights.


NOYB wrote:
Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Bush got criticized to holy hell for not responding more quickly after
Katrina. And now you're citing an article that states unequivocally that
Gov. Blanco resisted the White House's urging to turn control of the guard
over to Federal authority!?!


Why was Federal aid to the area struck by Hurricane Katrina
contingent upon turning over authority over the National Guard?

Are you saying you support this fascist power grab by the
Bush Administration, and offer up it's failure as a serious
reason why they should not have bothered sending the various
federal agencies to actually do their job?


I think the President ought to have the authority to take over the National
Guard during "a serious natural or man-made disaster, accident, or
catastrophe that occurs in the United States, its territories and
possessions, or Puerto Rico." Afterall, the Guard is paid for by revenue
from Federal taxes.


Of course. One might surmise from your attitude that you
feel President Bush ought to be declared
Dictator-For-Life... you almost certainly would not support
turning any authority over to a Democrat President.

DSK