Bush, interviewed in New Orleans today, is still defending his actions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and even getting testy with reporters asking questions about how well the relief was handled.
Particularly unnerving is that Bush has now picked up the administration "blame game" talking points, i.e., let's not talk now about what went wrong and who's to blame, we have people to save. Of course, we can't save those people if some imbecile is in charge of the very effort to save those people.
It's a bit like medical malpractice. You go in for a tonsillectomy and the doctor cuts off your leg. Rather than change doctors, Bush would tell you to stop playing the blame game, go back to the same doctor, and focus on getting those tonsils fixed.
Of course, you take his advice and next time the doctor cuts off your arm.
Leaving incompetents in charge, from FEMA to Homeland Security to the Oval Office, only ensures that more incompetence occurs during this disaster and the next.
George Bush: A failed presidency, a failure as president, worst president ever.
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